Colorado AMC REACH Hub

摘要/摘要 本项目的目标是提高生物医学学术论文翻译的速度和成功率 发现改善人类健康的产品。为了实现这一目标，我们建议建立一个研究机构 科罗拉多大学安舒茨医学院的评估和商业化中心(科罗拉多州REACH) 校园(CU Anschutz)，它将建立结合行业专业知识、指导和技能的编程 发展，以及获得资金和相关资源，以指导发明者从构思到证明 从概念研究到产品开发的早期阶段。 科罗拉多州REACH枢纽旨在实现FOA(RFA-OD-19-014)的目标，但为 利用CU Anschutz的现有资产，满足其特定需求。这所大学，有1000多名活跃人员 研究实验室，提供各种技术的强大管道和所需的科学基础设施 翻译研究。科罗拉多州REACH枢纽将建立在先前存在的类似REACH的结构之上，这些结构 纳入行业指导，依赖并提供必要的资金、教育和机会 到业务和产品开发专业知识，以弥合创新的科学想法和 集市。REACH中心有三个主要目标：(1)确定最有前途的技术并提供 为产品定义研究提供资金，(2)促进选定产品的商业化，使 技术开发资源和促进形成强大的衍生公司，以及(3)扩大 为利益相关者提供教育、体验和网络机会。 科罗拉多州REACH枢纽不仅将鼓励和促进创新，而且本身将包括创新 特点：1)创新的治理结构，将三个主要目标结合起来，避免孤岛；2)a) 以地理为重点的计划，以加快运营并最大限度地影响当地生态系统，但 建立与想法国家分享资源和经验教训的方式；3)积极主动，而不是被动地 教育方法；4)需要早期互动的有指导的技术开发资助计划 科学家、技术转移人员和行业顾问之间的合作；以及5)强调改善学术界- 通过增进相互了解、确保强大的技术和响应能力来建立行业关系 以满足行业需求。机构和地区对科罗拉多州REACH枢纽的承诺从以下方面可见一斑 配套资金和众多支持信。

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The goal of this project is to increase the speed and success rate of translating biomedical academic discoveries into products improving human health. To achieve this, we propose establishing a research evaluation and commercialization hub (Colorado REACH) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz), which will build programming that incorporates industry expertise, mentorship, skills development, and access to funding and relevant resources to guide inventors from ideation through proof-of- concept studies to early stages of product development. The Colorado REACH hub is designed to fulfill the goals of the FOA (RFA-OD- 19-014), but is tailored to leverage CU Anschutz’s existing assets and meet its specific needs. The university, with over 1000 active research labs, provides a robust pipeline of diverse technologies and the scientific infrastructure required for translational research. The Colorado REACH hub will build upon pre-existing REACH-like structures that incorporate industry mentorship, and which rely on and provide the necessary funding, education, and access to business and product development expertise to bridge the gap between innovative scientific ideas and the marketplace. The REACH Hub has three major aims: (1) identify the most promising technologies and provide funding for product definition studies, (2) promote commercialization of selected products, enable access to technology development resources and facilitate formation of strong spinout companies, and (3) expand educational, experiential, and networking opportunities for stakeholders. The Colorado REACH hub will not only encourage and facilitate innovation, but itself will include innovative characteristics: 1) an innovative governance structure to integrate the three main goals and avoid silos; 2) a geographically focused program to expedite operations and maximize impact on the local ecosystem, but building in ways to share resources and lessons learned with IDeA states; 3) a proactive, rather than passive, approach to education; 4) a mentored technology development grant program that requires early interactions between scientists, tech transfer staff, and industry consultants; and 5) an emphasis on improving academia- industry relationships by increasing mutual understanding, ensuring robust technologies, and being responsive to industry needs. Institutional and regional commitment to the Colorado REACH Hub is evident from the matching funds and numerous letters of support.