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New clinical-trials studies, center signal state's growing research capacity
The College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation has embarked on its most extensive interdisciplinary initiative in its 50-year history with the formation of the Center for Healthcare Innovation & Clinical Trials (CHI&CT).
mission
The CHI&CT fosters excellence in collaboration, outreach, research, and educational (CORE) activities to support and promote clinical research that advances healthcare through innovative products, processes, and educational programs.
The Center will participate in and expedite the process of bringing healthcare products to market through clinical trials, product development partnerships and educational programs. The center is in partnership with Innovation Space, an ASU entrepreneurial joint venture with the College of Design, the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering, the W.P. Carey School of Business, and AzTE.
Innovation Space in the School of Design is a key component of the ASU Entrepreneur Initiative and its purpose is to teach students how to develop products that create market value while serving real societal needs and minimizing impacts on the environment.
The Center for Healthcare Innovation & Clinical Trials (CHI&CT) is the most recent center to be formed within the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation. The Center serves as a linchpin among biotechnical organizations, healthcare institutions and clinical researchers. Its purpose is to attract scientists and healthcare practitioners (e.g., physicians, nurses) who have innovative ideas for products to improve healthcare, but who need assistance in actualizing their ideas (i.e., idea -à design of the product -à testing the product through a clinical trial -à market). Unique to this center is the clinical trials component, which will allow gathering of solid evidence to support product use for sustained solutions in healthcare institutions.
The initiative is funded by the Kaufman Foundation “University as Entrepreneur” five-year grant to Arizona State University. Linda Mottle, MSM-HSA, RN, CCRP, clinical associate professor at the college has been named director (see sidebar bio story) of the center.
The Center for Healthcare Innovation & Clinical Trials is located in the Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Building at the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus. The collaborating ASU Colleges and programs will establish liaisons to the CHI&CT within their administrative structures.
