Innovation Week in 2024 begins Monday, Nov. 4, and will celebrate and recognize the world-class research and discovery at UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Hosted by UNeMed, the technology transfer and commercialization office for UNMC and UNO, Innovation Week will enter its 18th year with an open house 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4, in the Durham Research Center atrium.
The week culminates with the UNMC Innovation Awards reception Thursday, Nov. 7, at the new UNMC Catalyst building.
The week will feature several seminars and workshops designed to enhance innovation and discovery efforts at UNMC and UNO.
All events are free and open to the public, but the awards reception is by invitation only. Further details can be found on UNeMed’s Innovation Week page.
Monday
Monday’s kick-off event will feature doughnuts, coffee, T-shirts and other freebies, along with a chance for attendees to meet UNeMed staff.
Then at noon, UNeMed will host a virtual seminar, “The Ins and Outs of Ideation.” That hour-long seminar will be hosted via Zoom at this link.
Tuesday
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, at noon, UNeMed will host another hour-long seminar, “The Design Thinking Experience.” This in-person seminar will be held in the McGoogan Health Sciences Library’s Design Hub. Presenters will walk through the process of approaching a health care challenge using Design Thinking methodology.
Wednesday
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, at noon, UNeMed will host a panel discussion covering options for those interested in a scientific career away from the research bench. That discussion will be held in Durham Research Center I, Room 1005, and a boxed lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thursday
On Thursday, Nov. 7, from 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 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 the 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 guests who attend in person, in Durham Research Center I, Room 1005. To attend via Zoom, follow this link.
Innovation Week concludes on that evening 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.
An invitation-only event, 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 be presented.