OMAHA, Nebraska (June 13, 2025)—Virtual Incision, the surgical robotics startup built on an innovative collaboration between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, landed on the front page of a national publication recently.
AUTM, the Association of University Technology Managers, launched its “Better World Project” more than a decade ago as a way to highlight success stories about innovations that grew from University research and innovation.
Virtual Incision is the latest Nebraska innovation to be featured on that Better World Project.
AUTM’s story about Virtual Incision looks into the role that technology transfer offices like UNeMed played in helping establish the surgical robotics company. The article also highlights Virtual Incision’s recent FDA-clearance and its potential to bring laparoscopic surgeries to remote areas, including orbit.
According to AUTM’s website, the Better World Project “not only showcase the value of the technologies and their applications around the world, but also the important steps that build tech transfer success. There are examples of unique funding obtained by researchers, key collaborations with industry and the many contributions of tech transfer offices that have helped bring the research to life.”
Previous UNMC-related innovations featured on the Better World Project are:
- New Medications Offer Hope for the Scourge of Malaria
- Medical Devices Out of Nebraska Make for Better Outcomes and Happier, Healthier Radiologists
- UNMC Designs Shield to Protect from Coronavirus During Intubation Procedure
