Member News
Kirk Zeller wins Excellence in Entrepreneurship award
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
Farritor wins inaugural NU faculty commercialization honor
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 Pluvicto™ approved by FDA
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
Bio Nebraska members are saving with Fisher Scientific Purchasing Program
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
Member Spotlight: Precision Syringe
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
SCC planning $42M facility to expand science, technology education
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
U.S. News ranks UNMC educational programs among best
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
Bio Nebraska Executive Director featured in Make A Move Podcast
Rob Owen, Bio Nebraska’s Executive Director, is featured in the latest Make A Move Podcast episode where he talks about the work Bio Nebraska is doing to support the biosciences in Nebraska. Read more