On Oct. 12, 2015, the University of Nebraska’s new biomedical technology institute, a joint venture led by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, was named UNeTecH, Nebraska’s Biomedical Technology Institute. The change was approved by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The institute will position NU as a leader in key areas of research and development, expanding opportunities for faculty, staff and students to partner with the private sector and commercialize their discoveries.

UNeTecH will boost UNMC’s and UNO’s collaborative programs in bioinformatics, robotics, biomechanics, simulation and visualization and other areas, while expanding partnerships with NU’s Lincoln and Kearney campuses and other public and private institutions.

The institute was approved last year and established July 1 under the name Nebraska Advanced Biomedical Technology and Discovery Institute. It now has a naming schema consistent with the other NU subsidiaries associated with UNMC and UNO, including UNeMed and UNeHealth. UNeTecH’s capital “H” emphasizes its relationship to health applications. Organizers currently are recruiting an executive director and are already working with UNeMed in identifying and facilitating its first projects.