{"id":77,"date":"2021-08-24T15:33:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T15:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/?p=77"},"modified":"2021-10-25T02:29:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T02:29:47","slug":"startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Innovations from Bench to Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nebraska Innovation Campus, the university\u2019s public-private research hub, has rapidly expanded since its 2010 founding. Now home to more than 55 partners, NIC created $372 million in economic impact and nearly 2,000 jobs in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The growth of NIC, located adjacent to the university, has included the addition of assets that provide faculty, staff and student startups the workspace, expertise and resources necessary to move their innovations from bench to business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to support campus innovators as they forge a path from the laboratory to the marketplace,\u201d said Bob Wilhelm, vice chancellor for research and economic development. \u201cThese NIC-based resources are intended to help translate university research into products and services that will help people in Nebraska and beyond, and support startups that will boost and diversify our state\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Biotech Connector, Nebraska\u2019s first wet-lab incubator, is housed in NIC\u2019s Food Innovation Center. It provides incubation space and services to bioscience startups and high-growth biotech and research-based businesses. Entrepreneurs can rent anywhere from 6 to 2,000 square feet of lab space with access to shared equipment, mentorship and commercialization support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_366-SM-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_366-SM-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_366-SM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_366-SM-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_366-SM.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Nebraska Innovation Studio is a popular community makerspace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Food and agriculture innovators can tap into expertise and networking through The Combine, a statewide initiative targeting high-growth entrepreneurs. It offers incubation space in NIC\u2019s Rise Building and assistance with goal setting and idea assessment, capital readiness and partnership building with Nebraska producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nebraska Innovation Studio, one of the nation\u2019s top makerspaces, is another valuable resource. Its rapid prototyping room \u2013 which houses equipment tailored for 2D and 3D materials \u2013 benefits startups that need a cost effective, efficient approach for prototyping or modeling. The studio also offers modeling software and equipment for woodworking, metalworking and other creative activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_024-SM-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"408\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_024-SM.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/startups\/210810_nic_024-sm\/\" class=\"wp-image-408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_024-SM-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_024-SM-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_024-SM-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_024-SM.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_033-SM-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"409\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_033-SM.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/startups\/210810_nic_033-sm\/\" class=\"wp-image-409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_033-SM-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_033-SM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_033-SM-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210810_NIC_033-SM.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The Combine is a hub for agri-tech entrepreneurs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NIC is also home to The Suite Spot, a new incubator space where food companies can work closely with the university\u2019s Food Processing Center staff and equipment. The Landing Coworking space provides an address and work station for university-based companies that are working toward seed funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of these areas and more offer space, equipment and programming for startups, including faculty, staff and student startups,\u201d said Daniel Duncan, NIC executive director. \u201cNIC is proud to be an asset and resource to university, local and statewide startup ecosystems.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nebraska Innovation Campus, the university\u2019s public-private research hub, has rapidly expanded since its 2010 founding. Now home to more than 55 partners, NIC created $372 million in economic impact and nearly 2,000 jobs in 2020. 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