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
Novozymes, a member of Bio Nebraska, introduced Innova® Apex and Innova® Turbo, new yeasts designed to work in specific fermentation times, enabling ethanol producers to maximize their fermentation process. Read more
Centese, a member of Bio Nebraska, announced that the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Open published the first peer-reviewed clinical study on Thoraguard®, Centese’s digital drainage system for cardiac surgery. Read more
The Nebraska Ethanol Board announced that the overall economic impact of Nebraska’s ethanol industry is over $4.5 billion, according to a new study by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Nebraska Ethanol Board and UNL are members of Bio Nebraska. Read more
This week, NMotion, a member of Bio Nebraska, awarded six startups $100,000 each that includes a 12-week program at its new Omaha-based location at Millwork Commons. Bio Nebraska member, Invest Nebraska, is included among the startup’s investors. Read more
Bristol Myers Squibb, a member of Bio Nebraska, announced a collaboration with Disability Solutions to launch the Disability Diversity in Clinical Trials initiative, to make recommendations on how to effectively improve access, engagement, speed of enrollment, and participation of people with disabilities in clinical trials. Read more
An op-ed by Amanda McGill Johnson, Executive Director of Nebraska Cures, and Sasha Forsen, Assistant Director of Bio Nebraska, was published in the Omaha World-Herald on July 17, 2022. Read more
For our July Member Spotlight we talked to Bluestem Biosciences, a Nebraska-based startup company working to enable existing infrastructure in the Midwest for industrialized synthetic biology. Read more