Streck, UNeMed Begin Collaboration Effort

A new agreement between UNeMed and Streck has created a research and development collaboration between the two largest biotechnology firms in the state. UNeMed (www.UNeMed.com), the technology transfer and commercialization arm of UNMC, entered into a master collaboration agreement with Streck (www.streck.com), an Omaha-based company that develops and manufactures diagnostic products for clinical and research laboratories. The master agreement provides the framework for a myriad of new and continued collaborations that could lead to new healthcare products. For their first collaborative project, Streck will finance the work of UNMC researcher Catherine Gebhart, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the pathology and microbiology department. Dr. Gebhart also oversees the virology testing procedures for Nebraska Medicine’s organ transplant program. In a two-year project, Dr. Gebhart will focus on developing a more powerful testing method for the human Herpes simplex virus.