Mission:

The Mission of NBDC’s TechVenture Program is to serve as a catalyst for growth and competitiveness in innovation for Nebraska entrepreneurs and businesses through Technology-based economic development principles including regional knowledge transfer, support services and stakeholder engagement.

Goals:

Our goal is bring together stakeholders to foster innovation and knowledge-based economic development practices for Nebraska Universities and businesses and to identify technology and industry strengths to assist in creating viable tech-based companies that can grow and prosper in Nebraska.

• Increase the number of technology-based companies (and jobs) in Nebraska
• Commercialize Nebraska university technologies and research through regional technology-based economic development
• Grow Nebraska core competency industries through innovation-based joint ventures
• Create a network for stakeholders - Nebraska businesses, inventors, entrepreneurs, researchers, business professionals and resource organizations to collaborat

Innovation Intermediary:

As the Innovation intermediary, NBDC will assist universities in identifying promising technologies that have commercial potential through business and market evaluation and analysis while serving the economic development goals for Nebraska of creating viable tech businesses and high-wage jobs in technology based industries.

Commercialization:

NBDC TechVenture Program will utilize the process within the Technology Commercialization Model developed by H. Randall Goldsmith and will provide support in the concept and development phase, through start-up. This roadmap strategically moves technologies along a path to commercialization while receiving mentoring, assistance, and oversight from the intermediary, staff, leadership, and any other collaborating partners. The roadmap must be established with strategic business networks and service providers that can be utilized at different times to assist in the commercialization.

Nebraska Core Competencies:

NBDC TechVenture Program will look to identify and capitalize on the highest strength and growth Nebraska industries where economic clusters have been successful.

“Technology-driven” industry core competencies in Nebraska – with strength and growth opportunities:

For further information, contact
Lisa Tedesco
6001 Dodge Street, RH 308
Omaha NE 68182
402.554.6270

Veronica Doga
6001 Dodge Street, RH 308
Omaha NE 68182
402.554.2176