ART: Translating Engineering Driven Health Initiatives From Idea to Impact

ART：将工程驱动的健康举措从理念转化为影响

• 批准号: 2331440
• 负责人: Jill Higginson
• 金额: $ 599.73万
• 依托单位: University of Delaware
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-01 至 2028-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2331440&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ART; Translating; Engineering; Driven; Health

Despite the high level of fundamental research productivity exhibited at the University of Delaware, the level of translational research activity remains relatively low. This Accelerating Research Translation (ART) project introduces an accelerated innovation ecosystem where unmet needs and use-defined gaps derived from relevant stakeholders and corporate partners provide inspiration. A cluster of innovators in the engineering driven health space and other applied research domains will convert use-inspired research into enabling technology with well-defined application resulting in impactful technology translation. Entrepreneurially minded individuals from across campus will benefit from training activities for education and workforce development. It is critically important that as an economic engine for Delaware state and region, the University of Delaware (UD) leverages its world-class talent for producing novel technologies with societal benefit for citizens and the nation. This project will: (1) strengthen institutional capacity for use-inspired and translational research at UD, (2) continually educate new cohorts of trainees in translational research to become entrepreneurs or seek translational research-oriented careers in public/private sectors, and (3) create and nurture a set of ART ambassadors who are change agents in a culture of innovation. A series of capacity-building activities involving the creation of critical positions in tech transfer and corporate engagement, inclusion of PTIE.org-inspired incentives in promotion and tenure policies, and streamlined processes to promote corporate partnership will be integrated with UD Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships operations. Training programs describing the internal mechanisms and support available to innovators who are interested in exploring the commercialization potential of their inventions will be rolled out in partnership with the Horn Entrepreneurship program to a diverse set of undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, staff, faculty, and visiting scholars across disciplines. This accelerated model of research translation will be demonstrated with at least two new Seed Translational Research Projects per year, with the Institute for Engineering Driven Health serving as the initial test platform. Additional hubs of entrepreneurial activity in agriculture, social sciences, or other domains will be identified and invited to participate in all ART programs. Regular interactions with mentors at Princeton University to share expertise in translational activities will also enable rich conversations about regional innovation engines. In the short term, ART activities will drive innovation and translation in the biomedical arena, while in the long term the infrastructure developed through this process will accelerate entrepreneurship and commercialization activities across multiple units at UD. Beyond the quantitative outcomes, this project will have a profound impact on the campus culture by encouraging an entrepreneurial mindset and fostering innovation excellence. This type of environment will attract like-minded students and faculty destined to improve the human condition by bringing innovations to life. This project is jointly funded by the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program within the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES/EDU).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

尽管特拉华大学的基础研究生产力水平很高，但转化研究活动的水平仍然相对较低。这个加速研究转化（ART）项目引入了一个加速创新的生态系统，在这个生态系统中，来自相关利益相关者和企业合作伙伴的未满足需求和使用定义的差距提供了灵感。在工程驱动的健康领域和其他应用研究领域的一群创新者将把以使用为灵感的研究转化为具有明确定义的应用的使能技术，从而产生有影响力的技术转化。校园内具有创业精神的个人将从教育和劳动力发展的培训活动中受益。作为特拉华州和地区的经济引擎，特拉华大学（UD）利用其世界级的人才，为公民和国家创造具有社会效益的新技术，这一点至关重要。该项目将：(1)加强特拉华大学在应用启发和转化研究方面的机构能力；(2)继续教育转化研究方面的新学员，使他们成为企业家或在公共/私营部门寻求以转化研究为导向的职业；以及(3)创建和培养一批在创新文化中充当变革推动者的ART大使。一系列能力建设活动，包括在技术转让和企业参与方面设立关键职位，在晋升和任期政策中纳入ptie.org鼓励的奖励措施，以及简化促进企业伙伴关系的程序，将与开发署经济创新和伙伴关系办公室的业务相结合。为有意探索其发明商业化潜力的创新者提供内部机制和支持的培训项目将与霍恩创业项目合作，面向不同学科的本科生和研究生、博士后研究人员、教职员工和访问学者。这种加速的研究转化模式将在每年至少两个新的种子转化研究项目中得到证明，工程驱动健康研究所将作为初始测试平台。将确定并邀请农业、社会科学或其他领域的其他创业活动中心参加所有ART计划。与普林斯顿大学的导师定期互动，分享翻译活动的专业知识，也将使关于区域创新引擎的丰富对话成为可能。从短期来看，ART活动将推动生物医学领域的创新和转化，而从长期来看，通过这一过程开发的基础设施将加速特拉华大学多个单位的创业和商业化活动。除了量化成果外，该项目还将通过鼓励创业思维和培养卓越创新，对校园文化产生深远影响。这种类型的环境将吸引志趣相投的学生和教师，他们注定要通过将创新带入生活来改善人类状况。该项目由技术、创新和伙伴关系理事会（TIP）、刺激竞争研究既定计划（EPSCoR）和STEM卓越公平司（EES/EDU）内的路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）计划共同资助。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。