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Newsletter, July 9 – Healthtech

Nebraska’s healthtech scene may be young, but it shares surprising similarities with Philadelphia’s now-booming life sciences ecosystem and in some ways, it’s doing things better. 

A new story from the SPN and Technical.ly partnership explores how both regions are growing academic partnerships, funding infrastructure and innovation pipelines in different ways. The story digs into the differences in startup mindset and how “Nebraska nice” might be both a strength and a challenge.

Read more about what’s working and what’s missing in the story on SPN.

Upcoming Events

  • Check out the Startup Showcase at Intersect Coworking and Incubator in Norfolk, Monday, July 14, 6-8 p.m.
  • Join the Marketing Your Small Business to Increase Sales and Profits webinar, Tuesday, July 15, 12-1:30 p.m.
  • There’s still time to register for AgTech Connect, Wednesday, July 16, at Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center in Lincoln.
  • Check out the next Scale Omaha: Paul Smith’s Journey from Tenaska Co-Founder to Millwork Commons Visionary, Thursday, July 17, 4-6 p.m. at the Ashton at Millwork Commons in Omaha.
  • Attend the free Are You Building the Right Thing? NBDC + Don’t Panic Labs, Friday, July 18, 10 a.m-3 p.m. at UNO’s Mammel Hall in Omaha.

See more events on SPN »

ICYMI: Updates from around the ecosystem

  • Building businesses, building lives: RISE Business Academy graduates launch new futures
  • Pitch Black 2025 celebrates BIPOC entrepreneurship and fifth anniversary of Midlands African Chamber
  • Meet Tiffany Gamble, Founder and CEO of Gamble Tech Firm and Emerging Academy, in the latest Prairie Portrait 
  • Camp Alpaca gives educators the mic to build creative, culture-driven tools for schools
  • NMotion is hosting a self-paced “More Founders Summer Challenge” workshop series

Have an announcement or event you’d like to share in an upcoming newsletter? Send it to tips@siliconprairienews.com.

Until next week!

Sincerely,

Ani Schutz, Reporter

Ani Schutz, Reporter

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