Integrating BME Design with Entrepreneurship Lance Kam Department of Biomedical Engineering Columbia University September 26, 2007

Senior Design – 2006/2007 Expanded to full year program  First term: prototyping and strategy intellectual property (w/ Technology Licensing) group dynamics business development - end of term business plan  Second term: design, analysis, design again validation regulatory compliance presentation Representatives of University Technology Licensing and outside industry volunteers involved in advising and evaluating the design teams. Independent efforts in an entrepreneurial environment.

Senior Design – 2007 Projects Bed angle controller (National Design Competition) Vein visualization system Home-based monitoring Personalized infusion system

Senior Design – Social Ventures Community weight tracking system for health monitoring in under-developed regions Placed in semi-finals of GSVC (social venture business plan competition organized by Columbia and Berkeley); socialvc.net

US - Thai Symposium on Biomedical Engineering Bangkok, December, 2005 International Program Initiatives National Biomedical Engineering Initiative for Thailand  Focus on development of academic programs  Established graduate programs in BME Chulalongkorn, Chiang Mai, KMUTT  Expanded to six university consortium- undergrad focus (2006)  Funding initiatives within Thailand  Industrial goals: regenerative medicine, medical diagnostics

Strong Foundations Science and Technology Ventures Four faculty with Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Early Career Translational Research Awards  Two have progressed into Phase 2 awards  Two have prototypes being developed through partnerships Dynamic Contrast Enhancement (DyCE your mice)

Cross-school Initiatives Technology Innovation Seminars  SEAS  Columbia College  Business School  Tech. Lic. Minor in Entrepreneurship (in development)  Social venture and incubator mechanisms Local Business Alliance and Improvement activities

Senior Design – New Cycle Continued involvement of Technology Licensing and outside industrial volunteers as advisors and evaluators Extended time for initial design phase; business plan due at end of first term Social Ventures Increased involvement with the local medical community – Neuromuscular Rehabilitation