Innovations from the field to the operating room helped propel the University of Nebraska System to its best-ever ranking among the world’s top academic institutions for earning U.S. patents.
A recently released 2021 report from the National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association lists the NU System tied at Number 64 with 43 patents. The new ranking is the university’s fifth straight year on the list and a climb from No. 77 in the 2020 ranking.
“To be recognized among so many other leading universities is further confirmation of the creativity and innovation of the University of Nebraska’s faculty,” says NU System President Ted Carter. “Their work is changing lives each and every day, while growing the workforce and economy in Nebraska and beyond. I am so proud of our faculty for making this level of success possible.”
The ranking includes patents granted last year by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to the NU System’s technology transfer offices, Nutech Ventures at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and UNeMed Corp. at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska at Omaha.
The University of Nebraska’s 2021 report includes patents related to a miniaturized surgical robot, an unmanned aerial drone for fire suppression and ignition, innovations in treatment and prevention of HIV and a self-pacing treadmill.
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