Mark your calendars for the Dec. 15 virtual panel discussion.
As COVID-19 spread throughout Ohio and the country, the Institute for Materials Research (IMR) turned to its research community in the hopes of turning the tide.
The situation of dwindling testing supplies was critical, the need was urgent, and responses had to come quickly.
A multidisciplinary team at The Ohio State University quickly rose to the challenge, ultimately manufacturing one half million 3D-printed nasopharyngeal swabs critically needed in testing for COVID-19.
Now, Ohio State’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) is presenting on Tuesday, Dec. 15 the story of how this team formed and executed the mass production and distribution of these testing supplies. The invention team will share stories of the process in a one-hour, virtual panel discussion.
The CCTS Optimizing Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship of Biomedical Research program, in partnership with the Corporate Engagement Office and Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Office of Technology Commercialization, as part of its ongoing COVID-19 Inventor Showcase.
COVID-19 Inventor Showcase:
Accelerated Mass Manufacturing of Nasopharyngeal Swabs
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 15, noon – 1 p.m.
Invention Team:
Jay Sayre, PhD
- Director of Innovation, Institute for Materials Research (IMR)
- Assistant Vice President, Office of Research
- Research Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Fonda G. Robinson, DMD, FACP
- Associate Dean, Clinic Administration and Patient Care, College of Dentistry
Julie Amling, MHA
- Director, Supply Chain Operations, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Seth Faith, PhD
- Strategic Alliance Officer, Infectious Diseases Institute
- Executive Director, Center for Microbiome Science
Nate Ames
- Executive Director, Center for Design & Manufacturing Excellence (CDME)
Featured Campus Resources:
Jay Sayre, PhD
- Institute for Materials Research
Mary Hoffman Pancake
- NEW! Medical Modelling, Materials and Manufacturing Lab
Seth Faith, PhD
- NEW! Applied Microbiology Services Lab
Story by Mike Huson, IMR Public Relations
Contact: huson.4@osu.edu
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