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from the issue of March 30, 2006
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Biotechnology effort prepares for international convention
BY KELLY BARTLING, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
UNL's offices of Research and Technology Development will join forces with Bio Nebraska Life Sciences Association and its Nebraska biotechnology partners April 9-12 in the largest biotechnology convention in the world, telling more than 18,000 international visitors to Chicago's Bio convention that "Bio's Hot in Nebraska."
The new group spearheading Nebraska biotechnology outreach, Bio Nebraska, leads UNMC, UNL, Omaha and Lincoln Chambers of Commerce, University of Nebraska Tech Park and its Technology Development Corp., UNeMed Corp., Nebraska Department of Economic Development, and a number of other Nebraska life science businesses exhibiting at the Nebraska Pavilion.
A team of more than 25 Nebraska scientists, policymakers and economic development experts will head to Chicago for the BIO 2006 Annual International Convention. It is the world's largest biotechnology gathering, with biotech executives, investors, journalists, policymakers and scientists from more than 60 countries expected to attend.
"Bio is hot in Nebraska and we are taking some of our best technologies to Chicago to let people know about the innovative research going on at UNL," said Prem Paul, UNL VIce Chancellor for Research. "We are particularly excited to showcase our surgical robots, developed by UNL engineers Shane Farritor and Steve Platt and UNMC surgeon Dmitry Oleynikov. This is the kind of exciting collaboration that is producing novel technologies and inventions at the University of Nebraska."
The BIO convention is the place to be if you're serious about being a part of the biotechnology industry, said Julie Karavas, director of Bio Nebraska. For the first time, Bio Nebraska, a new entity formed in 2005 to coordinate and expand life sciences in the state, will support the contingent.
"It is a great opportunity for Nebraskans interested and invested in biotechnology to make contacts and let people know what is happening in our state in biotechnology," Karavas said. Bio Nebraska has some 40 business and industry members, coordinating government relations, working with the national Biotechnology Industry Organization, working on educational opportunities and serving as a regulatory and legislative resource
Some of the biotechnology/industry research collaborations under way at the University of Nebraska to be highlighted at the Chicago convention include the mini surgical robot, a bioceram-ic bone, teeth and hard tissue replacement material, a navigated surgical system being developed to guide bone replacement surgery, a creatine monohydrate and a polymerase chain reaction tool to conduct rapid testing in molecular genetics.
Lincoln and Omaha chamber and state Department of Economic Development representatives will present Nebraska as a state with numerous jobs, ample economic opportunities and a cooperative, supportive business and industry climate.
UNMC's technology transfer company, UNeMed, will be represented at the convention along with several biotechnology companies in Nebraska - GeneSeek Inc., LNK Chemsolutions, Nature Technology Corp., ProNutrient and PRIMUS Sterilizer Company Inc.
For more information - including convention agenda, exhibitors and accommodations, go online to www.bio.org/events/2006.
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