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SPN Exclusive: An early look at MCC’s completed $3 million biotech lab
As part of Metro Community College’s new biotech program, the college invested in a lab to train students that is based on real bioscience labs. The workforce development program is supported by industry partners in Nebraska, who have been impressed with how MCC has listened to companies and their needs.
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Upcoming events
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- The next B2G Guild working lunch for defensetech will be on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Big Grove Brewery.
- Register for startup networking at the Open Range Dinner Club on Tuesday, Sept. 22, being held in both Omaha and Lincoln.
- RSVP to hear Brian Ardinger, the director of innovation at Nelnet, present at Creighton University about innovation in an uncertain world on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
- Check out Nebraska’s medtech scene at Idea Pub: Morning Edition on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Catalyst.
- Join AI Omaha on Thursday, Oct. 1, for a session on “AI Explained: From Models to Magic.”
ICYMI: Updates from around the ecosystem
Have an announcement or event you’d like to share? Send it to [email protected].
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- Meet Aaron Parker, Co-founder and CEO @ Aulendur Labs, in the latest Prairie Portrait
- Apply by Sept. 30 for the Farmers Tech Adoption Challenge to get feedback and commitments on agtech
- New faces and new questions: Call for Prairie Portraits profiles
- Q2 2026 Nebraska venture capital update: Agtech, medtech and robotics continue to raise funds
- New Bio Nebraska white paper hopes to bring the state together on biotech industry growth
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