Ecosystem Registry

NewLink Genetics (United States)

Corporate R&D · Ames, United States · Founded 1999

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Website: newlinkgenetics.com. Ames biotech that combined with Lumos Pharma in a reverse merger; the combined company took the Lumos Pharma name.

Closed or ended, checked November 3, 2026.

In context

NewLink Genetics (United States) is one of 11 corporate R&D centers in Ames, Iowa listed in the Innovative EcoSystems registry, and one of 10,487 across the United States.

The registry lists 125 innovation ecosystem organizations in Ames, Iowa in all.

Corporate R&D centers are where established companies develop new products and processes, often in partnership with universities and startups.

The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.

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