Seattle
http://www.simulab.com
About Simulab Corporation
Simulab is a market leader in the development of realistic, portable, and affordable medical simulators and surgical simulators for a wide array of educational and medical training needs. With research and development efforts focused on anatomical realism and product innovation, Simulab has contributed significant advances to the field of medical simulation, including the TraumaMan® System, an advanced trauma surgery trainer, and the CentraLineMan System, a central venous trainer. Simulab, located in Seattle, Washington, collaborates with leading educators worldwide and bringing its specialized knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to the medical model and simulation industry.
RTD Award: Phase I
Project Title: "EDGE Enhanced Surgical Skill Evaluation"
Research Partner: Blake Hannaford, professor, director of BioRobotics Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
Phase Began: 2009
Simulab, a Seattle-based developer of medical and surgical simulators, is working with the BioRobotics Laboratory at the University of Washington to commercialize UW software capable of measuring hands-on surgical skills. Simulab plans to target surgical residency programs and large hospitals for the skill-evaluating simulators, and projects the creation of 20 jobs during the next five years.
"Simulab is thrilled to continue to build upon our partnership with the University of Washington on this ground breaking project," said Christopher Toly, CEO of Simulab Corporation. "EDGE will fill a significant void for the medical education community, providing a reality-based laparoscopic trainer that provides a validated surgical skills scoring system -- nothing like it currently exists."
"During this time of historic unemployment, this partnership will spur job creation and get many back to work," state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-Seattle) said. "I commend the Washington Technology Center, Simulab Corporation, and the University of Washington for bringing public and private resources together to strengthen our economy and improve our health care system."
UW will receive $100,000 in Phase I research and technology development funding from Washington Technology Center and $20,000 from Simulab for the project titled "EDGE Enhanced Surgical Skill Evaluation."
Medical training and certification is going through a transformation in which the traditional apprenticeship model is being supplanted by a structured curriculum with well-defined milestones. Inherent in this transformation is a need for evaluation technologies that can measure hands-on surgical procedural skills. As a maker of realistic and affordable surgical simulators, Simulab is uniquely positioned to extend its specialized knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to address the surgical skills-evaluation market.
Simulab has teamed with Professor Blake Hannaford, Ph.D., director of the UW BioRobotics Laboratory, to integrate UW's expertise in surgical performance measurement with Simulab's expertise with medical simulation. The team will refine, test and implement advanced algorithms for quantitatively measuring surgical skill for the purpose of training and assessment.
"I'm excited to work with such a dynamic and creative young company as Simulab to push the frontier of surgical performance evaluation software technology," said Professor Blake Hannaford.
"This is the kind of award that highlights the importance of the Washington Technology Center grant program," said state Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson (D-Seattle). "This partnership between the UW and Simulab not only has the potential to create jobs, it has the potential to create a product that could one day save many lives."
"This funding will serve as that critical nexus between cutting-edge lab research and private sector innovation, helping to get this software to the marketplace where it can help people. This kind of strong partnership is vital not only to our region's economic future but also to the medical-technology field worldwide," said Rep. Reuven Carlyle (D-Seattle).
http://www.simulab.com
About Simulab Corporation
Simulab is a market leader in the development of realistic, portable, and affordable medical simulators and surgical simulators for a wide array of educational and medical training needs. With research and development efforts focused on anatomical realism and product innovation, Simulab has contributed significant advances to the field of medical simulation, including the TraumaMan® System, an advanced trauma surgery trainer, and the CentraLineMan System, a central venous trainer. Simulab, located in Seattle, Washington, collaborates with leading educators worldwide and bringing its specialized knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to the medical model and simulation industry.
RTD Award: Phase I
Project Title: "EDGE Enhanced Surgical Skill Evaluation"
Research Partner: Blake Hannaford, professor, director of BioRobotics Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
Phase Began: 2009
Simulab, a Seattle-based developer of medical and surgical simulators, is working with the BioRobotics Laboratory at the University of Washington to commercialize UW software capable of measuring hands-on surgical skills. Simulab plans to target surgical residency programs and large hospitals for the skill-evaluating simulators, and projects the creation of 20 jobs during the next five years.
"Simulab is thrilled to continue to build upon our partnership with the University of Washington on this ground breaking project," said Christopher Toly, CEO of Simulab Corporation. "EDGE will fill a significant void for the medical education community, providing a reality-based laparoscopic trainer that provides a validated surgical skills scoring system -- nothing like it currently exists."
"During this time of historic unemployment, this partnership will spur job creation and get many back to work," state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-Seattle) said. "I commend the Washington Technology Center, Simulab Corporation, and the University of Washington for bringing public and private resources together to strengthen our economy and improve our health care system."
UW will receive $100,000 in Phase I research and technology development funding from Washington Technology Center and $20,000 from Simulab for the project titled "EDGE Enhanced Surgical Skill Evaluation."
Medical training and certification is going through a transformation in which the traditional apprenticeship model is being supplanted by a structured curriculum with well-defined milestones. Inherent in this transformation is a need for evaluation technologies that can measure hands-on surgical procedural skills. As a maker of realistic and affordable surgical simulators, Simulab is uniquely positioned to extend its specialized knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to address the surgical skills-evaluation market.
Simulab has teamed with Professor Blake Hannaford, Ph.D., director of the UW BioRobotics Laboratory, to integrate UW's expertise in surgical performance measurement with Simulab's expertise with medical simulation. The team will refine, test and implement advanced algorithms for quantitatively measuring surgical skill for the purpose of training and assessment.
"I'm excited to work with such a dynamic and creative young company as Simulab to push the frontier of surgical performance evaluation software technology," said Professor Blake Hannaford.
"This is the kind of award that highlights the importance of the Washington Technology Center grant program," said state Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson (D-Seattle). "This partnership between the UW and Simulab not only has the potential to create jobs, it has the potential to create a product that could one day save many lives."
"This funding will serve as that critical nexus between cutting-edge lab research and private sector innovation, helping to get this software to the marketplace where it can help people. This kind of strong partnership is vital not only to our region's economic future but also to the medical-technology field worldwide," said Rep. Reuven Carlyle (D-Seattle).
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