A UNIT OF THE U-M MEDICAL SCHOOL OFFICE OF RESEARCH
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Commercialization of Life Science Technologies: A 3-Part Webinar Series |
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Webinar #1-Milestones & Timelines for Therapeutic Development Monday, June 25, 2018 12:00pm-1:00pm RSVP for Webinar
Webinar #2- Milestones & Timelines for Medical Device & Diagnostics Wednesday, July 11, 2018 12:00pm-1:00pm RSVP for Webinar
Webinar #3- Milestones & TImelines for Digital Health Technologies Wednesday, August 15, 2018 12:00pm-1:00pm RSVP for Webinar
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Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to sign up for this 3-part webinar series presented by Fast Forward Medical Innovation and the U-M Office of Tech Transfer. The webinars are designed to help participants learn about the specific timelines and milestones required for therapeutic, diagnostic, medical device, and health IT development, and define the life cycle of biomedical technologies. CLICK HERE for more information and to register.
The CME event is open to all U-M faculty, staff, and students. The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditâ„¢. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The speakers, Michelle Larkin, Sara Johnson, and Drew Bennett, have no commercial relationship relevant to this presentation.
Dr. Kevin Ward, the faculty planner, has no commercial relationship relevant to this activity.
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Lipodystrophy 2018: A Call for Global Action
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Rosen Centre Hotel Orlando, FL |
FFMI and Dr. Elif Oral from the U-M's division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes (MEND), are co-organizing a symposium entitled Lipodystrophy 2018: A Call for Global Action is an ancillary event to the American Diabetes Association 2018 conference.
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Researchpalooza |
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018 11:00am-2:00pm Circle Drive in front of Med Sci I
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Researchers, students, faculty, and more can join the FFMI team at Researchpalooza, a fun event that spotlights the labs and offices here to serve you at U-M.
FFMI team members will be available to talk to you about U-M's wide variety of biomedical commercialization programs and funding opportunities. |
Seeking 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
Networking mixer to follow |
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 symposium that focuses on the growing and inevitable intersection of technology and healthcare. This half-day event is hosted by Joyce Lee, M.D., M.P.H., Robert Kelch Professor of Pediatrics, FFMI Health IT Faculty Champion.
CLICK HERE to learn more and RSVP. |
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U-M Therapeutic Innovation Fund RFP -
Up to $150K to Support Drug Discovery
The Michigan Center for Therapeutic Innovation (MCTI) and FFMI offer the
U-M Therapeutic Innovation Fund, a five-year, $2.5 million fund created to accelerate the discovery and translation of therapeutic candidates at the University of Michigan. The fund supports the discovery and optimization of small molecule lead compounds for projects with a specific, novel, and testable drug discovery hypothesis. Selected projects receive funding and resources to support medicinal chemistry efforts through MCTI and funding for drug design, assay development, cell biology, structural biology, and pharmacology (up to $150,000 in value for each award for a period of 18 months with the funds being disbursed in two stages). The fund is jointly administered by MCTI and FFMI.
A pre-submission application and meeting must be completed on or before July 13, 2018. The submission deadline for the full proposal is July 27, 2018 at 5pm. CLICK HERE for more information.
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Sign Up Today for FFMI
fastPACE and
FFMI
fastPACE Train-the-Trainer
Courses starts September 2018
Do you have an innovative idea?
Are you looking for funding, collaboration, and mentorship? FFMI is launching the 9th cohort of the
FFMI fastPACE
course 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.
In parallel with the FFMI
fastPACE course, FFMI, in partnership with the
Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), is offering the Fall 2018
FFMI fastPACE Train-the-Trainer program.
Piloted March of 2017, FFMI
fast
PACE Train-the-Trainer offers outside institutions the opportunity to observe our experts and biomedical research teams to learn how to launch the acclaimed FFMI
fast
PACE course at their home institutions.
To learn more about FFMI fastPACE Train-the-Trainer, please join us for an informational webinar
on Friday, June 29, at 12pm. CLICK HERE to register.
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Mi-Kickstart Proposals Due August 1 - Join FFMI for A Proposal Workshop on July 9
Webinar provides help with early-stage project funding application
Applications are due Wednesday, August 1
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Mi-Kickstart Proposal Workshop
On Monday, July 9, from 12:00pm-1:00pm, FFMI will host a webinar-based working session designed to walk through the Mi-Kickstart early-stage funding award proposal and offer guidance and tips for a successful submission. This webinar will cover a proposal for a diagnostic innovation.
