OMAHA, Neb. (Oct. 16, 2014)—UNeMed Corporation, the technology transfer office at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will once again give away a free iPad during Innovation Week.
Open to all UNMC students, faculty and staff, the drawing will be held during the Innovation Awards Ceremony and Reception, which is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. in the Durham Research Center auditorium. The entrant must be present to win.
Innovation Week is a series of events hosted and sponsored by UNeMed as an annual showcase that honors and celebrates the innovative and ground-breaking research performed at UNMC. The week culminates with the Innovation Awards, which specifically recognizes those who submitted a new invention, licensed a technology or received a U.S. patent during the previous fiscal year.
UNeMed will also present two special awards to the Most Promising New Invention of 2014 and the 2014 Emerging Inventor.
To enter the iPad drawing, UNMC personnel can register by attending any Innovation Week event. Every Innovation Week event represents an opportunity for an additional entry in the drawing pool.
Innovation Week kicks off Monday at 9-11 a.m. with an open house to meet and mingle with UNeMed staff who will be handing out an assortment of goodies, including UNeMed T-shirts. Jo-On-The-Go will also provide free coffee and smoothies.
Monday also marks the opening day of the first-ever UNeMed scavenger hunt.
The final event on Monday is the “Bioscience Week Kick-off Reception,” at Baird Holm (1700 Farnam St., Omaha) at 4-6 p.m. The Kick-Off is part of a state-wide focus on bioscience innovation and collaboration and is co-sponsored by BioNebraska, UNeMed and NUtech Ventures, the tech transfer office for UNL.
Innovation Week continues Tuesday with two events, an educational seminar aimed at stoking better university-industrial collaborations, and the second annual UNMC Technology Demonstration Day.
The seminar will be presented by Taisho Pharmaceutical Co.’s Deputy General Manager for Licensing and Business Development, Toru Seo, who will discuss how and why government, academic and industrial researchers can and should build stronger partnerships. It will be held in room 1004 in DRCI, and a complimentary snack will be provided.
Demo Day will be held at 3-5 p.m. in the DRC auditorium and will feature six leading technologies that emanated from the research laboratories at UNMC and UNO. The technologies will be presented by researchers, company CEOs or startup founders in easy-to-understand 10-minute sessions intended for scientists and non-scientists alike. Demonstrations will be followed by a short reception with complimentary food and wine.
On Wednesday, BioNebraska will present “Experiencing Biotechnology,” a panel discussion at the Beadle Center in Lincoln. Hosted by UNL’s Department of Biochemistry, the discussion is expected to address the challenges facing the future of drug development, animal health, agriculture and devices.
Wednesday also marks the close of the Scavenger Hunt with the entry deadline set for 4:59 p.m.
Innovation Week in Omaha concludes Thursday with the Awards Ceremony.
