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

这一创新伙伴关系(PFI)项目，创建一个可持续的生物工程创新和转化研究网络，将通过创建一个可持续的全球大学和企业合作伙伴网络，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，从而促进生物工程的创新。两大主题是“上游创新”和“全球分布式设计”。上游创新是这样一种概念，即商业、科学、工程、法律和营销部门之间的平行、早期互动可以积极影响创新水平。上游创新将通过创建一体化的Capstone设计团队、在不同规模和成熟公司的学生实习以及有经验的企业研发人员和常驻企业家来实施。全球分布的设计涉及学生生物工程团队，通过在设有国际部门的大公司的企业实习和在11所国际大学的生物工程项目的分散团队设计经验，代表全球。因此，全球分布式设计模拟了项目设计的组成部分在现实世界中分配到最适合特定任务的单位，因为它发生在许多工业研发过程中。鉴于生物工程是科学领域增长最快的就业领域之一，提供能力为生物工程劳动力培养新人才是很重要的。该项目更广泛影响的本质来自于跨越文化鸿沟、大学的地理分离以及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，认识到这种持久的关系将存在于已形成的人与人之间的关系中，影响着来自12个国家的几代学生。人力资本流向美国的情况将得到改善，为美国公司提供有效的全球分布式设计的新途径也将得到改善。作为合作伙伴关系的一部分，国际项目中心将实现加强对其劳动力和国家生物工程经济的准备。关于上游创新和分布式设计的有效性和价值的商业案例研究将被创建并传播给其他美国和国际教育机构的学生。所有参与的96名学生都将与外国合作伙伴进行真正的智力合作。此外，代表人数不足的生物工程专业学生将参加该项目的各个方面。合作伙伴包括：IBM、Genzyme、西门子、戈尔、飞利浦、百时美施贵宝、VITAL IMAGE、Ciera、Tall Oaks Capital、露娜创新公司、微系统公司、PocketSonics和Targeson；以及五大洲的大学：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)、埃因霍温工业大学(荷兰)、Fraunhofer生物医学技术研究所(德国)、林科平大学(瑞典)、开普敦大学(南非)、北欧国立大学(阿根廷)、IIT Kanpur(印度)；加纳大学(莱贡)、霍华德大学(华盛顿特区)、汉普顿大学(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).