KLKN-TV’s Mackenzie Grell, reported that over 350 state leaders gathered in Kearney for Gov. Pete Ricketts’ 2022 Ag and Economic Development Summit, co-hosted by by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, a member of Bio Nebraska. Read more
This week, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved Phase II of the UNK-UNMC Rural Health Education Building on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. The University of Nebraska System, UNK, and UNMC are members of Bio Nebraska. Read more
For our August Member Spotlight we talked to Mike Rooks, Director of Washington County Economic Development for the Gateway Development Corporation. Read more
Bluestem Biosciences, a member of Bio Nebraska, announced a pre-seed financing round of $5 million that will be used to to scale discovery through industrial anaerobic fermentation. Read more
Invest Nebraska, a member of Bio Nebraska, has released its 2022 Nebraska Venture Capital Report. Read more
Earlier this week, Bio Nebraska teamed up with the Lincoln STEM Ecosystem to introduce Lincoln Public School teachers to the bioscience industry. Read more
Shane Farritor, co-founder of Virtual Incision, will configure Virtual Incision’s surgical robot, MIRA, for a 2024 test mission aboard the International Space Station. Read more
Horizon Therapeutics, a member of Bio Nebraska, recently announced that it has been named to Seramount’s Best Companies for Multicultural Women list. Read more
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR), a member of Bio Nebraska, has brought together scientists and private sector experts for a summer program offering opportunities to underrepresented undergraduate students in science and agriculture-related careers. Read more
