The Massey TBI Grand Challenge is a powerful funding mechanism that supports high-risk research and innovations targeting the “golden hours” of brain injury care.
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Research will provide answers to long-awaited questions about therapeutic potential and deliver proof-of-principle data to test other therapies for TBI.
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From novel devices to preclinical models, the competing teams were united in their goal of addressing gaps in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of traumatic brain injury.
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The University of Michigan’s North Campus Research Complex became a nexus for cross-discipline collaboration as innovators from across the U-M community converged for the ninth annual Massey Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Grand Challenge kickoff.
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On June 9, teams participating in the Massey TBI Grand Challenge entered the "Wolverine Den" to pitch their ideas and innovations before an expert panel of clinicians, investors, commercialization experts, and Department of Defense representatives. Up to $1 million in funding was available this year—the largest amount in Grand Challenge history!
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Three Weil Institute teams received large grants from the U.S. Department of Defense in a victory that the teams’ leaders say would not have been possible without the initial support they received through the Massey TBI Grand Challenge.
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On March 3, researchers from across the University of Michigan joined with the Weil Institute to mark the official start of the 2022 Massey TBI Grand Challenge.
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Experts say major changes are needed to address the global issue of TBI. Weil Institute member Dr. Fred Korley and Weil executive director Dr. Kevin Ward weigh in on the topic in this article on the Michigan Medicine Health Lab blog.
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