OMAHA, Nebraska (October 18, 2024)—The next installment of “Idea Pub: Morning Edition” is set for Thursday, Oct. 31, at 9-11 a.m. in the DRC II common area.

The networking event will feature brief remarks from Timothy Jones and Ben Walker of Innosphere Ventures, a Colorado-based startup incubator program that has partnered with the University of Nebraska to nurture home-grown innovations into successful businesses.

Jones is the Chief Operating Officer and Walker is the Executive Director.

UNeMed, the technology transfer and commercialization office for UNMC and UNO, created Morning Edition to help University innovators and entrepreneurs connect and collaborate with colleagues and experts from the venture capital and startup communities.

Morning Edition will also regularly feature “Office Hours” with UNeMed staff and Charlie Cuddy, who co-founded the Nebraska Startup Academy and MOVE Venture Capital. Office Hours creates the opportunity for faculty, students and staff to have one-on-one time with MOVE or UNeMed professionals to discuss new technologies or startup potential.

MOVE is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm focused on investing in Nebraska technology startup companies. The Nebraska Startup Academy is a mentoring program for startup founders, investors and the local entrepreneurial community with the aim of building Nebraska into “an innovation hub in the Midwest.”

Morning Edition will be held on the final Thursday of every month and will continue to feature guest speakers from the Omaha entrepreneurial ecosystem. The event will provide UNMC and UNO innovators an opportunity to build new partnerships and allies that can help develop their innovative ideas and discoveries into products that help people.

The event is free and open to all, and complimentary coffee and doughnuts will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Future planned dates and speakers are:

• Nov. 21: Scott Henderson, gener8tor Great Plains Fund, “When should you apply to the NMotion accelerator?”
• Dec. 19: Lamonte Russell, UNeTech, “What is the Maverick Technology Venture Alliance?”

Morning Edition will continue in 2025, but those dates have not yet been announced.

Morning Edition is part of UNeMed’s “Idea Pub,” a suite of entrepreneurial networking events that includes “Innovations & Libations” and “Startup Showcase.”