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Barrow Innovation Center: A 5-Year Update and Future Direction
Benjamin K Hendricks1, Clinton D Morgan1, Scott T Brigeman1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
World Neurosurgery
|September 17, 2022
Summary
The Barrow Innovation Center fostered neurosurgical innovation, leading to 87 provisional patents and 27 multidisciplinary projects. Future efforts will focus on industry partnerships to commercialize more ideas.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgical innovation
- Medical technology development
- Innovation centers
Background:
- The Barrow Innovation Center was established in 2016, modeled after the history of neurosurgical innovation.
- The center aims to foster similar initiatives within the medical community.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize the accomplishments of the Barrow Innovation Center.
- To encourage the development of similar innovation centers.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective review of patent filings, project proposals, and funding from January 2016 to July 2021.
- Analysis of prior art searches, patent applications, and multidisciplinary project outcomes.
Main Results:
- 55 prior art searches, 87 provisional patents, 25 PCT applications, and 48 national stage filings.
- 27 multidisciplinary projects with academic partners, resulting in 1 startup and 2 licensed patents.
- Most ideas await commercial interest, highlighting a bottleneck in commercialization.
Conclusions:
- The center has revolutionized innovation and entrepreneurship, providing unique educational experiences for neurosurgical residents.
- Establishing commercial partnerships is crucial for advancing ideas from conception to commercialization.
- Future efforts will focus on creating industry partnerships to increase commercial exposure.
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