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We are proud to partner with the following organizations as resources in building our own Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program at Creighton:
BioNebraska
There are few areas of science and technology that hold greater promise for the 21st century than life sciences. Our ability to understand and manipulate living materials can help us solve some of the most significant challenges facing society today. In Nebraska, the life sciences industry is thriving because its workforce has a flare for technology and the state’s tax incentive programs make it profitable for internationally known companies to expand. Nebraska is home to production facilities for Novartis, Pfizer, MDS Pharma Services, Schering-Plough Animal Health, and Novozymes. The above, combined with Nebraska’s major medical centers in Omaha, the University of Nebraska bioscience research centers in Lincoln, and two technology parks, make Nebraska an appealing place for the life sciences community to do business.
Bio Nebraska Life Sciences Association (Bio Nebraska) was formed in 2005 as a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the development and growth of Nebraska’s bioscience industry through: supporting basic research in the life sciences, aiding in the development of a highly educated work force, and providing a welcoming environment for attracting new and expanding businesses.
Creighton IRM
The mission of Intellectual Resource Management (IRM) is to manage Creighton University's intellectual assets and resources to benefit the university, businesses, and the community. The primary focus of the IRM is to protect Creighton University's academic discoveries and intellectual property, as well as to promote their transfer into the marketplace. IRM also strives to build strong, collaborative relationships with the business community in order to strengthen Creighton University and promote economic growth and development in our region and elsewhere in the world.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of about $6.06 billion, we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.
As described in our strategic plan, NSF is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering, except for medical sciences. We are tasked with keeping the United States at the leading edge of discovery in areas from astronomy to geology to zoology. So, in addition to funding research in the traditional academic areas, the agency also supports "high-risk, high pay-off" ideas, novel collaborations and numerous projects that may seem like science fiction today, but which the public will take for granted tomorrow. And in every case, we ensure that research is fully integrated with education so that today's revolutionary work will also be training tomorrow's top scientists and engineers.
Stanford Educators Corner
The Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) Entrepreneurship Corner is a free online archive of entrepreneurship resources for teaching and learning. The mission of the project is to support and encourage faculty around the world who teach entrepreneurship to future scientists and engineers, as well as those in management and other disciplines. The site has been developed by a dynamic team of educators, entrepreneurs, engineers, and designers at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP). The project has been financially supported by Stanford University and a number of generous sponsors. Other collaborators in its creation include the Stanford Center for Professional Development and Stanford Video.
UNeMed
Established in 1991, UNeMed Corporation is the technology transfer organization for the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). UNeMed has a diverse technology portfolio that addresses significant medical and clinical needs in areas such as: Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Research Tools. UNeMed fosters and commercializes innovation at UNMC. Our employees work with the UNMC community to advance research and healthcare for the economic benefit of the University of Nebraska.
Biotechnology Industry Organization
BIO is the world's largest biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. Our mission is to be the champion of biotechnology and the advocate for our member organizations—both large and small.
BIO was created in 1993 through the merger of the Association of Biotechnology Companies and the Industrial Biotechnology Association. The goal was for the entire industry—from young startups to established companies—to speak with one voice for the industry on such issues as FDA reform, reimbursement policy, national healthcare policy, regulation of biotech crops, and small business and economic development issues.