Partnerships for Innovation: A Center of Excellence in Regenerative Biology

该合同授予印第安纳大学普渡大学印第安纳波利斯分校，支持以下36个月的活动。该提案是为响应创新伙伴关系计划招标（NSF 0082）而提交的。合作伙伴包括印第安纳大学普渡大学印第安纳波利斯分校；印第安纳大学;特雷霍特医疗伙伴组织中心；印第安纳大学医学院；礼来公司；印第安纳21世纪研究与技术基金；印第安纳商业现代化和技术公司。该奖项的活动包括再生生物学的创新研究；技术转让导致治疗方法的发展；培训再生生物学的工作人员。提出的创新这项创新的目标是研究再生生物学，以了解再生过程和鉴定治疗价值的蛋白质，并将技术转让给私营公司，以提供医疗保健服务。潜在的经济影响潜在的经济影响是，在未来10年里，仅合作伙伴公司就创造了大约7000个新工作岗位（其中10%将在印第安纳州），并增加了少数民族在医疗保健行业的参与。潜在的社会影响对受伤和退化组织的治疗方法的发展将对社会的医疗和健康带来超过今天已知的任何好处。该计划还包括让少数民族大力参与劳动力培训方案，随后参与预期扩大的医疗保健就业市场。

0093092 Chernoff This award is to Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0082).PartnersThe partners include Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis; Indiana University; Terre Haute Center for Medical Partner Organizations; Indiana University School of Medicine; Eli Lilly & Company; Indiana 21st Century Fund for Research and Technology; Indiana Business Modernization and Technology Corporation.Proposed ActivitiesThe activities for this award include innovative research in regenerative biology; technology transfer leading to development of therapies; training the workforce for regenerative biology.Proposed InnovationThe goals of this innovation are research on regenerative biology to understand the regeneration process and identify proteins of therapeutic value for healing, and technology transfer to private companies for healthcare delivery.Potential Economic ImpactThe potential economic impacts are creation of an estimated 7000 new jobs over the next 10 years from the partner companies alone (10% of these will be in Indiana), and increased participation of minorities in the health care industry.Potential Societal ImpactThe development of therapies for injured and degenerating tissues will have medical and health benefits to society beyond anything known today. The plan also includes strong involvement of minorities in the workforce training programs with subsequent participation in the anticipated expanded healthcare job market.