Gregg Miller, inventor of Neuticles

Neuticles

Neuticles are prosthetic testicular implants for neutered dogs and other domestic animals. Creator Gregg Miller won the 2005 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine, a parody of the real Nobel Prize, for his invention. As of September 2007, more than 240,000 pairs of the patented product had been sold, in all...

, was born in Independence, Missouri on April 28, 1953.

He is a graduate of Truman High School

Harry S. Truman High School (Independence)

Truman High School is a public high school located in Independence, Missouri, serving students in grades 9-12. It is named after hometown resident U.S. President Harry S Truman and his family. The mascot of Truman High is a Patriot, and the school colors are red, white, and blue...

 and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Central Missouri State University in 1976.

Miller began his career as a general assignment reporter for the Tipton Times in Tipton, Missouri. After a year he became managing editor of the Trenton (Missouri) Republican Times - a six day PM daily. He accepted a city editor position for the Loveland Reporter-Herald and later became Assistant Communications Director at the home office of Western Auto Supply Company in Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

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Miller started an advertising agency in the early 1980s which led to his interest in consumer product inventions. His desire was to create, manufacture and distribute new products that had never existed before. In 1992 Miller created patented Neuticles

Neuticles

Neuticles are prosthetic testicular implants for neutered dogs and other domestic animals. Creator Gregg Miller won the 2005 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine, a parody of the real Nobel Prize, for his invention. As of September 2007, more than 240,000 pairs of the patented product had been sold, in all...

- testicular implants for pets. His love of animals and objection to the traditional form of neutering prompted him to risk everything for its development. After spending nearly $500,000 Neuticles were introduced in 1995. To date over 300,000 pets worldwide have been Neuticled providing pet owners an option when altering their pet.

Miller recently had his book: Going Going NUTS! published which details his invention of Neuticles and was awarded the IG Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2005.

Miller resides outside Kansas City, Missouri with his Boxer dog named Winston.