The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently held a workshop to explore new avenues for partnering and interacting with industry. The goals of the December 16-17, 2003, workshop were to obtain input from biomedical industry representatives on (1) specific research needs or problems that could be best solved by an NIBIB-industry partnership to provide significant improvements in healthcare; and (2) ways that the NIBIB and industry can collaborate to effectively translate research results to patient care. An additional focus was to also address anticipated manpower needs.
