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Newsletter, October 7 – Open Range book

Hiya folks, Lev here.

A big announcement: Silicon Prairie News is finally in print!

Sort of. We are honored to be involved in the making of “Open Book,” a new physical and digital coffee table book documenting the stories of Nebraska’s startup ecosystem. The publication features 40 startups of various development stages across nine communities.

Several of our stories were repackaged for the book, which was released to the public earlier this week by Open Range, the Nebraska startup backbone organization.

“We really believe that these stories are important and need to be told,” Open Range CEO Laurel Oetken said. “We want everyone across the state of Nebraska to be able to name a founder, to be able to tell their story and to talk about what’s happening in our state.”

SPN reporter Ben Goeser holds a copy of “Open Book.” Photo by Lev Gringauz/Silicon Prairie News

Read more in our story about the stories in the book on SPN.

Upcoming Events

  • The UNO Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Franchising is partnering with NMotion to host Breakthrough Weekend: Short and Scrappy Edition on Saturday, Oct. 10. Register here for the hackathon-style event in Omaha.
  • Get ready for UNeMed’s Innovation Week, starting Monday, Oct. 12, for a variety of events to celebrate medtech and healthtech innovation at UNMC.
  • Learn about commercializing university research during office hours with NUtech Ventures, the tech transfer organization at UNL, on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
  • The Insurtech on the Silicon Prairie Conference is taking place Oct. 19-20 in Omaha. Hear from industry leaders and startups in the insurtech space. Register here.  
  • Register for the Tech Nebraska Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the CHI Health Center in Omaha.

See more events on SPN »

ICYMI: Updates from around the ecosystem

  • DARO announces $2.5 million fund close to expand disease testing capacity for the swine industry 
  • Meet Scott Asmus, Program Director at SourceLink Nebraska, in the latest Prairie Portrait 
  • LaunchLNK applications open until Oct. 16 for $20,000 non-dilutive grants for Lincoln startups 
  • Ben Williamson makes the case that agtech is a blueprint for innovation across Nebraska 
  • Nurse, Ph.D., academic and entrepreneur: Marcia Shade is building Voice-It to explain pain with AI 

Have an announcement or event you’d like to share in an upcoming newsletter? Send it to [email protected].

Until next week!

Sincerely,

Lev Gringauz, Report for America Corps Member Corporate Innovation & Workforce Development Reporter

Lev Gringauz

Report for America Corps Member Corporate Innovation & Workforce Development Reporter

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