List of Vendor Companies in Nebraska - 7

Artos helps clinical development and medical writing teams turn their data into regulatory submissions in days instead of weeks. Life sciences companies spend $13 billion and millions of man-hours each year on regulatory submissions for health agencies. At Artos, we build AI and software tools to shrink those timelines so that life-saving treatments can get to patients sooner.

Bluestem Biosciences, Inc., is designing biology with the end in mind, to enable existing infrastructure in the Midwest for industrial biology. We are leveraging digital biology to facilitate the discovery of biomanufacturing, focused on the sustainable production of chemicals and materials. Bluestem Biosciences was Co-Founder by Billy Hagstrom, Tyler Autera & Jared Wenger in January 2022. Bluestem is based in Omaha, Nebraska CREATING TOMORROW'S RENEWABLE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY CREATED FROM ORGANISMS, NOT OIL

Klotho Neurosciences is dedicated to realizing the potential of biologic, cell and gene therapies to offer transformative patient outcomes in areas of high unmet medical need by extending the reach of protein, cell, and gene therapies to highly prevalent neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s, and other age-related disorders. Our vision is to build a leading gene therapy company for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases by progressing our patented á-Klotho gene therapy research programs and identifying, developing, and commercializing other novel gene therapy treatments and in vitro diagnostics for neurodegenerative diseases, and other age-related pathologies. We have assembled a portfolio of gene therapy candidates in partnership with leading scientific institutions and have built a team with extensive experience in the biotechnology commercialization and gene therapy space. Our team will pursue new innovations in vector design and delivery to optimize our investigational gene therapy products for safety, potency, durability, and clinical response. We plan on building integrated internal development capabilities from product development through commercialization and focus on accelerating the pace of product development in the clinic. In addition, as part of our ongoing business strategy, we continue to explore potential opportunities to acquire or license new product candidates as well as opportunities for partnership or collaboration on our existing products in development.

LI-CORBiosciences designs and manufactures instrument systems and research tools for environmental and biotechnology research.

MatMaCorp is a company dedicated to developing rapid, portable, and easy to use molecular testing solutions. This has been achieved by combining engineering, life science, and information technology to create easy-to-use and affordable suite of inter-connected products. As a result, MatMaCorp has provided users the power to evaluate genetic conditions, pathogen detection and disease surveillance in applications ranging from food production, animal health and human health. It is now possible to eliminate the need for laboratory equipment like refrigerators, centrifuges, and pipettes. MatMaCorp's products are geared towards making molecular biology and molecular diagnostic tools accessible to anyone, anywhere and at any time.

Streck is an industry leader in the development and manufacturing of laboratory products. We make products that clinical laboratories use to ensure their instruments are accurately reporting patient results. In fact, Streck invented the first hematology reference controls and has developed many more firsts for the clinical laboratory. At the heart of the growth experienced by Streck during the past four decades is a healthcare industry constantly striving to provide better care to more people. Streck is at the center of helping clinical laboratories keep pace with the changes to which they must adapt. Hospitals, physician offices and research laboratories in every corner of the globe rely on Streck controls. The innovation and desire that drives Streck translates into unprecedented opportunity for every member of the Streck team – a team with a shared vision of quality and service.

Virtual Incision is on a mission to simplify robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), so more patients and their surgeons can access its benefits every day. Headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, and holding over 200 patents and patent applications, the company is developing MIRA, the first-of-its-kind miniature, and highly accessible RAS platform. With MIRA, our goal is to make every operating room RAS-ready. MIRA is currently in FDA clinical trials under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and is being studied first for bowel resection, with additional potential applications to follow. https://virtualincision.com