University of Nebraska Medical Center

Name

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Legal name

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Website

https://unmc.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Health Sciences Education and Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA), Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC), Health & Biomedical Research Universities (Academic Medical Center–Affiliated) (EDAHABAC)

Keywords

• Academic health sciences education
• Medical research and clinical trials
• Specialty clinical care services
• Biocontainment and quarantine services
• Health workforce training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Academic Tuition and Fees: Revenue from tuition and fees for six colleges, two degree-granting institutes, and graduate studies programs. UNMC offers residency and fellowship programs training over 600 house officers.
2. Clinical Services: UNMC faculty provide patient care through Nebraska Medicine partnership, serving patients from across Nebraska through partnerships with hospitals and clinical organizations.
3. Sponsored Research and Grants: Federal and state research funding through agencies including NIH, NASA, and ASPR. Goldenrod Therapeutics was spun out from technology developed by Dr. Corey Hopkins at UNMC with UNeMed support.
4. Industry Partnerships and Licensing: UNMC launched Office of Industry Engagement in November 2025 to facilitate research collaborations with industry players and diversify funding sources amid federal budget cuts. UNeMed handles technology transfer.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The University of Nebraska Medical Center is a public academic health science center that trains healthcare professionals across six colleges and two degree-granting institutes, conducts biomedical and clinical research, and delivers specialty patient care through its partnership with Nebraska Medicine. It also operates the only federally funded civilian quarantine unit in the United States for high-con consequence infectious disease response, and licenses developed technologies such as the Goldenrod Therapeutics brain inflammation therapy.

