Translational Medicine ― Tools and Techniques

Translational Medicine: Global Concepts, Tools, and Technology provides a standardized path from basic research to the clinic. This book brings together various policy and practice issues to simplify a vastly interdisciplinary field. With discussions from leaders at international biomedical institutions who have successfully implemented translational medicine techniques and tools, readers will gain an understanding for how to implement translational medicine in ways relevant to their institutions. The various hurdles including intellectual property, patents, IRBs, funding, disease modelling, clinical experimental designs are also addressed. By providing definitions, examples of concepts, and tools to assess the value of technologies and techniques, this book is the first to provide a go-to guide for specialists, administrators, and clinical researchers alike.

• Includes detailed and standardized information about the techniques and tools used in translational medicine to enable bench-to-bedside results
• Provides specific business case scenarios of international success
• Explains how to plan and improve infrastructures and capabilities while reducing cost and optimizing resources