New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Nat Biotechnol. 2023 Mar;41(3):429-431. doi: 10.1038/s41587-023-01701-2.
Increasing numbers of biomedical doctoral graduates enter the biotechnology and industry workforce, though most lack training in business concepts and entrepreneurship. Early-stage researchers can greatly benefit from education and skills development in venture creation and commercialization of discoveries. With support from NIDDK and NCATS, the Biomedical Entrepreneurship Educational Program (BEEP) was developed to fill the science of translation and innovation knowledge gap. Results of a 2 year post BEEP survey revealed that 70% of participants were either planning to form a biomedical startup, create a new drug, or bring a new medical device to market. 94% of participants indicated that the program was relevant to biomedical entrepreneurs at all career stages. The data show longer term success measures of BEEP and highlight the need to integrate such programs into standard biomedical curricula as well as enhance interdisciplinary collaborations.
越来越多的生物医学博士毕业生进入生物技术和工业领域，但他们大多缺乏商业概念和创业方面的培训。早期研究人员可以从创业教育和技能发展中极大地受益，包括发现的商业化。在 NIDDK 和 NCATS 的支持下，开发了生物医学创业教育计划（BEEP），以填补科学转化和创新知识的空白。BEEP 项目结束后两年的调查结果显示，70%的参与者计划成立生物医学初创公司、开发新药或推出新的医疗设备。94%的参与者表示该项目与所有职业阶段的生物医学企业家都相关。这些数据显示了 BEEP 的长期成功措施，并强调需要将此类项目纳入标准的生物医学课程中，并加强跨学科合作。
