PFI: Creating a Sustainable Network for Bioengineering Innovation and Translational Research

这个创新伙伴关系（PFI）项目，即为生物工程创新和转化研究创建一个可持续的网络，将通过创建一个可持续的全球大学和企业合作伙伴网络来加强生物工程的创新，为生物工程工作人员提供新人才的体验式教育，并改进将新的生物工程知识转化为产品和服务。两大主题是“上游创新”和“全球分布式设计”。上游创新指的是商业、科学、工程、法律和营销等组成部分之间平行的、早期的互动可以对创新水平产生积极影响。上游创新将通过创建整合的Capstone设计团队、学生在不同规模和成熟度的公司实习来实现；以及经验丰富的企业研发人员和常驻企业家。全球分布式设计涉及到全球的学生生物工程团队，通过在拥有国际分部的大公司的企业实习，以及在11所国际大学的生物工程项目的分布式团队设计经验。因此，全球分布式设计模拟了现实世界中项目设计的组件分配到最适合特定任务的单元，因为它发生在许多工业研发过程中。鉴于生物工程是科学中就业增长最快的领域之一，为生物工程工作队伍提供培养新人才的能力是很重要的。该项目的更广泛影响的本质来自于跨越文化鸿沟、大学地理隔离和生物工程公司目标的新联系。该项目将促进建立一个可持续的全球人际网络，认识到建立的人与人之间的联系将是永久性的，影响到来自12个国家的几代学生。人力资本向美国的流动和美国公司有效的全球分布式设计的新路线将得到改善。作为合作伙伴关系一部分的国际项目中心将实现其劳动力和国家生物工程经济的加强准备。将创建有关上游创新和分布式设计的有效性和价值的商业案例研究，并将其传播给其他美国和国际教育机构的学生。所有参与的96名学生都将与外国伙伴进行真正的智力合作。此外，代表性不足的生物工程专业学生将参与项目的各个方面。合作伙伴包括：IBM、Genzyme、西门子、戈尔、飞利浦、百时美施贵宝、Vital Images、Cierra、Tall Oaks Capital、Luna Innovations、Microsystems、PocketSonics和Targeson；和五大洲的大学：新加坡国立大学、帝国理工学院（伦敦）、洛桑联邦理工学院（瑞士）、理工大学（意大利米兰）、埃因霍温技术大学（荷兰）、弗劳恩霍夫生物医学技术研究所（德国）、林雪平大学（瑞典）、开普敦大学（南非）、北方国立大学（阿根廷）；印度理工学院坎普尔（印度）；加纳大学（莱贡），霍华德大学（HBCU）（华盛顿特区），汉普顿大学（HBCU）（汉普顿，弗吉尼亚州）和老道明大学（诺福克，弗吉尼亚州）。

This Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) project, Creating a Sustainable Network for Bioengineering Innovation and Translational Research, will enhance innovation in bioengineering by creating a sustainable global network of university and corporate partners for the experiential education of new talent for the bioengineering workforce and improved translation of new bioengineering knowledge to products and services. The two major themes are "upstream innovation" and "globally distributed design." Upstream innovation is the concept that parallel, early interaction between business, scientific, engineering, legal, and marketing components can positively impact the level of innovation. Upstream innovation would be implemented by the creation of integrated Capstone Design teams, student internships at companies of varying size and maturity; and experienced corporate R&D people and entrepreneurs in residence. Globally distributed design involves student bioengineering teams represented globally through corporate internships in large corporations with international divisions and in distributed team design experiences with bioengineering programs at eleven international universities. Globally distributed design, therefore, simulates the real-world allocation of the components of project design to the units best suited to particular tasks as it occurs in many industrial R&D processes.Given that bioengineering is one of the most rapidly growing employment fields in science, it is important to provide the capability to prepare new talent for the bioengineering workforce. The essence of the broader impact of the project derives from new linkages that cross cultural divides, geographical separation of universities, and corporate goals in bioengineering. This project will facilitate the creation of a sustainable global network of people, recognizing that the permanence will reside in the person-to-person ties that are forged, affecting generations of students from 12 countries. The flow of human capital to the U.S. and new routes for U.S. companies for effective globally distributed design will be improved. The international program hubs that are part of the partnership will realize enhanced preparation of their workforce and their nation's bioengineering economies. Business case studies on the effectiveness and value of upstream innovation and distributed design will be created and disseminated to students at other U.S. and international educational institutions. All of the 96 students involved will be engaged in a true intellectual collaboration with a foreign partner. In addition, underrepresented bioengineering students will participate in all aspects of the program.Partners. Partners include corporations: IBM, Genzyme, Siemens, Gore, Philips, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Vital Images, Cierra , Tall Oaks Capital, Luna Innovations, Microsystems, PocketSonics, and Targeson; and universities on five continents: National University of Singapore, Imperial College (London), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland), Polytechnic University (Milan, Italy), Technical University of Eindhoven (The Netherlands), Fraunhofer Institut of Biomedical Technology (Germany), Linkoping University (Sweden), University of Cape Town (South Africa), Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (Argentina); IIT Kanpur (India); University of Ghana (Legon), Howard University (HBCU)(Washington, DC), Hampton University (HBCU)(Hampton, VA), and Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA).