Transcript Template for Vignettes of Global Health Engineering Design

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
BIODESIGN AND INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP
Program Sponsors:
Department of Surgery
Co-director: Paul Dale, MD
College of Engineering
Co-director: Gregg Scheller
Missouri Technology Corporation
Program Coordinator
Megan Jahnsen
Administrative Assistant
Whitney Hays
E-mail
www.MUBIODESIGN.com
Mission: Improve health care through invention and
implementation of new medical technologies through:
1. Fellowship Education
2. Faculty Collaboration
MU Biodesign and Innovation Fellowship
• First group of fellows 2007
• 3 Person Fellowship Team Selection Process
– Physician-Surgical Resident, Medical Resident
– Engineer-M.S. or higher
– Business Professional-MBA
Top Needs &
Solutions
Product
Business
Plan
www.mubiodesign.com
Unique Features of MUBIP
 Proximity Promotes Collaboration:
 Schools of Medicine, Engineering, Business, Law and Veterinary
Medicine and large tertiary hospital all on 1 campus
 “Super” Fellow
 Second Year of Fellowship Focused on Commercialization and
Product Development
 Second Tier Gains
 Faculty to Faculty
Grad student
Undergrad student
 Innovation Opportunities in Multiple Fields of Medicine
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General Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Neuro Surgery
Urology
www.mubiodesign.com
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Rehabilitation
Emergency Medicine
ICU
Dermatology
OB/GYN
Challenges
 Culture Change
 Collaboration is Contagious
 “Valley of Death” for Innovations
 Pre-Commercialization Funding
 Sustainable Funding for Program
 Become self sustaining from commercialization/grants
 Transfer of Technology from Public University
 University “owns” IP
www.mubiodesign.com
Outputs of MUBIP Fellowship 2009
200 “needs” during their clinical phase
Sixteen invention disclosures were submitted to Tech Transfer
Two provisional patents have been submitted
License Device To Industry:
 Port-less Suction Device for
Laparoscopic surgery
Create A Start Up:
Dermele Skin Care, LLC
 Nanotechnology Based Injectable
 Functional Prototype
 Tested in Animal Model
 Feasibility Study
 Discussions with Manufacturer
and Distributor
 Licensing Options Being Explored
by Second Year Fellow
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www.mubiodesign.com
Dermal Filler and Beauty Cream
Collaboration with Biological
Engineers at University of Missouri
Obtained Option to License
Technology from the University
Prototype with Preliminary Data
Created Business Plan
SBIR Phase I Application