Each year, OCTRI awards pilot project funding to exceptional clinical and translational research projects and works with strategic partners to leverage these resources across OHSU.

Biomedical Innovation Program Awardees

The Biomedical Innovation Program (BIP) is designed to accelerate the movement of healthcare technologies from academia to the marketplace. In 2019, OCTRI will fund collaborative, innovative pilot projects that address significant health problems. The BIP is a partnership between OCTRI and the OHSU Office of Technology Transfer & Business Development (TTBD), and receives additional funding from GE Healthcare, Welch-Allyn, and the OHSU Foundation. 

Track 1: Device, Diagnostic, & Software

Young Hwan Chang & Christopher Corless

paradigmSHIFT: Speedy Histopathological-to-Immunofluorescent Translation of Clinical Images Through Deep Learning

Michael Chiang

Optimization of the i-ROP DL System for Commercial Development

Mark Engelstad

Software Applications with Medical Knowledge Can Improve Health Care Education

Leo Han

Development of a Rapid Bedside Test to Detect the Presence of a Copper-IUD