The Division of Biomedical Technology National Center for Research Resources

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The Division of Biomedical TechnologyNational
Center for Research Resources
Biomedical Technology Resource Centers National
Advisory Research Resources Council May 18, 2006
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Division of Biomedical Technology
Mission
to support research to discover, create, and
develop innovative technologies and to provide
access to these technologies to the biomedical
research community.
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Technology Areas

• Information Technology
• Computation Simulation
• Data Treatment
• Optical/Spectroscopic Technology
• Imaging Technology
• Technology for Structural Biology
• Technology for Systems Biology

National Center for Advanced MR Technology,
Stanford University
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Biomedical Technology Program Areas

• Biomedical Technology Resource Centers Grants
  (P41)
• Research Center Grants (U24, U54, P20)
• Research Project Grants (R01, R21, R21/33)
• SBIR (R43, R44) and STTR (R41, R42) Grants
• Shared Instrumentation Grants (S10)

Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, UCLA
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Biomedical Technology Resource Center

• Cutting-edge innovation in technology
• Often one-of-a-kind, scarce, or expensive
• Accessible and responsive
• Multidisciplinary and collaborative

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Portfolio Profile
Division of Biomedical Technology
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Elements of a P41 BTRC
Driving Collaborations
Service
Core Technology Development
Training
Dissemination
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P41 BTRC Awards 1970-2005
Total N 188 Ave Length 11.7 yrs Med Length
10 yrs
of Awards
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P41 BTRC Leveraging
Total 700M
Millions
2004 Data from 46 Centers
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Geographical Distribution of BTRCs P41
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Number of Investigators Accessing BTRCs in 2005
United States 4,260Foreign 660Total 4,920
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Number of BTRCs vs. Total Dollars Awarded
Number of BTRCs
Total DollarsAwarded in Millions
1990
1995
2000
2005
NIBIB tfr
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Average Dollars Awarded
1990
1995
2000
2005
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Publications
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History of NCRR/Biomedical Technology
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Examples of BTRC P41 Technological Breakthroughs
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Examples of BTRC P41 Technological Breakthroughs
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BIRN(P41s M01s)
P41s MIT Wash U
P41 Columbia Univ

• Nature 440, 23 March 2006