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UNeMed to hold Technology Transfer Boot Camp

Registration open for Aug. 15-18 event.

Aug 2, 2017

FDA grants ‘orphan drug’ status for UNMC therapy

Designation will help juvenile Batten disease therapy, based on research by Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., move into clinical trials before end of year.

Jul 10, 2017

Tammy Kielian, Ph.D.

UNMC group scores at UNO business plan competition

Group from UNMC finishes in second place at event sponsored by UNO’s Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Franchising.

May 4, 2017

Founders of Orca Analytics are (from left) Will Payne, Tyler Scherr, Ph.D., Ben Jones and Tim Bielecki.

Omaha’s ProTransit Nanotherapy nets DoD grant

A $1.7 million grant from the Department of Defense may push a new treatment for acute spinal injuries closer to FDA approval.

Mar 8, 2017

Gary Madsen, Ph.D., former entrepreneur in residence at UNeMed.

‘Valley of Death’ funding program lifts UNMC innovations

Grants focus on research innovations and discoveries in danger of slipping into an academic research limbo.

Feb 22, 2017

A new simulator invented at UNMC uses video game technology to teach laparoscopic surgery to residents pressed by work hour restrictions. (Photo courtesy Charlie Litton/UNeMed)

UNeMed honors Dr. Zucker as innovator of year

Collaborators Joyce Solheim, Ph.D., and Tatiana Bronich, Ph.D., also honored, for Most Promising New Invention of 2016.

Oct 17, 2016

Irving Zucker, Ph.D.

Innovation Week at UNMC is Oct. 3-7

Event celebrates and recognizes world-class research and discovery at UNMC.

Sep 23, 2016

UNeMed highlights successes at shareholder meeting

UNeMed reported a record 153 opportunities created in 2016, leading to 20 licensing agreements.

Aug 30, 2016

UNMC Chancellor P. Jeffrey Gold, M.D., addressed shareholders on UNMC's record-breaking strides in research funding.

Research tackles problem of antibiotic resistance

Sam Sanderson, Ph.D., recently received an NIH grant to further study, and possibly improve, his patented technology.

Jul 12, 2016

Sam Sanderson, Ph.D.

Federal grant program hits the road

“Road show” will help researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs learn about federal funding opportunities.

May 23, 2016

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