Solution Manual for Financial Accounting, 11th Edition by Robert Libby, Patri...
The world has changed…and we are doing something about it!
1. “The World Has Changed…what are
we going to do about it?
BIOMEDevice
December 4 , 2013
Dale Wahlstrom
President and CEO, LifeScience Alley and the
BioBusiness Alliance of MN
20. Our Approach to Improving:
The Innovation Engine: A comprehensive
approach to improving policy, relationships
and culture among Minnesota’s public, private
and academic sectors.
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21. The Innovation Engine
- Guided by strategic plan: Destination
2025
- Available on our website
- 5+ years, multi-million dollar investment.
- Long term project to reshape culture.
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23. Tech Transfer
Partner with Mayo Clinic and University of
Minnesota on Tech Transfer reform.
- Create industry dialogues to identify
problems/solutions.
- Angel Investor Credit and refundable R&D
Credit to ease early stage capital access.
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24. Relationship building
• Dialogue with academic and private sector
researchers to build common ground.
• Training program to ease transition of people
from academic research to industry.
• Joint Fellowship with University of MN: MDC
• Joint MBA degree with the U of St. Thomas
• Bring knowledge of market need to interested
researchers to inform (not direct) decisions.
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25. Product Approval Process
Partnership with FDA on regulatory science: MDIC
- Improving underlying science in product
submission and approval
- Safe haven for industry/FDA to interact outside
of submission process.
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26. Our Industry has many Challenges
LifeScience Alley desires a systematic approach to
remove them.
- Give us feedback.
- Be involved.
- Be patient.
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