Innovators often create a prototype or proof-of-concept of their idea, to see if it will work.
Depending on your innovation, prototyping can have different meanings, such as:

developing a source code base

3D-printing a design

or establishing a new biobased product & its manufacturing process
These Iowa entities can help you develop whichever category of prototype your innovation needs, including:
Software Development
Biomedical & Electronic
Multipurpose Development
Don’t have a mentor to help you through this process or don’t know what your proof of concept should be? See Get Guidance.