Fast Forward Medical Innovation Fellowship Program

FFMI fellowship

The Fast Forward Medical Innovation Fellowship Program is a 6-12 month, part-time, action-based training program that educates U-M doctoral students and postdocs on the business elements of commercializing biomedical technologies. The program offers two tracks – Technology Commercialization and Academic-Industry Collaboration – with unique experiences to engage the participating fellows and accelerate the development of life-saving therapies, devices, software tools, and other technologies.

The fellowship program acts as a foundation on which participants can begin building a successful career path. Fellows receive one-on-one mentorship from Fast Forward Medical Innovation team members, as well as unique hands-on learning and targeted projects that will develop their strategic understanding, knowledge, and skills.

Academic-Industry Collaboration Track: The Academic-Industry Collaboration track has a focus on supporting and interacting with the FFMI Business Development team during the outreach and execution of key academic-industry agreements such as sponsored research, fee-for-service, consulting, and more.

Technology Commercialization: A partnership between FFMI and the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, the Technology Commercialization Track has a focus on assisting academic faculty and project teams with business case development for a promising innovation.

Application Deadline: Monday, February 12

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