Industrial and Practice Partnership Programs

"Uniting educators and engineers, in industry and academia, to develop the curricula and technologies that will educate future generations of bioengineers."

The VaNTH ERC seeks industrial and practice partners (IPPs) who are interested in the development of bioengineering education.  The ERC offers three levels of membership depending on the level of interest of the IPP.  Major partners participate in research, instructional module development, governance, and advisory boards of the ERC and receive access to university facilities, continuing education courses, and students for internships and other activities.  Members range from large biomedical device or pharmaceutical firms to smaller biotechnology companies and include organizations interested in electronic publishing.  Members may make special arrangements for the licensing and publishing of VaNTH materials and other intellectual property stemming from the center’s work.

Benefits of Membership
Leveraged funding of over $3M annually from four universities and the National Science Foundation Access to VaNTH organizational system for production of educational materials including methods for teaching, learning and assessment
Opportunities to influence content of basic continuing educational materials Networking with other industry members through membership on the Industrial Advisory Board
Early access to intellectual properties including enabling learning technologies Potential to use VaNTH expert faculty as an Editorial Advisory Board

 

Industrial Partners' Annual Commitments

Executive

Research

Partner

$25,000

 $15,000 $5,000


For more information about VaNTH-ERC partnership opportunities please contact:
Jerry Collins, jerry.c.collins@vanderbilt.edu, (615) 322-3003