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Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program

University of Michigan (Department of Biomedical Engineering)

AcceleratorUniversity acceleratorUniversityActive

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Program at a Glance

Program type
Accelerator
Program category
University accelerator
Organization
University of Michigan (Department of Biomedical Engineering)
Organization type
University
Location
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Company stage served
Research or idea stage
Cohort or participation model
Annual project selection cycle with milestone-gated translational funding
Investment or funding offered
Not publicly documented
Published investment terms
Non-dilutive translational project awards; amounts not published on the program site
Equity or fee model
No equity
Clinical or hospital connection
Not publicly documented
Application status
Active
Founded
2006

Public description

About the program

Established in 2006, Michigan's Coulter Translational Research Partnership funds paired engineering and clinical faculty teams to accelerate development and commercialization of medical devices, diagnostics and other biomedical product concepts addressing unmet clinical needs. Projects are selected and managed against commercialization milestones, with success measured by industry licensing or startup formation followed by investor funding. It is one of the longest-running Coulter Foundation partnerships in the country.

What the program publicly emphasizes

Focus areas and features

Medical devicesdiagnosticsbiomedical productsengineering-clinical translational research
  • Category: University accelerator
  • Program structure: Annual project selection cycle with milestone-gated translational funding
  • Published terms: Non-dilutive translational project awards; amounts not published on the program site

Publicly documented people and network

Program leadership and alumni

Program leader
Thomas Marten — Program Director

Sources

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  1. coulter.bme.umich.edu