At the March 26, 2026, Morning Edition event at Catalyst Omaha, Howard Gendelman, MD—Chair of UNMC’s Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience and Chief Science Officer at his startup, NeuralRegen—chats with a guest following his short presentation about the innovative therapies he and his company are developing for treating neurodegenerative diseases.
OMAHA, Nebraska (March 26, 2026)—Howard Gendelman, MD, one of UNMC’s most prolific innovators, led Thursday’s installment of Idea Pub: Morning Editon with a short presentation about his new startup NeuralRegen.
Dr. Gendelman explained how NeuralRegen is developing more powerful therapies for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. Their innovative approach aims to harness the natural healing and growth power found in nutrient-dense colostrum, the first milk produced in the mammary glands after giving birth. NeuralRegen has partnered with Oehlerking Dairy Farm in Elmwood, Nebraska, to provide the colostrum needed to develop the promising new technology.
Current treatments for Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s do little more than relieve symptoms while the underlying disease continues to progress, Dr. Gendelman said.
“We want to treat the disease. I can’t say cure the disease, but we can ameliorate it,” said Dr. Gendelman, Chair of UNMC’s Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience.
“We want to move from the symptom-side approach to an ameliorative-side approach,” he added, noting that clinical testing could begin in 3-5 years, if all goes well.
Morning Edition is UNeMed’s and UNeTech Institute’s networking event for university innovators, entrepreneurs and startup community members. Catalyst Omaha co-sponsors the event and provides free tours of the spacious facility.
Additional sponsors include biomedical investment and mentoring firm CQuence Health and Arbor Bank, which provides coffee and doughnuts to guests.
Morning Edition will continue to be a fixture in the Forge Event Hall, located on the north end of Catalyst Omaha in the Edge District. Guided tours, coffee and doughnuts will also continue as added features.
In a temporary break from tradition, the next Idea Pub: Morning Edition will be held in the afternoon on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 2 p.m. The featured speaker has not yet been announced.
