Programs & Training

4-week hybrid course for early-stage projects

This hands-on collaborative learning experience will teach program planners how to launch the FFMI fastPACE program at their home institutions, providing biomedical faculty with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the initial process of innovation and commercialization.

Join Fast Forward Medical Innovation, in partnership with the U.S. Economic Development Administration, for a virtual event where our panel of experts from the life science investment community will provide insight on trends within the industry and reveal investment criteria considered when evaluating emerging technologies.

This webinar series designed for life science research investigators and academic innovators focuses on the various concepts and considerations critical to research commercialization and technology development.

The FFMI Innovation Studio provides expert, individual consultations with life science innovators to address project needs, challenges, or questions.

The Drug Discovery and Development Course is a 2-day, exclusive, project-based, and computer simulated approach to teaching drug discovery and development to early to mid-career U-M faculty or principal investigators.

To educate and provide career exposure to many aspects of biotechnology

Multi-week course provides hands-on learning and expert guidance

The Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate Program provides unique educational opportunities and project-based learning for University of Michigan Medical School graduate students interested in biomedical innovation and entrepreneurship Learn more…

Learn from the Fast Forward Medical Innovation and Office of Technology Transfer teams about the importance of intellectual property.

Learn from the Fast Forward Medical Innovation and Michigan Institute of Clinical & Health Research teams about the importance of FDA regulations on your medical device innovation.

Learn about “customer discovery” and why it is critical to commercializing your medical innovation.

Former FFMI fastPACE students give advice to current innovation & commercialization students about customer discovery.

Meet the Fast Forward Medical Innovation Business Development team to learn about topics surrounding industry interactions.

Browse our comprehensive library of YouTube videos covering a variety of subjects that will help you navigate the road to successful innovation and commercialization.