Life Sciences Thrive in Omaha
Greater Omaha provides the ideal ecosystem for life sciences businesses to flourish. Anchored by world-class institutions like the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Nebraska Medicine, and the Global Center for Health Security, our region leads the way in infectious disease research, clinical trials, biopreparedness, and advancing medical laboratory technology.
Omaha’s growing life sciences community spans medical technology, MedTech, digital health, and research. Here, companies find specialized talent, cutting-edge innovation support from UNeMed and UNeTech, and exciting new hubs like the Edge District—designed for biotech, biomedical growth, and the future of health technology.
From established leaders to pioneering startups, businesses discover that Omaha’s strategic location, collaborative spirit, and commitment to research excellence create the perfect environment for life sciences innovation. Whether you’re seeking opportunities in MedTech jobs or expanding at a top-tier research medical center, Omaha offers the resources to support your growth.
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“As a global company, the options for locating our animal health biologics headquarters were virtually limitless. After senior leadership visited Nebraska and saw firsthand the local academic institutes and industry resources available for collaboration, the associated talent at hand for recruitment, the proximity to our regulatory agencies and the ability to stretch our investment dollar further, the decision to plant our business here became quite simple.”
Josh Johnson
“This is a premium location for expansion… This current expansion sets the stage for two more planned expansions in the future that will continue to have more Nebraska products developed from Nebraska research done in partnership between Vireo and the University of Nebraska.”
Mark Faulkner
By the Numbers
Greater Omaha’s Competitive Edge
15% of employment in our region is in the healthcare sector, making it the second largest
$14.2 billion added by the healthcare industry to the Omaha CSA economy
45,000 employed by the health-care industry in the Omaha metro, which helps support an additional 33,000 jobs
3,000+ employees in Greater Omaha employed in the human biosciences industry; 10,000+ in Nebraska
Employers
Major Healthcare Employers in Greater Omaha
training
- University of Nebraska Medical Center
- University of Nebraska at Omaha
- University of Nebraska at Lincoln
- Creighton University
- Metropolitan Community College
- Nebraska Wesleyan University
Midland University
- Iowa Western Community College
- Union College
BioTech
- ZCure
- Thyreos (Lincoln)
- Teucer
- Symbiotic Health (Lincoln)
- Streck
- Staska (Bennett)
- ProTransit
- Neurocarus (Lincoln)
- Huvepharma (Lincoln)
- GMP Pros
- Bonestrong
- Bluestem Bioscience
- Klotho Therapeutics
- Viero Systems
- Phibro Animal Health
- Merck Animal Health
- Zoetis (Lincoln)
- Adjuvance
Medtech
- Biotec
- American Laboratories
- BD (Lincoln)
- CareCubes (coming soon to Catalyst)
- Centese
- Cassling
- Empower Independence
- HemaGlobal
- NeuroServ
- University Medical Devices (Lincoln)
- NeAT Surgical
- Omedus
- Pathoseq Bio
- Precision Syringe
- Progressive NEURO
- Respiral Medical
- Radux Devices
- SH Strap
- Suture Shield (Ravenna)
- VesselWave
- Virtual Incision (Lincoln)
- CQuence
research & innovation
- iExcell
- BioTech Connect
- BioNebraska
- Inmotion
- Invest Nebraska
- Catalyst
- Creighton University
- UNeMed
- UNMC – Buffett Cancer Center
- UNMC – Biological Production Facility
- UNMC – Drug Discovery, Design, Design, and Delivery
- University of Nebraska
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Omaha’s Advantage
The Right Place to Grow
Greater Omaha offers key advantages your business needs to expand and succeed.
Targeted Business Incentives
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Competitive Workforce
With a population of 1 million and a workforce 500,000 strong, Omaha delivers the specialized talent, skills, and training programs your industry demands, all while providing exceptional quality of life.
Industry-Optimized Sites
The right location accelerates your industry’s growth trajectory. Omaha offers specialized sites configured for the unique operational requirements of your sector.