Tuesday, May 21
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Pizza House
618 Church Street
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Tuesday, June 18
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Pizza House
618 Church Street
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May 15 Biomedical Innovation Cup
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Join Fast Forward Medical Innovation and guest host, Kelly B. Sexton, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research - Technology Transfer
and Innovation Partnerships, for this annual event that helps prepare
Wednesday, May 15
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Marriott Eagle Crest, Auditorium 2
1275 South Huron Street
Ypsilanti
Following the Biomedical Innovation Cup competition, there will be a poster showcase highlighting
early-stage biomedical research projects from across the state of Michigan.
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Save the Date! Researchpalooza is Thursday, August 15
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Join Fast Forward Medical Innovation at this year's Researchpalooza on Thursday, August 15, from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM in the circle drive in front of Med Sci I. This is a fun event that spotlights the labs and offices here to serve you at U-M. There will be ice cream, popcorn, games, and lots of giveaways!
Be sure to stop by our table and talk to us about U-M's wide variety of biomedical commercialization programs and funding opportunities.
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Pitches for New MICHR-MCubed Diamond Program Due May 15
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Are you interested in collaborating on a translational research project? Interdisciplinary research teams who seek to answer compelling questions in the area of translational research can pitch their ideas through the MCubed Diamond Program.
Proposal pitches will be accepted through May 15, 2019. For questions about this opportunity, contact the
MICHR Pilot Grant Program.
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Commercialization Education
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10th Cohort of FFMI
fast
PACE Course Wraps Up
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FFMI recently ended the 10th cohort of the
FFMI
fast
PACE Course with a competition in which 23 teams from the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Beaumont, Michigan State, and Western Michigan pitched their projects to the class and a panel of judges. The project teams graduated from the 4-week program that is designed to provide the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the initial process of innovation and commercialization.
Congratulations to the winning project teams!
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Duo Collaborates on Patient Communication App with Help from New Aikens Innovation Academy
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Being a patient in the hospital is already difficult. Imagine trying to communicate with clinical staff when there is a language barrier or you're on a ventilator. An already challenging scenario can become even more traumatic.
Just ask Mark Burson, a recent patient in the
Frankel Cardiovascular Center (FCVC) Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) who experienced frustration with not being able to communicate effectively to the care team during his stay.
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MI-Pitch Club Offers Unique Learning Opportunity
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More than 50 people attended the April MI-Pitch Club, where five groups participated in the monthly pitch competition that brings multidisciplinary students and faculty together to solve real medical problems and compete for prizes. At this latest event, the groups were challenged to build a device that can be used at home to test and monitor Advanced Macular Degeneration (AMD) for patients already diagnosed with AMD.
The next MI-Pitch Club event is:
Tuesday, May 21
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Pizza House
618 Church Street
Food & non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Cash bar.
New! The Design Challenge Competition will begin at 5:00pm.
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Panelists from the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Offer Insight into Career Paths
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The event featured a panel discussion moderated by Najoua Elboukadi, Ph.D., FFMI Associate Director for Business Development, where panelists discussed their experiences, provided insight about their chosen career path, and offered advice about pursuing careers in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Brad Martin, Ph.D., FFMI Managing Director, moderated a panel discussion, "The Secret Sauce to Successful Pilots: Critical Lessons from Entrepreneurs and Healthcare Organizations" at the 2019 MedHealth Summit on April 18 at Ford Field.
The MedHealth Summit is an opportunity for healthcare organizations, innovators, research institutions, and investors from Southeast Michigan and Southwest Ontario to participate in custom-matched, one-on-one meetings and educational programming in order to help catalyze partnerships and support the growth of healthcare innovation businesses.
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Nominate Faculty & Staff for the 2019 Dean's Awards
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To honor the U-M Medical School’s best and brightest faculty and staff, the Office of the Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs/Dean is accepting nominations for the
2019 Dean’s Awards Program.
The deadline for nominations for
faculty awards
is May 24, and the deadline for nominations for
staff awards
is June 15. Faculty are awarded $5,000 in discretionary academic support, and staff are awarded a $1,500 prize. The winners will be announced in the summer, and they will receive their awards in the fall at the annual Dean’s Awards dinner.
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Call for Nominations! Distinguished University Innovator Award
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The U-M Office of Technology Transfer is seeking nominations for the 2019 Distinguished University Innovator Award, the University’s highest honor for faculty who have shown leadership in bringing new ideas to the marketplace.
Nominees can include a current faculty member of the tenured, tenure track, or research faculty track, or a team of up to three such faculty members.
Nominations are due on June 11, 2019.
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Connect with Genomics Experts at the 2019 BRCF Showcase
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Join the
Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF), 10X Genomics, and Illumina for a Genomics Showcase on Thursday, June 13 to explore the rapidly evolving technologies, applications, and platforms available in the genomics space, including:
- single cell analysis
- ATAQ-Seq and epigenetics, cell sorting, and coverage variance
- emerging high-throughput sequencing applications
- and more!
Speaking sessions will occur from 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM, and strolling lunch tables will be available from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM.
RSVP to reserve your lunch! For a full list of topics and speaking sessions, please visit the
event webpage.
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To better navigate the complexities of the U-M biomedical research enterprise, visit the
Research Project Lifecycle
. This interactive tool provides an overview of the resources available to you, not only within the Medical School Office of Research but also across the University of Michigan.
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Fast Forward Medical Innovation
is part of the Office of Research, where our mission is to foster an environment of innovation and efficiency that serves the U-M Medical School community and supports biomedical science from insight to impact.
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