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Lincoln firm uses its robot for first time in operating room at Bryan

A Lincoln company that designs and makes small surgical robots has accomplished a milestone.

Virtual Incision said Monday that the first surgery using one of its devices was completed at Bryan Medical Center.

The surgery, done by Dr. Michael Jobst, deployed Virtual Incision's robotic assistant in the partial removal of a patient's colon. The surgery was done laparoscopically through an incision in the navel.

Virtual Incision used its surgical robot in a successful surgery at Bryan Medical Center. | CRAIG CHANDLER, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

World’s First Surgery Using Virtual Incision’s MIRA Miniature Robotic System Performed at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska

Company Begins IDE Study, Advancing Goal of Bringing Robotically Assisted Surgery to Any U.S. Hospital or Ambulatory Surgery Center

Levi’s vaccine registry prize opens doors to new discovery

The COVID-19 vaccine is helping Nebraska’s Ariel Levi open doors to new creative opportunities.

Nebraska's Ariel Levi is one of the first winners of prizes through the university's voluntary vaccine registry. She earned a year-long membership to Nebraska Innovation Campus' Innovation Studio.

Nebraska Innovation Campus to host pitch night Wednesday for latest NMotion gBETA cohort

Virtual Incision presentation at LSI2021 Emerging Medtech Summit

Recently, John Murphy, CEO of Virtual Incision Corporat

Directions 2021: When world shifted to online shopping, Lincoln’s online super-seller was ready

After 20 years, the co-founder and CEO of Razor knows what keeps his company rolling.

It sticks to designing and supplying scooters. Nearly 35 million so far, its early and iconic kick models joined by a growing line of self-propelled toys: go-karts, hoverboards, skates and skateboards.

But Carlton Calvin also knows what would slow his company down.

A view of Spreetail's headquarters in Lincoln at Nebraska Innovation Campus.

Directions 2021: From vaccines to apps for truck drivers, Lincoln startups mark big year for investments

Last year, depending on how you look at it, might be considered the biggest year ever for Lincoln-based startups.

It all comes down to whether you still consider Hudl, which is nearing its 15th birthday, a startup company. Experts disagree, with some arguing that Hudl, which has 2,300 employees and offices in four countries, is now a mature company.

MatMa of Lincoln has received emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration for use of its protable COVID-19 testing system.

Husker scientists studying our ‘second brain’ — the gut microbiome

As researchers for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Food for Health Center, Andy Benson and Robert Hutkins are asking and answering questions about our second brain — the gut microbiome.

Using what they’ve learned in the laboratory, and the specialized strains of bacteria they developed, Benson and Hutkins, along with Nebraska animal scientist Tom Burkey and former Husker scientist Jens Walter, launched their own company to bring their research to the marketplace.

Robert Hutkins and Andy Benson are photographed in the Nebraska Food for Health Center. This image is a composite so the two researchers could appear in one photo without masks.

Thyreos completes seed funding from Invest Nebraska, strategic angel investors

Thyreos, a vaccine company that is developing a novel vaccine platform that protects against a range of herpesviruses, has announced a $750,000 investment round led by Invest Nebraska with participation from other local angel investors in the animal health and veterinary space.

Local life science start-up raises $750,000 investment to help the team of experts continue to develop a revolutionary class of herpesvirus vaccines.

NSRI expands to Nebraska Innovation Campus to increase engagement with NU researchers, students

The National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska has opened a satellite office at Nebraska Innovation Campus to more closely collaborate with University of Nebraska researchers and students.

As COVID-restrictions lift and on-campuses activities ramp up, NSRI will use its office suite and other NIC spaces to host meetings and events and provide collaboration space to NSRI team members traveling in from across the country to work with NU colleagues in person.

NSRI expands to Nebraska Innovation Campus to increase engagement with NU researchers and students.

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