Program Accelerating Commercialization Education (PACE)

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The Biotech Career Development Program is structured to educate, train, and provide non-academic career experiences to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career scientists from life science programs.

Biotech Career Development Program

The Aikens Innovation Academy is the first time an FFMI fullPACE course is being tailored to the needs of cardiovascular innovators to support a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and biomedical technology commercialization at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center. Learn more…

Aikens Innovation Academy at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center

This annual event prepares a select group of MTRAC Innovation Hub teams for launch to market, taking the stage to pitch their innovations to the “sharks” of the investment world at the Midwest Growth Capital Symposium.

Biomedical Innovation Cup 2019

05/15/2019

Formerly known as the Early Tech Development Course, FFMI fastPACE is a 4-week biomedical innovation and commercialization course designed for the busy medical academician with an early stage project.

FFMI fastPACE

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Are you an innovator with a groundbreaking idea, but unfamiliar with the product development and entrepreneurial arenas? Whether you’re a med student, fellow, clinician, or seasoned researcher, PACE from Fast Forward Medical Innovation offers a broad spectrum of innovation and commercialization educational opportunities. PACE provides valuable mentorship and will give you a deep, real-world understanding of strategy and tactics helping you gain valuable insight into successfully translating your research to market.

Not sure where to start? Come talk to one of our team members for advice and guidance at our Biomedical Innovation Office Hours. CLICK HERE to sign up.

FIND YOUR PACE

fastpaceicon If you’re looking for a 4-week course that provides the basic knowledge and tools to initiate the innovation and commercialization process, try:

FFMI fastPACE

fullpaceicon Would your biomedical research project benefit from a 12-week structured course that provides hands-on learning and expert guidance to produce de-risked ideas for potential biomedical innovation? Check out:

FFMI fullPACE

firstpaceicon If you want to find out about one-time events such as lectures, seminars, ideation sessions, webinars, lunch ‘n learns, and more, look at:

FFMI firstPACE

FFMI PACE is made possible with support from the William Davidson Foundation and the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research

Fast Forward Medical Innovation also offers programs that can be tailored to support the specific innovation interests of medical students, departments, and even colleagues at other academic institutions.

Are you a medical student interested in learning more about the innovation process leading to new biomedical devices, diagnostics, therapeutics, health IT, service line improvements, or policy advances?

E xplore the Path of Excellence in Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Are you a cardiovascular innovator interested in an innovation and commercialization course CUSTOMIZED for the Frankel Cardiovascular Center?

Explore Aikens Innovation Academy

Are you a program planner interested in bringing the Fast Forward Medical Innovation fastPACE course and customized workshops to your institution?

Explore our Partnership Program

QUESTIONS?

Have questions about biomedical innovation at the University of Michigan? Contact Fast Forward Medical Innovation at ffmioffice@umich.edu or call (734) 615-5060.

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