President & 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:
Ambassadors program announced at 2025 Innovation Awards
OMAHA, Nebraska (October 23, 2025)—UNeMed held its annual gala celebrating innovation and discovery at the University of Nebraska with its 18th annual Innovation Awards banquet Wednesday night at the Scott …
Nebraska ranks No. 82 in world for U.S. patents
OMAHA, Nebraska (June 19, 2025)—For the eighth consecutive year, the University of Nebraska system is listed among the global list of top 100 universities that have secured the most United …
Catalyst unveiled in grand opening
OMAHA, Nebraska (May 29, 2025)—The Catalyst building in the Edge District kicked the tires on its brand new facility last night with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting during a Grand Opening event. …
HemaGlobal opens Morning Edition at Catalyst
OMAHA, Nebraska (April 3, 2025)—Attendees at UNeMed’s March 27 installment of Idea Pub: Morning Edition got an early peek inside the nearly completed Catalyst building, just a few weeks shy …
Innovation, entrepreneurs abound at UNMC nursing
by Amanda Hawley, PhD, UNeMed | November 21, 2024 Witnessing the inventive nature of nurses is akin to watching MacGyver resolve medical obstacles. Although MacGuyver was a mulleted 1980s TV …
Catalyst building shines for 2024 Innovation Awards
OMAHA, Nebraska (November 8, 2024)—UNeMed concluded its 2024 Innovation Week last night with its annual Innovation Awards ceremony at the new UNMC Catalyst building. An estimated 225 turned out to …
