The Governor’s Bioscience Award (bionebraska.org) is presented annually to an individual or company that has made significant contributions to Nebraska’s bioscience industry, and this year, this prestigious award was presented by Governor Jim Pillen to Virtual Incision.
Virtual Incision is revolutionizing robotic-assisted surgery with over 200 patents and patent applications and a team of 68 innovators. The company’s mission is to make every operating room robot-ready with the MIRATM Surgical System (MIRA), the world’s first miniaturized robotic-assisted (miniRAS) device. Designed to be compact, capable and convenient, MIRA is setting a new standard in the field of robotic surgery.
To demonstrate their mission to bring robotic surgery to any location, the company collaborated with the University of Nebraska and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to launch spaceMIRA. During this mission, six surgeons successfully completed simulated surgical tasks from the company’s headquarters while the device was in orbit on the International Space Station.
Founded in 2005, Bio Nebraska is a non-profit trade association dedicated to supporting Nebraska’s bioscience sector and ensuring the sector grows and thrives. Visit bionebraska.org for more information.