NeuroTech Harbor: Our nation's first equitech ecosystem for neuromedical technologies

总体项目总结 Neurotech Harbor的两个目标是：(目标1)加速最有前途的 神经医学解决方案，以及(目标2)通过外展和 教育，以及改善神经医学解决方案的公平性和可获得性。Neurotech Harbor(Nth)，领衔 约翰霍普金斯大学和霍华德大学将加快开发非常有希望的解决方案，以改善 为所有人提供神经健康。适用于所有人的解决方案也适用于服务不足的人，通常是少数人的代名词 组。多样化的创新者应该在第一天坐在谈判桌前，但少数族裔企业家寥寥无几。至 解决这些不平等，我们将用Equitech哲学来建设n th，这是一种信念，即 团队、领导力和观点是推动创新的力量倍增器，提供所有人都能获得的解决方案 社区。霍普金斯和霍华德律师事务所在实现这一愿景方面处于独特的地位。霍普金斯大学带来了 研究人员、著名研究中心和项目，并有翻译记录(投资30亿美元 过去7年的初创企业)。霍华德用一大批有抱负的代表不足的人来补充这一点 霍华德社区内外的少数(URM)创新者。霍华德培育了这个社区 通过早期导师，一个成功的孵化器项目，最近获得了1700万美元的赠款，创建了一个 创业中心旨在为全美的黑人企业主提供资源和支持 国家。 Nth将征求全国创新者的建议，以解决紧迫的问题。尽管这些地区 将得到广泛的支持，涵盖所有参与的NIH研究所和中心，Nth的专业知识将是 包括但专注于神经假体(皮质、脊髓、外周、视觉和听觉)、大脑机器 接口，神经传感器和设备，神经信息学，神经调节和心理健康。对于资助的 将提供项目、资源，并将由专家组成的梦之队提供指导和工具 成功地翻译成第一个人类原型。专家将从不同的指导委员会中挑选出来， 顾问委员会和顾问网络，由备受尊敬的临床医生、科学家、技术专家、 商业化专家和患者权益倡导者。为了扩大创新者之间的多样性，nth成立了 战略外联伙伴关系，进入历史上的黑人学院和大学并为少数族裔服务 全国各地的机构。我们已经创建了第n研究所，这是一个创新者领导力发展中心 培养业务发展、翻译和项目管理方面的创新者。重要的是，我们的需求 评估将遵循对所有社区公平和可获得性的原则，并将包括 未得到充分服务的利益攸关方的投入。我们的五年目标是(I)征集500多个申请，推出45个项目， 其中至少15个团队中有一名女性或URM创新者，以及(Ii)开辟一条道路来减轻 所有人的神经状况，包括未得到充分服务的人……Equitech Way。

PROJECT SUMMARY OVERALL The two aims of NeuroTech Harbor are: (AIM 1) to accelerate early development of the most promising neuromedical solutions, and (AIM 2) to increase the number of women & URM innovators through outreach and education, and to improve equity and accessibility of neuromedical solutions. NeuroTech Harbor (NTH), led by Johns Hopkins and Howard Universities, will accelerate the development of highly promising solutions to improve neurological health for all. Solutions for all means also for the underserved, often synonymous with minority groups. Diverse innovators should sit at the table on day one, but very few minority entrepreneurs exist. To address these inequities, we will build NTH with an Equitech philosophy, which is the belief that diversity of teams, leadership, and perspectives is a force multiplier to fuel innovation, producing solutions accessible to all communities. Hopkins & Howard are uniquely positioned to realize this vision. Hopkins brings a foundation of researchers, prestigious research centers, and programs and has a translation track record ($3B invested in start-ups in the last 7 years). Howard complements this with a large pipeline of aspiring under-represented minority (URM) innovators both within and outside the Howard community. Howard has nurtured this community with early-stage mentorship, a successful incubator program, and recently received a $17M grant to create a Center for Entrepreneurship aimed at building resources and support for Black business owners across the country. NTH will solicit proposals from innovators nationwide addressing pressing problems. Although the areas supported will be broad, covering all participating NIH Institutes and Centers, the expertise of NTH will be inclusive but focusing on Neuroprosthesis (cortical, spinal, peripheral, vision, and auditory), Brain Machine Interface, Neuro Sensors and Devices, Neuro Informatics, Neuromodulation, and Mental Health. For funded projects, resources will be provided, and a dream team of specialists will offer mentorship and tools to guide successful translation to first-in-human prototype. Specialists will be drawn from a diverse Steering Committee, Advisory Board, and Consultant Network, composed of highly regarded clinicians, scientists, technologists, commercialization experts, and patient advocates. To expand diversity amongst innovators, NTH has formed strategic Outreach Partnerships with access to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions across the nation. We have created an NTH Institute, a center for innovator leadership development to educate innovators in business development, translation and project management. Importantly, our needs assessments will be guided by the principles of equity and accessibility for all communities and will include the input of underserved stakeholders. Our 5-year goals are to (i) solicit over 500 applications and launch 45 projects, where at least 15 have 1 woman or URM innovator on the team, and (ii) blaze a trail to alleviate suffering from neurological conditions for all, including the underserved...the Equitech way.