Bioengineering Partnerships with Industry (BPI)
Funds academia-industry partnerships for biomedical engineering development with sustained milestones and shared commercialization planning.
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Bioengineering Partnerships with Industry (BPI) program funds milestone-driven, targeted technological development projects that address unmet biomedical needs through strategic alliances between academic institutions and commercial partners. The active funding opportunity is PAR-24-325 (Bioengineering Partnership with Industr…
Milestone-driven technological development for unmet biomedical needs via academia–industry partnership with 5–10 year implementation horizon. Joint leadership, quantifiable milestones, and concrete deliverables required.
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