{"id":136298,"date":"2026-10-13T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=136298"},"modified":"2026-10-12T12:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:35:15","slug":"innovation-week-hosts-two-events-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/13\/innovation-week-hosts-two-events-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Week hosts two events today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Innovation Week, UNeMed&#8217;s annual celebration of innovation and discovery at the University of Nebraska, continues today with two events &#8212; UNeMed will host an in-depth discussion about Design Thinking methodology at Catalyst Omaha at 11 a.m.-noon, and the Leon S. McGoogan Health Sciences Library will host an open house featuring tours of the Design Hub and the Jim and KarenLinder Maker Studio from 1-3 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by UNeMed, the technology transfer and commercialization office for UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Innovation Week marks its 20<sup>th<\/sup> year this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Innovation Week&#8217;s featured event is the Research Innovation Awards Banquet Wednesday (Oct. 14), at the Scott Conference Center on UNO&#8217;s Aksarben Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week also will feature additional seminars and events designed to enhance innovation and discovery efforts at UNMC and UNO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All events are free and open to the public, but the awards banquet is by invitation only. Details can be found on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unemed.com\/innovation-week\">UNeMed&#8217;s Innovation Week page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s design thinking discussion will feature remarks from UNMC&#8217;s most prolific inventor, Thanh Nguyen, PhD, who holds the ongoing record for new inventions with 97, at last count. He also has a list of distinguished awards that includes the 2025 President&#8217;s Excellence for Faculty IP Innovation and Commercialization Award. UNeMed also presented him with several awards, including Most Promising New Invention (2015), Startup of the Year (2023) and Faculty Entrepreneur (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The library event will examine the collaborative and rapid development spaces for innovative and interdisciplinary teams. Attendees will learn about prototyping and CAD modeling and witness the 3D printing process firsthand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, Corey Hopkins, PhD, director of UNMC&#8217;s Center for Drug Design and Innovation, will host an hour-long seminar about drug discovery and development at UNMC. Dr. Hopkins has developed several novel molecules, one of which is moving closer to clinical trials as part of a new startup company, Goldenrod Therapeutics. His seminar will begin at 10 a.m. in the Durham Research Center, Room 1005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week&#8217;s main event, the annual Innovation Awards, will be held Wednesday (Oct. 14) evening in the Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine Street, Omaha. An invitation-only event, the awards will honor all UNMC and UNO inventors who disclosed a new invention, received an issued U.S. patent, or had their technology licensed during the previous fiscal year. Special awards for Emerging Inventor, Faculty Entrepreneur, Innovation Champion, Startup of the Year and the Most Promising New Invention of 2026 also will be presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A panel discussion hosted by the National Institutes of Health is set for Friday, Oct. 16. Five panelists from the NIH will discuss non-dilutive funding opportunities for academic researchers and innovators interested in pursuing the small business grant program. The discussion will be a virtual event, held via Teams. <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/iWEEK26-NIH\">Register at this link<\/a>. 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