Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education last week unanimously approved a University of Nebraska proposal to establish the Nebraska Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation and Discovery Institute (NABID).
The approval was the latest step forward for the joint UNMC/University of Nebraska at Omaha project, which will expand partnerships with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska at Kearney and other public and private institutions in biomedical technology. It had previously been approved by the Board of Regents.
Vice Chancellor for Research Jennifer Larsen, M.D., and Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Don Leuenberger were part of a team of leaders from UNMC and UNO that met with commissioners last week to discuss the proposal and answer questions from the CCPE commissioners.
“The ability to move research forward to commercialization has a potential direct impact on the economy of the state,” Dr. Larsen said. “NABID is the right venue at the right time to speed up and support our entrepreneurs as they develop new technology that will be important to the health of Nebraska and the world.”
“The commissioners were enthused by the potential of the new institute for moving university technology into Nebraska’s economy,” Leuenberger said.