{"id":71871,"date":"2021-09-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/09\/30\/unetech-receives-150000-prize-from-the-sba\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:14:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:14:40","slug":"unetech-receives-150000-prize-from-the-sba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/09\/30\/unetech-receives-150000-prize-from-the-sba\/","title":{"rendered":"UNeTech receives $150,000 prize from the SBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unetech.org\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">The UNeTech Institute<\/a> &#8212; a startup incubator affiliated with the University of Nebraska Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center &#8212; will receive $150,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to fund the creation of a collaborative partnership of entrepreneurial support organizations aimed at supporting innovation-focused entrepreneurs from underserved communities. The eight winners of the 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbir.gov\/accelerators\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Catalyst Prize<\/a> competition were announced on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n<p>The SBIR Catalyst competition is intended to expand access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbir.gov\/about\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">SBIR program<\/a>, a highly competitive grant&nbsp;program that supports small businesses engaged in research and development with the potential for commercialization. Funding from the SBA will help UNeTech create&nbsp;the Heartland SBIR Catalyst Partnership, a collection of technology transfer offices at 11 midwestern universities aimed at linking university-owned intellectual property, SBIR funding and local entrepreneurs from underrepresented populations.<\/p>\n<p>Jace Gatzemeyer, PhD, UNeTech&rsquo;s innovation development strategist, was responsible for landing the prize and will be leading the implementation of the new partnership. &quot;UNeTech has an ambitious plan to build an inclusive R&amp;D ecosystem in the heartland,&quot; Dr. Gatzemeyer said. &quot;This funding will support the continued assembly of successful SBIR proposals.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Jace has put together an amazing program,&quot; said Rod Markin, MD, PhD, executive director of UNeTech. &quot;It is wonderful to see him get the national recognition he deserves.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Markin said the prize funding will help the incubator advance more ambitious projects.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Runge, JD, associate director of UNeTech, expressed gratitude to the SBA. &quot;It is an honor for UNeTech to be mentioned alongside such experienced colleagues as BBC Entrepreneurial Training and OK Catalyst, who also were recognized from our region,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Located on the UNMC campus, UNeTech Institute is Omaha&rsquo;s only university-supported startup incubator and provides funding for projects that fall between basic science research grants and private investment &#8211; often called the valley of death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" title=\"mpdo h\">mpdo h<\/a> --><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award will support innovation-focused entrepreneurs through 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