Michael Dixon, PhD

Michael Dixon

LinkedIn LogoPresident & CEO
(402) 290-4840
mdixon@unmc.edu

Michael Dixon is President and CEO, working with faculty, students and staff to help commercialize innovative, new ideas that have the potential to improve public health in Nebraska and beyond. Dr. Dixon is responsible for setting UNeMed’s strategic path while directing efforts to protect, market and license new technologies.

Dr. Dixon is a graduate of Leadership Omaha Class 32 and a 2011 recipient of the Midlands Business Journal “40 under 40” award. As an active member of the community, Dr. Dixon serves on several Boards of Directors, including Invest Nebraska Corporation, a non-profit, venture development organization that advises and invests in companies and early stage business ideas in Nebraska. He also sits on the board of Bio Nebraska, a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the development and growth of Nebraska’s bioscience industry.

Dr. Dixon holds a doctorate in Pathology and Microbiology from UNMC.

Recent UNeMed news featuring Dr. Dixon:

Catalyst tours highlight Morning Edition

OMAHA, Nebraska (July 1, 2024)—UNeMed’s “Idea Pub: Morning Edition” drew record numbers Thursday, bringing in an estimated 65 people for the networking event.  It was highlighted by a short presentation from Dean Koelbel, followed by subsequent “hardhat tours” of the new UNMC Catalyst building, which is expected to open in January. Koelbel is Vice President …

Nichol-Caddy highlights SBIR/STTR funding at latest Morning Edition

OMAHA, Nebraska (May 31, 2024)—UNeMed’s “Idea Pub: Morning Edition” continued with its second installment yesterday, bringing together a unique blend of innovators, investors, researchers, entrepreneurs and others from the local startup community to share ideas, contacts and insights. The startup and entrepreneurial networking event featured brief comments from Josh Nichol-Caddy, Technology Commercialization Director at the …

Morning Edition opens with success

OMAHA, Nebraska (April 26, 2024)—UNeMed’s inaugural “Idea Pub: Morning Edition” yesterday brought together more than 50 innovators, investors, researchers, entrepreneurs and others from the local startup community to share ideas, contacts and insights in what planners described as an unqualified success. The startup and entrepreneurial networking event featured brief comments from Charlie Cuddy, co-founder and …

Idea Pub: Morning Edition will mix Omaha entrepreneur community with University Innovators

OMAHA, Nebraska (April 8, 2024)—The first ever Morning Edition of UNeMed’s Idea Pub is planned for later this month, and plans to help University innovators and entrepreneurs connect and collaborate with colleagues and experts from the venture and startup community. UNeMed, the technology transfer and commercialization office for UNMC and UNO, sponsors the event, which …

University of Nebraska climbs to 73rd on international patent list

OMAHA, Neb. (March 14, 2024)—For the seventh consecutive year, the University of Nebraska landed among the world’s top 100 universities for securing United States patents. All told, innovations created by faculty, students and staff from the University of Nebraska system accounted for 46 U.S. patents issued in the 2023 calendar year. “Innovation is a key …

Virtual Incision MIRA

FDA approves Virtual Incision robot for human use

LINCOLN, Nebraska (February 24, 2024) — The FDA has granted Virtual Incision approval to use its ground-breaking surgical robotics platform, called MIRA, for adult patients undergoing colectomy procedures. FDA approval finally opens the door for the Nebraska-born innovation to be used in hospitals, possibly enabling wider access to minimally invasive procedures to millions of Americans. …

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