Join Fast Forward Medical Innovation at this year's Researchpalooza - an event hosting dozens of exhibitors from labs and offices of the Medical School and across campus.

Be sure to stop by the Fast Forward Medical Innovation table to talk to us about U-M's wide variety of biomedical commercialization programs and funding opportunities - and stay for a fun game and prizes!

Researchpalooza is the perfect opportunity for colleagues and friends to have a great time and meet, mingle, and learn more about many of the organizations that offer their stellar services to faculty, students, and staff.

There will be ice cream, popcorn, games, and lots of giveaways - all in a new location. Plus, the Office of Research is sponsoring grand prizes such as an iPad, gift cards, and money toward travel and professional development.

Looking for feedback and input on your biomedical innovation? Join the FFMI team for Innovation Studio, virtual office hours that give life science innovators of all levels the chance to address project needs, challenges, or questions.

Participants can get individual feedback on:

The Innovation Studio is available for 30-minute consultations via Zoom every third Tuesday of the month. The next available consultation will take place Tuesday, August 16 between 2:00pm-3:30pm. Space is limited.

Questions? Email Jon Servoss, FFMI Director of Commercialization Education.

U-M has launched a search for an internationally renowned neuroscientist and academic leader to serve as the Executive Director of the Michigan Neuroscience Institute (MNI). Reporting to the Dean of the Medical School/Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, the Executive Director will provide leadership and administrative oversight of the MNI’s research initiatives, facilities, resources, and programs. Interviews are expected to occur in late September 2022.

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) creates research partnerships between undergraduate students and U-M researchers, as well as local community partners and organizations. Students engage in research and creative projects with research mentors representing all 19 colleges/schools/units at U-M.

Researchers receive research support from undergraduate research assistants. UROP pays student wages for those who are eligible through the work-study program and provides academic credit options.

Supplementary funding is available for out of pocket expenses incurred by sponsoring a UROP student(s).

For more information, contact urop.mentors@umich.edu.

The Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation at the University of Michigan announced that it has entered a research and licensing partnership with AirStrip®, the developer of an enterprise-grade platform for comprehensive medical data interoperability, analytics, and mobile virtual surveillance systems called AirStrip ONE®.

The partnership includes a strategic investment by AirStrip into the Weil Institute data science unit, as well as the translation and commercialization of early warning systems called PICTURE – the Weil Institute’s suite of analytics that leverage electronic health record (EHR) data to predict patient deterioration in general floor hospital settings.

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.