1. BioENGINE (BioEngineering, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship) Michelle Khine UC Irvine Keywords: biomedical engineering, medical devices, design, prototyping, deliberate practice, entrepreneurship

2. Why? Need to prepare our students to be workforce ready with tangible and relevant skills Need to inspire them to change the world by understanding and addressing real-world needs FRINK QUADRANT Mad research "In the fields of observation chance favors the prepared mind.” – Pasteur

3. Beta testing: Fall 2015 100 students, 20 teams Yearlong Capstone course for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science students Symposium was June 9, 2016: 3 teams chosen to continue over the summer through BioENGINE Fellowships When?

4. UCI 352 Biomedical Companies 31,000 Sq Ft of Collaborative Venturing and Startup Energy Holistic new Private-Public model UCI: ranked by the NY Times No. 1 among U.S. universities that do the most for low-income students in College Access Index list Where?

5. Teams of Interdisciplinary Students: 5 students, 1 faculty mentor, 1 industry mentor Teams can also vet with Medical Advisory Board for the class Pick a project from ‘Most promising IP’ list or students pitch & vet project to pursue. Selected projects are developed over the course of 3 quarters. Deliverables include: Go to market strategy, identified partners /FDA strategy/ IP strategy/ reimbursement strategy, working prototype with data, manufacturability analysis, customer surveys & usability studies, submission to national collegiate competitions and SBIR grants. On staff medical device designers for consultation Most promising projects awarded funds and support to develop further over following year www.projects.uci.designwww.projects.uci.design What?

6. Documenting impact: – 3 teams are starting companies, won Bplan Competitions Scale-up: – will offer to all Engineering and Informatics and Computer Science Students Fall 2017 Challenges: – Staffing (labor intensive), Follow on funding What advice would you like from others at FOEE? – How to scale while sustain quality? How to focus disparate projects? How to get more faculty involved? Prognosis