Awards

Awards, grants and recognition received by companies affiliated with the Nebraska Technology Park.
 

LNKChemsolutions

  • Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Grant
  • U.S. Department of Energy, December 15, 2006
  • The U.S. Department of Energy awarded this grant to LNK Chemsolutions for the “Nano-and Micro-Encapsulation of Enzymes and Other Proteins in Their Native State” project, which has the objective to produce fine chemicals and protein drugs for use in possible cancer treatments.
     

GeneSeek

  • Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant
  • National Science Foundation, October 31, 2006
  • GeneSeek Incorporated received this award from the National Science Foundation to develop a test to detect Mycobacterium avium subsq. Paratuberculosus, the causative agent of Johne’s disease in cattle.
     
  • Nebraska Diplomats President's Award for Business Excellence, 2009

Nature Technology

  • Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Grant
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (National Institutes of Health), August 29, 2006
  • With this award, Nature Technology Corporation garnered funding for its work to improve the process for manufacturing large quantities of purified DNA.
     

Nebraska Center for Excellence in Electronics Labs

  • NARTE certification
  • National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers, August 16, 2005
  • Doug Kramer of NCEE Labs became the only person in the state of Nebraska to earn certification as a fully qualified electromagnetic compliance engineer.
     

Nature Technology

  • Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Grant
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (National Institutes of Health), June 16, 2003
  • Nature Technology Corporation won this award for its innovative approach to gene therapy treatments.

RECOGNITION OF PREVISOULY AFFILIATED COMPANIES

GIS Workshop

40 Under 40
The Lincoln Business Journal, May 15, 2006
Marcus Tooze, owner of GIS and GPS technology production business GIS Workshop, received recognition as one of Lincoln’s most successful young businessmen.

i2rd

40 Under 40
The Lincoln Business Journal, May 15, 2006
As a partner, owner and managing director of i2rd, Joseph Knecht received recognition as one of Lincoln’s most promising young businessmen.

i2rd

2003 Small Business of the Year
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, September 7, 2003
i2rd won Small Business of the Year in 2003 for its establishment as “the leading innovator of transaction software for the region.”

Safety by Design

Small Business Administration Tibbetts Award, November 20, 1998
Safety by Design, Inc. received this award in Washington, D.C., in recognition of the company’s contribution to the Nebraska and the national economy.

RECOGNITION OF THE TECHNOLOGY PARK
 

  • Incubator Pick of the Month
    NBIA, October 1998
    The NBIA awarded the Tech Park its  Incubator Pick of the Month in recognition of Web site content.