Thyreos, a member of Bio Nebraska, has been awarded an SBIR grant to develop a new vaccine to protect against Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), a disease that causes respiratory illness in cattle. Read more
Kirk Zeller, founder of the Silicon Prairie Center and co-founder of Progressive NEURO, won the Excellence in Entrepreneurship award at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Light it Up! celebration on April 14. Read more
Shane Farritor, co-founder and chief technology officer of Virtual Incision, is the inaugural winner of the University of Nebraska system’s Faculty IP Innovation and Commercialization Award. Virtual Incision, a member of Bio Nebraska, is working to commercialize miniature surgical robots for minimally invasive procedures. Read more
Novartis, a member of Bio Nebraska, announced that the FDA approved Pluvicto, a targeted radioligand therapy (RLT) for eligible patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Pluvicto is expected to be available to physicians and patients within weeks. Read more
Last year, Bio Nebraska members enrolled in the program saved over $4.5 million, nearly a 50 percent discount off of the list price for laboratory supplies, equipment, chemical, and reagents. Read more
For our April Member Spotlight, we talked to Adrian Blake, CEO of Precision Syringe, a company set up to commercialize the Suh Precision Syringe, invented by a team from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and led by Dr. Donny Suh. Read more
Southeast Community College, a member of Bio Nebraska, is planning $42.7 million for facilities dedicated to career training in science and technology. Article by Chris Dunker, Lincoln Journal Star. Read more
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, a member of Bio Nebraska, received high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings released this week. Read more
