Silva Raker to speak at 2022 Celebrating Women in STEM Luncheon
Bio Nebraska and Nebraska Cures are excited to announce that Silva Raker, the inaugural CEO of the Kiewit Luminarium, will be the keynote speaker at Celebrating Women in STEM. Read more
Bio Industry
Innovate Nebraska event explores medtech innovations
Innovate Nebraska offers an afternoon of panels and keynote talks on the state’s ecosystem of medtech innovation. Hosted by Bio Nebraska, the Greater Omaha Chamber, UNeMed, and OPPD. Read more
Investment from Nebraska Corn Board helps to grow California’s E85 market
The Nebraska Corn Board, a member of Bio Nebraska, in partnership with the Kansas Corn Commission and the Missouri Corn Growers Association, have invested more than $1 million to help retailers supply E85. Story by Brownfield Ag News. Read more
BIO Cancels 2022 BIO Impact Ag & Environment Conference
BIO Impact was set to take place in Omaha, Nebraska, September 19-21, 2022. Read more
Over 350 state leaders gather for Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts’ development summit
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
Regents approve UNK-UNMC project to address rural health care workforce shortage
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
Member Spotlight: Gateway Development Corporation
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 closes $5 Million pre-seed funding
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
2022 Nebraska Venture Capital Report
Invest Nebraska, a member of Bio Nebraska, has released its 2022 Nebraska Venture Capital Report. Read more
Meet and Greet with Lincoln Public Schools
Earlier this week, Bio Nebraska teamed up with the Lincoln STEM Ecosystem to introduce Lincoln Public School teachers to the bioscience industry. Read more