CRB opens 20th office in Omaha, Nebraska
Bio Nebraska member, CRB, opens a new office in Omaha due to the region’s proximity to advanced technology companies. Read more
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Lincoln firm gets federal funds aimed at boosting nation’s testing capacity
Omaha World-Herald’s Julie Anderson reports on MatMaCorp, a member of Bio Nebraska, and its portable lab being used to test COVID-19. Read more
Bristol Myers Squibb to Acquire MyoKardia
Bio Nebraska member, Bristol Myers Squibb, announces acquisition of biopharmaceutical company, MyoKardia. Read more
Governor Ricketts Proclaims October Bioscience Month
Bio Nebraska announced today that Governor Pete Ricketts officially proclaimed the month of October in Nebraska as Bioscience Month and recognized the celebration of the bioscience industry with a video message. Read more
Bio Nebraska Celebrates Bioscience Industry Jobs
Nebraska’s bioscience industry supports nearly 18,000 jobs across 1,300 establishments in Nebraska. Read more
Agtech incubator at Innovation Campus gets $600,000 grant
Bio Nebraska members are featured in a Lincoln Journal Star story. Invest Nebraska received a $600,000 grant from the federal government for the Combine Incubator, launched in partnership with the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, at Nebraska Innovation Campus. Read more
Celerion Achieves Reaccreditation for Its Protection of Participants in Clinical Research
Bio Nebraska member, Celerion, announced their successful reaccreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). Read more
Fuel Retailers and Consumers Fuel Up for Cancer Research
Nebraska Ethanol Board, member of Bio Nebraska, announces that throughout October, drivers can fuel with higher blends of ethanol with part of the proceeds going towards cancer research. Read more
NatureWorks Announces Expanded Capacity at Blair Facility
Bio Nebraska member, NatureWorks, announces manufacturing upgrades at their facility in Blair, Nebraska. Read more
Bio Nebraska members, Thermo Fisher Scientific and UNMC, are collaborators on biomarker discovery, characterization
UNMC will collaborate with Thermo Fisher Precision Medicine Science Center (PMSC) and AstraZeneca to develop innovative solutions to unmet needs in clinical biomarker discovery. Read more