A UNIT OF THE U-M MEDICAL SCHOOL OFFICE OF RESEARCH
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Exploring the Singularity in Healthcare: Digital Innovation for Impact
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Thursday, October 18, 2018 1:00pm-5:30pm BSRB Khan Auditorium and ABC Seminar Rooms
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Faculty, staff, students, and biomedical innovators working on digital health technologies and those interested in learning about the health IT system and collaboration opportunities, can attend this half-day symposium, hosted by Joyce Lee, M.D., M.P.H., Robert Kelch Professor of Pediatrics, FFMI Health IT Faculty Champion, that focuses on the growing and inevitable intersection of technology and healthcare. As part of the event, a Digital Health Showcase will feature poster presentations and networking. Posters are due September 5. CLICK HERE to learn more and RSVP. |
Funding Your Biomedical Innovation: An SBIR/STTR Primer & Proposal Training Program |
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Time and locationTBD (Program open to the public)
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U-M researchers and interested participants can attend this series designed to enhance the competitiveness of SBIR/STTR proposals among researchers. It will cover SBIR/STTR basics, including program purpose, eligibility, sources of funding, and tools for proposal development.
The series is a collaborative initiative by FFMI, the U-M Office of Tech Transfer Venture Center, and BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting. For more information, email ffmioffice@umich.edu.
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Innovation Navigator Funding Opportunities:
Next Round for Mi-TRAC for Life Sciences Proposals Due September 24
Mid-stage funding for biomedical innovation
Have a hot concept in the realm of biomedical devices, diagnostics, therapeutics, or digital health/IT that would be a great candidate for commercialization?
Proposals due Monday, September 24
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Innovators from all schools at the University of Michigan, other institutions of higher education, non-profit research centers, and hospital systems across Michigan are eligible to submit projects for funding consideration.
Questions? Contact Bradley Martin, Ph.D., Sr. Director of Commercialization Programs, at
bradmart@umich.edu or 734-936-8577.
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Commercialization Education
Sign Up Today for FFMI fastPACE and FFMI fastPACE Train-the-Trainer
Courses start September 2018
Do you have an innovative idea? Are you looking for funding, collaboration, and mentorship? The 9th cohort of the FFMI fastPACE course kicks off on September 21, 2018. The 4-week course is designed to equip biomedical faculty and researchers with the knowledge and tools to navigate the initial process of commercialization
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Enrollment Open for Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship Courses
Courses run Fall 2018 semester
PIBS 550 and
PIBS 750 are credit-bearing courses that cover the major concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship involved in biomedical commercialization. The courses are targeted toward graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from life science and engineering programs (undergraduates may take PIBS 550 with prior instructor approval).
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Fast Forward Follow Up
Latest News from Project Teams Who Received FFMI Funding, Training, and Support
Monroe-Brown Seed Fund recipient, Parabricks, received a $100K follow-on investment from the Monroe-Brown Seed Fund. The company will also receive $750K from an SBIR Phase II grant and another $125K from the Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund. Parabricks is a U-M genomics tech company that accelerates secondary analysis of whole-genomes.
Biomedical Career Exploration Program graduate, Stephanie Wernisch, was able to successfully build connections during the course's career exploration process that led to a job offer from a company in Germany. Congratulations, Stephanie!
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Goooaaalll! Researchpalooza 2018 Scores Winning Marks
Thanks to everyone for visiting FFMI at this year's Researchpalooza. The weather cooperated and the crowd came in droves to kick the soccer ball and hit a bullseye.
Our team enjoyed meeting many faculty and staff that stopped by our booth to talk about U-M's wide variety of biomedical commercialization programs and funding opportunities designed to help "Hit Your Innovation Goal!!!"
We look forward to seeing everyone again next year.
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