MEDICAL & HEALTH TECHNOLOGY IN OMAHA
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.
Join the forward-thinking companies who know that Greater Omaha delivers the talent, infrastructure, and support needed to power success across human and animal health industries.
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Life Sciences by the Numbers: 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 healthcare 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
$4.4 billion in earnings for the Omaha economy for healthcare jobs and an additional $1.9 billion in earnings for other jobs supported in the community
31% lower average wages in the human biosciences industry in Nebraska compared to U.S. average.
3,800 graduates in life sciences and engineering over the past four years from area universities
Omaha is above the national average for the level of NIH funding per worker
4.5x more in-vitro diagnostic manufacturing
1.5x more surgical appliance manufacturing
2.85x more biological product manufacturing
Major Healthcare Employers in Greater Omaha
Proven Success: What Medical & Health Technology Leaders Say About Omaha
“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, CEO of Vireo Resources
“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, Director of Biologics Operations at Huvepharma.
Omaha’s Advantages: The Right Place to Grow
Greater Omaha offers key advantages your business needs to expand and succeed.
Business Incentives
Omaha’s Workforce