Product overview

The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is an academic health science center, not a commercial product company. It operates as a public institution offering educational programs across six colleges, two degree-granting institutes, and Graduate Studies. Its core service portfolio includes patient care through Nebraska Medicine, clinical and biomedical research (including clinical trials and the Nebraska Biobank), and community outreach. The institution has no commercial software or technology product offerings in the traditional SaaS or product company sense. UNMC does not operate a platform-plus-modules architecture, does not sell products to external customers, and does not maintain a product portfolio of branded software or technology offerings. Its website serves as an institutional portal for education, research, patient services, and public health information, not as a product or platform marketing channel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educational Programs Academic health sciences programs across six colleges (Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health), two degree-granting institutes, and Graduate Studies, training healthcare professionals for Nebraska and beyond.
• Residencies & Fellowships Nearly 70 residency and fellowship programs training more than 600 house officers in a high-quality medical education environment, supporting specialty physician development.
• Clinical Trials Clinical trial programs enabling patient participation in research studies across a range of conditions, including translational research such as CAR T-cell therapy for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
• Nebraska Biobank Accelerates biomedical research through use of leftover blood samples from patients who choose to participate, providing researchers with consented biospecimens.
• National Quarantine Unit / Biocontainment Unit The only federally funded civilian quarantine unit in the United States, located at the Davis Global Center, with 20 negative-pressure rooms activated for Ebola, COVID-19, and hantavirus response.
• Global Center for Health Security (GCHS) Specialized center focused on health security, quarantine operations, and response to high-consequence infectious disease outbreaks, housing the National Quarantine Unit.
• iEXCEL (Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning) Advanced clinical simulation and immersive virtual reality training at the Davis Global Center for health professions education across UNMC's colleges and partner institutions.
• Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) Institute providing services and programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including the RiteCare Clinic.
• Project Health / Project NExT $2.19 billion healthcare facility serving as a clinical learning center, research facility, and primary inpatient hospital for Nebraska Medicine.
• NETEC Special Pathogen Treatment Network National Emerging Special Pathogens Education and Research Consortium coordinating preparedness for high-consequence infectious diseases through 75 Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Centers and $37.5M in ASPR-funded grants.
• Dual MD/MPH Degree Pathway (Saint James School of Medicine partnership) Dual-degree pathway allowing Saint James School of Medicine students to transfer six elective credits toward a Master of Public Health from UNMC, completed online alongside clinical rotations, with concentrations in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Health Promotion.
• Goldenrod Therapeutics Technology (Therapy 11h) UNMC-developed therapy targeting brain inflammation associated with neurodegenerative conditions (Alzheimer's, ALS, multiple sclerosis) by inhibiting phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4); spun out into Goldenrod Therapeutics with $6.5M seed funding for clinical trials in 2027.
• Rural Health Education Programs (Kearney) Joint project with the University of Nebraska at Kearney through the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex, expanding medical, pharmacy, public health, nursing, and allied health programs to rural Nebraska.
• Connect Magazine Annual publication mailed to 45,000+ UNMC alumni and friends showcasing the institution's impact through writing, photography, and design.
• Specialty and Quaternary Clinical Care (via Nebraska Medicine partnership) UNMC faculty deliver specialty and quaternary patient care through the Nebraska Medicine partnership, serving patients from across Nebraska and the region at hospitals and clinics statewide.
• Continuing Education Continuing education programs raising skill level and knowledge among Nebraska's healthcare professionals, improving patient outcomes and community health.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46% of UNMC medical students stay in Nebraska for residency training, with 41% at UNMC
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• InflammatixcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Collaboration to deploy TriVerity host-response diagnostic test at UNMC National Quarantine Unit in response to hantavirus outbreak. TriVerity measures host immune response through mRNA markers to distinguish bacterial from viral infections and predict ICU deterioration risk, with results in approximately 30 minutes.
• Emory UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Collaborative Ebola preparedness efforts between Emory University, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue for 2026 World Cup. Experts noted US hospitals are better prepared following $260M in preparedness funding after 2014 West African outbreak.
• NYC Health + Hospitals/BellevuecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Collaborative Ebola preparedness efforts for 2026 World Cup alongside Emory University and UNMC. Bellevue Hospital has deployed Carecube isolation units for infectious disease response.
• Saint James School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2026Strategic partnership to establish a dual-degree pathway allowing SJSM medical students to earn a Master of Public Health from UNMC. Students can transfer six elective credit hours toward the MPH and complete coursework online alongside clinical rotations. Program offers concentrations including Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Health Promotion.
• UNeMed (Technology Transfer)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2025UNMC's technology transfer office that commercializes university research. Facilitated Goldenrod Therapeutics spinout and manages industry engagement. UNeMed hosts Innovation Week celebrating research achievements.
• NETEC (National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025NETEC announced $37.5M initiative funded by ASPR to expand preparedness for high-consequence infectious diseases. Funding supports 75 hospitals to become or maintain Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Centers, enhancing national health security through upgraded facilities and staff training.
• University of Nebraska at KearneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project expanding medical, pharmacy, public health, nursing, and allied health programs through the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex in Kearney.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: Public academic medical center combining health sciences schools, research enterprise, and clinical partnerships. Directly comparable as a public AMC integrating education, research, and clinical care with significant NIH funding.
• Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU): Public academic health center with statewide mandate, research-intensive portfolio, and integrated hospital operations. Comparable as a public AMC in a non-AAA-rated state with similar workforce and rural-health challenges.
• Emory University School of Medicine / Emory Healthcare: Private academic medical center with the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit at Emory University Hospital, which treated the first US Ebola cases in 2014. Closely comparable as a high-containment infectious disease response peer and current World Cup 2026 Ebola preparedness collaborator with UNMC.
• University of Kansas Medical Center: Public academic health science center similar in scale and mission, with comparable rural health workforce focus across Kansas and a similar public-AMC structure. Strong regional peer for talent, research funding, and rural healthcare strategy.
• University of Iowa Health Care / Carver College of Medicine: Public academic medical center within the Big Ten footprint with comparable research portfolio, hospital operations, and statewide tertiary care mandate. Closely comparable on size, mission, and Midwestern public-AMC profile.
• University of Minnesota Medical School: Big Ten public academic medical center with comparable scope: multiple health sciences colleges, residency/fellowship training, NIH-funded research, and statewide workforce mandate. Similar institutional size and structure to UNMC.
• University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB): Public academic medical center operating the Galveston National Laboratory, one of the few NIH-funded high-containment research facilities in the US. Directly comparable as a public AMC with biocontainment expertise, federal pathogen response contracts, and a similar education-research-clinical mission.
• Indiana University School of Medicine: Largest public medical school in the US by enrollment, with a statewide campus model that mirrors UNMC's rural expansion strategy. Comparable on scale, public funding profile, and statewide workforce mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Mayo Clinic: Larger, established AMC and integrated health system with quaternary care scope far exceeding UNMC's. Comparable as a research-intensive clinical enterprise and a destination for complex cases, but with significantly broader geographic reach and brand.

Others

• National Institutes of Health (NIH): Primary federal funding agency for biomedical research at UNMC and academic medical centers broadly. While not a competitive peer, NIH funding levels and policy are the single most important external driver of UNMC's research economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/unmc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/UNMCEDU
• Facebookfacebook.com/60586020276
• Instagraminstagram.com/iamunmc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/university-of-nebraska-medical-center

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments1 record

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