University of Michigan Biomedical Engineering
FAQs
Who can apply to the Program?
- Only permanent, full-time faculty in the professorial ranks (assistant, associate, full) may apply.
What is a typical budget?
- Grant budgets are typically $100,000 in direct costs for a one-year period.
What are the application criteria?
- Proposals must contain a commercialization plan.
- Each proposal must have co-PI's, at least one of whom has a significant appointment or other significant involvement with the BME Department and at least one clinical investigator from a clinical department at the University of Michigan.
- The research must relate directly to applications in health care, and the objectives of the project should include an outcome that will benefit patients.
What are some examples of desirable outcomes of the projects proposed?
- Examples of desirable outcomes include inventions, patents, improved diagnosis and treatment of disease, commercial partnerships, start-up companies and follow-on funding targeted toward these same outcomes.
What are my responsibilities as an awardee?
- Meet the objectives (including budgeted expenses) and deliverables outlined in your application.
- Prepare a detailed project plan
- Provide a broad one-year overview
- Provide project plans with quarterly milestones
- Regularly track the project
- Monthly review of project with Program Director
- Quarterly project report (IP, etc.)
- Participate in quarterly Operational Review Meetings with Oversight Committee
What can I expect from Coulter Program Staff?
- Business Development Support
- Intellectual Property advice and legal support
- Regulatory guidance
- Follow-on funding guidance
- Mentorship from Oversight Committee
Who is involved with the UM Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program?
- The UM Coulter Program is a partnership between the UM's BME Department and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation and is lead on campus by two staff members:
- Jim O'Connell, Program Director
- Anna Folsom, Program Coordinator
- The UM Oversight Committee is comprised of both executive and technical committees that oversee the Program.