1. Biomedical Engineering and Bioimaging at UNMC Michael J. Dixon, Ph.D. UNeMed Corporation Marsha Morien, MSBA, FACHE Executive Director, Center for Advanced Surgical Technology

2. Overview Areas of Expertise at UNMC and UNO Bioinformatics Hesham Ali (UNO) Dhundy Bastola (UNMC) Simon Sherman (UNMC) Orthopaedics Biomechanics Surgery Research Hani Haider Kevin Garvin Nano-biotechnology Research Fereydoon Namavar Anesthesiology Ben Boedeker

3. Overview Areas of Expertise at UNMC and UNO Informatics and Automated Laboratory Rod Markin HPER Biomechanics Laboratory Nick Stergiou (UNO) Software Development Bud ShawSteve Hinrichs Hubert HickmanJohn Glock Wireless Technologies Steve Hinrichs Hesham Ali (UNO)

4. Overview Areas of Expertise at UNMC and UNO Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Dmitry Oleynikov Corrigan McBride

5. Nebraska Biomedical Research Retreat Medical-Engineering Case Study PYH 4014

6. Topics to Cover Timeline Leveraging Assets Keys to Success

7. “As a medical center with significant investments in surgical expertise providing an essential core to our clinical, educational, and research efforts, we face an interesting fork in the road of our evolution. We either can be early market consumers or we can strive to become innovators.” --Byers W. Shaw, Jr. M.D. College of Medicine Strategic Planning 1997

9. Timeline 1997 - Strategic Plan 1999 - Steering Committee 2001 - Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D. Recruited 2002 – UNMC/UNL VCR Research Retreat – Engineering student recruited – Joint VCR funding - Miniature Robotic Devices

10. Timeline Continued 2004 - 2007 – Nebraska Research Initiative – New Robotic Tools for Minimal Access Surgery – Investigators at UNMC/UNL/UNO 2004 – Intuitool™ licensed to Gyrus – Federal DOD application for surgical robotic tools approved 2005 - Center for Advanced Surgical Technology – Board of Regents Approved – Includes investigators from UNMC/UNL/UNO Four surgeons and six engineers involved Advisory Board of Department Chairs and Deans

11. Timeline Cont 2005 – Minimally Invasive Surgery Center The Nebraska Medical Center Advances clinical directions All new students and faculty see surgery – Joint academic position Surgery and Mechanical Engineering Carl Nelson, Ph.D. Research labs at UNMC and UNL – Nebraska Engineering Research Foundation Mini-robot business planning

12. Timeline Continued 2006 – Nebraska Surgical Solutions Advances commercial direction UNMC licenses mini-robot technologies – Federal Funding UNL –NIH, Platt, PI UNMC –Congressional Directive DOD TATRC –Robotic Telesurgery Research –Oleynikov and Farritor, PI’s –$2.25 million Additional Applications Pending –NIH: Farritor, PI –NSF: Platt, PI

13. Keys to Success Leveraging funding – Philanthropy – Biomedical Tobacco Tax Settlement – Nebraska Research Initiative Academically Productive Relationships – All disciplines must receive benefit – UN must also receive benefit in return for investments Keep forging ahead Share success stories and help others