title: Supporting undergraduate biomedical entrepreneurship.
abstract: As biomedical innovations become more sophisticated and expensive to bring to market, an approach is needed to ensure the survival of the best ideas. The tactic used by Iowa State University to provide entrepreneurship opportunities for undergraduate students in biomedical areas is a model that has proven to be both distinctive and effective. Iowa State supports and fosters undergraduate student entrepreneurship efforts through the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship. This unique partnership encourages ISU faculty, researchers, and students to become involved in the world of entrepreneurship, while allowing Iowa's business communities to gain access to a wide array of available resources, skills, and information from Iowa State University.
authors.affiliation: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000191:economics* / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D016520:Entrepreneurship / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007484:Iowa; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018581:Technology Transfer; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*