1. Purpos e, B enefits , and B ME
at Fairfield Univers ity
D ou glas Lyon, P h .D .
Innovation+ C om m e rcialization = im p actfu l e ngine e ring
Bre ath taking te ch nological ad vance s are inte rs e cting
with th e m e d ical ne e d s of an aging p op u lation

2. B ME
• Le ve rage s S O E s e xte ns ive ne twork of
s tu d e nts and u nive rs itie s focu s e d on
innovation and te ch nology
e ntre p re ne u rs h ip
j growth at 72% th rou gh 201 8
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Lab or S tatis tics , O ccu p ational O u tlook
H and b ook, 201 0-1 1 E d ition

3. B ME
• G oals
– F ocu s on e ntre p re ne u rs h ip
– C onne cts s tu d e nts /acad e m ic com m u nity to re al
world com m e rcial op p ortu nitie s
– Brings acad e m ic and ind u s trial b iom e d ical
e ngine e ring com m u nitie s toge th e r
– P rom ote and s u p p ort e xp e rie ntial e d u cational
op p ortu nitie s in p rod u ct d e s ign, innovation, and
e ntre p re ne u rs h ip

4. B enefits
• m u ltid is cip linary
• F ocu s on m arke t ne e d s
• F D A and b u s ine s s
• Th e fu nd ing re volu tion
In 2006, e ngine e rs h e ld ab ou t 1 .5 m illion j s ,
ob
of wh ich , ab ou t 1 4000 we re h e ld b y
b iom e d ical e ngine e rs

5. B C I Demo
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