OMAHA, Nebraska (November 7, 2024)—Innovation Week concludes today with a flurry of activity that culminates with the Innovation Awards tonight at 5-8 p.m. in the new UNMC Catalyst building.

First, at 10:30 a.m.-noon in the McGoogan Library, UNeMed will host a hands-on workshop to help people get started on projects using 3D design and printing. Attendees can expect to learn their way around a 3D printer and how to make the most of the free maker software and equipment available inside the Jim and Karen Linder Maker Studio.

At noon, staff from the UNeTech Institute will host a lunch-and-learn seminar “UNeTech Services Showcase” as a virtual and in-person event. A free boxed lunch will be provided while supplies last to guest who attend in person, in Room 1004 in DRCI. To attend via Zoom, follow this link: bit.ly/2024UNeTechShowcase.

Innovation Week concludes with the Innovation Awards in the Catalyst building’s event space, located at the northern end of the building, near the intersection of Farnam Street and Saddle Creek Road.

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 Innovator of the Year, Faculty Entrepreneur, Innovation Champion, Startup of the Year and the Most Promising New Invention of 2024 will also be presented.

Innovation Week began Monday with an open house in the Durham Research Center atrium, followed by a virtual seminar about what it takes to move an idea beyond a simple concept. On Tuesday, UNeMed hosted a seminar about the Design Hub in the McGoogan Health Sciences Library. Then, on Wednesday, UNeMed hosted a panel discussion covering options for those interested in scientific careers away from the research bench.

Hosted by UNeMed, the technology transfer and commercialization office for UNMC and UNO, the 18th annual Innovation Week celebrates and recognizes the world-class research and discovery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.