Participants will gain valuable insight, including:
- How to write a successful proposal with step-by-step instructions from the FFMI team
- The opportunity to view funded proposals to analyze successful strategies
- The chance to ask specific questions directly to the FFMI team of commercialization pathway experts
- Individual project-specific coaching, including the opportunity to follow up directly for additional guidance
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U-M Fast Forward GI Innovation Fund Winners
FFMI recently announced the winners of the
Fast Forward GI Innovation Fund, which targets discovery and development of future technologies to help patients suffering from gastrointestinal disease.
GI Fund Winners
Tier I Awards - $25-$50K funding projects that address a discrete milestone that is critical to the advancement of research to the point of product development
Matthew W. Ralls, M.D., Diann Brei, Ph.D. and Jonathan Luntz, Ph.D. MEND: Michigan ENdoluminal Distraction for Short Bowel Syndrome
Robert Fontana, M.D.
Development of a Prognostic Biomarker of Acute Liver Injury
Jiaqi Shi, M.D., Ph.D.
Metabolic Biomarkers in Cyst Fluid to Accurately Diagnose Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms
Peter Higgins, M.D.
Novel Kinase Inhibitors as Anti-fibrotic Drug Candidates in Crohn's Disease
Liangyou Rui, Ph.D.
Novel Treatment of NASH using Kinase Inhibitors
Tier II Awards - $75-$100K funding projects with specific milestones for proof-of-concept and later-stage translational studies
William Chey, M.D. and Eric Shah, M.D. Development of an Office-Based, Disposable Device to Screen for Dyssynergic Defecation in Constipated Patients
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Biotech Career Exploration Program Examines Career Options and Skill Building
The Biotech Career Exploration Program is designed to educate, train, and provide career exposure to many aspects of biotechnology outside of the traditional academic tenure-track faculty position. As part of the program, themed career panels offer participants an inside look at non-academic careers from experts in each area sharing advice and experiences.
To date, the career panels have focused on University Administration, Staff, and Support; Consultant/Nonprofit and Government/Other; and Small Biotech Startups.
The next panel will take place tomorrow, Friday, June 15 from 9:30am-10:30am, and will focus on large corporations.
For more information, contact
Jon Servoss, FFMI Commercialization Program Manager.
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FFMI
fastPACE Course Successfully Launches at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
FFMI
fastPACE Train-the-Trainer participants introduce FFMI biomedical innovation and commercialization course to their institution
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently held their first cohort of the
FFMI fastPACE Course after attending the U-M
FFMI fastPACE Train-the-Trainer program, offered in collaboration with the
Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research. Called Bioventures
fastPACE, the initial cohort educated 10 project teams developing novel therapeutics, medical devices, and health information technology.
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On the Road with FFMI
Connie Chang, FFMI Interim Executive Director; Debra Grega, FFMI Business Development Director; and Najoua Elbourkadi, FFMI Associate Director for Business Development attended the Bio International Convention in Boston.
Connie Chang; Brad Martin, MTRAC for Life Sciences Commercialization Program Manager; Jon Servoss, FFMI Commercialization Program Director; Visha Krishnan, FFMI Senior Business Analyst; Mike Ranella, FFMI Business Development Associate Director; and Hirak Parikh, Monroe-Brown Biomedical Seed Fund Manager attended the 2018 Precision Medicine World Conference at the U-M's Ross School of Business.
Mike Ranella traveled to Chicago for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
Visha Krishnan was in Washington, D.C., for the Digestive Disease Week conference in early June.
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Latest News from Project Teams Who Received FFMI Funding, Training, and Support
MTRAC Awardee, Helen Kales, M.D., U-M Professor of Psychiatry, is featured in an article highlighting her web-based caregiver support tool,
WeCareAdvisor.
CLICK HERE to read the full article.
Former Path of Excellence in Innovation & Entrepreneurship student,
Leo Li. M.D., is the latest FFMI Student Spotlight feature. Leo spent his Impact Semester with FFMI, working closely with the Monroe-Brown Seed Fund and the Path of Excellence in Innovation & Entrepreneurship. He will begin his anesthesiology residency at UCLA this fall. Congratulations, Leo!
The Path of Excellence in Innovation & Entrepreneurship held its 3rd Annual Student Retreat on June 9th at the Innovatrium. The retreat was an opportunity for the new M1s to meet, present, and network with the older medical students already in the Path. M1s presented their final projects and completed the last step of their Innovation Bootcamp training, which aims to prep students with the fundamental skills of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Path of Excellence in Innovation & Entrepreneurship student, Stephen John, and his team took first place at the Wayne State's Global Health Alliance Competition for their NeoVent project. Congratulations!
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