{"71376":{"#nid":"71376","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech and St. Joseph\u0027s Announce Unique Collaboration","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn an innovative collaboration, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Saint Joseph\u0027s Health System  and Saint Joseph\u0027s Translational Research Institute (SJTRI), a division of Saint Joseph\u0027s Health System, have signed agreements designed to move new treatments, therapies and products into clinical use with patients more rapidly.  The agreements call for the $18.5 million relocation and expansion of the SJTRI research facilities to Technology Enterprise Park (TEP), a new bio-business park located adjacent to the Georgia Tech campus, and collaboration between physicians and researchers at Saint Joseph\u0027s Hospital and Georgia Tech faculty and students. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The greatest roadblock to getting new therapies or devices from the research lab to patients has been the silo approach to research,\u0022 says Nicolas Chronos, MD, president of the Saint Joseph\u0027s Translational Research Institute.  \u0022This relationship between Saint Joseph\u0027s and Georgia Tech brings all the forces together - clinicians, patient care, biotechnology, bioengineering, bioscience and entrepreneurial business -- for cross collaboration and innovation that will move the process ahead much faster for the benefit of patient care.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPhase one, the expanded SJTRI facility in Technology Enterprise Park (TEP), is 32,000 square feet and includes catheterization labs, expanded vascular physiology lab, surgical suites, and additional research capabilities.  Georgia Tech researchers will have access to the research facility for clinical trial activities.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Collaboration between the engineer\/scientist and clinicians is key to new discoveries, so we welcome this opportunity to collaborate with Saint Joseph\u0027s to help accelerate the development and application of advances being made across a broad range of medical specialties,\u0022 said Mark Allen, Senior Vice Provost of Research and Innovation at Georgia Tech.  \u0022Working with the physicians and researchers of Saint Joseph\u0027s will give our faculty and students new opportunities to combine what they learn in our classrooms and research laboratories with clinical experience.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPhase one of the new facility is expected to be completed by early 2009.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n          \u0022We\u0027re committing $18.5 million to this expansion to bring our patients potentially life-saving treatments, procedures and products faster,\u0022 says Kirk Wilson, president and CEO of Saint Joseph\u0027s Health System.  \u0022This affiliation with Georgia Tech puts Saint Joseph\u0027s Translational Research Institute and Saint Joseph\u0027s Hospital at the forefront of this very exciting period in health care.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe collaborative agreements include reciprocal faculty and research appointments for Saint Joseph\u0027s clinicians and Georgia Tech academic faculty. Initial areas of scientific collaboration include:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOrthopaedics:\u003C\/strong\u003E Georgia Tech currently hosts the nation\u0027s first Master\u0027s degree program in prosthetics and orthotics and conducts extensive research in the development of advanced devices to serve a growing population of users. Saint Joseph\u0027s Hospital offers access to the most active joint replacement and spine care program in Atlanta and the most advanced surgical procedures, including minimally-invasive and robotic-assisted partial knee replacements.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBioengineering:  SJTRI is currently conducting pre-clinical work in tissue engineering for replacement cardiac valves and vessels that are constructed from living cells which are durable, regenerative and above all, able to grow with a pediatric patient.  Georgia Tech bioengineers are working to create a prototype valve for preclinical trials and, ultimately, clinical trials.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECardiovascular Surgery\/Cardiology\u003C\/strong\u003E: Working with Saint Joseph\u0027s Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Robotics, Georgia Tech and Saint Joseph\u0027s are looking at engineering and computing solutions for surgical techniques and instruments that further reduce trauma to the body and improve patients\u0027 recovery and experience.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGenomics, Systems Biology and Infomatics: Georgia Tech has assembled one the nation\u0027s most sophisticated genomics programs focused on analyzing complex gene expression patterns in disease cell types with the goal of developing new diagnostics, targeted treatments and therapies in the areas such as cancer and cardiovascular care.  Through their extensive clinical work, Saint Joseph\u0027s physicians and scientists will effectively partner with this new technology to address pressing clinical needs for new approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of disease.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E: Georgia Tech\u0027s leadership in microfabrication and nanotechnology, combined with Saint Joseph\u0027s clinical and genomics interest, opens the door for development of nanomedicine applications including development of nanoscale particles\/molecules used in the treatment of disease for unique medical effects; development of self-assembling particles or other types of nanomaterial that improve the mechanical properties and biocompatibility of biomaterials for medical implants; development of particles\/materials that improve electrode surfaces and biocompatibility (active implants), as well as in vivo imaging using contrast agents, particularly for MRI and ultrasound for improved contrast and favorable biodistribution; and in vitro diagnostics using novel sensor concepts based on nanotubes, nanowires and cantilevers.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobotics and Surgical Education \u003C\/strong\u003E: Surgical training and education will be most cost-effective and accessible via simulation and remote learning.  As a leader in simulation technology, Georgia Tech and Saint Joseph\u0027s are on the forefront of providing this state of the art education experience for physicians from around the world on new technology, including robotics.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFacilities Design and Process Improvement\u003C\/strong\u003E: Close collaboration between Saint Joseph\u0027s Hospital and Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering and the College of Architecture offers students and hospital designers opportunities to develop facilities based upon advanced electronic medical records management, improved processes and user-friendly environments.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Saint Joseph\u0027s - \u003C\/strong\u003ESaint Joseph\u0027s, the regions premier provider of cardiac and vascular services and recognized as one of the 50 top hospitals in the country, is Atlanta\u0027s oldest hospital.  Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1880, today Saint Joseph\u0027s is a 410-bed, acute-care hospital recognized as one of the leading specialty-referral hospitals in the Southeast and is a part of Saint Joseph\u0027s Health System which also includes the Saint Joseph\u0027s Translational Research Institute (SJTRI).  As a leader in cardiac, neurologic, vascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, orthopaedic and cancer care, among others, Saint Joseph\u0027s offers its patients the latest procedures and treatments by providing its medical staff of more than 750 physicians with research services and the most advanced technology available.  In addition to serving the metro-Atlanta area, patients come from all over Georgia, nearby states and internationally because of Saint Joseph\u0027s specialized services, excellent reputation and unique patient experience.  Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Joseph\u0027s is a member of Catholic Health East. For more information, visit the website at \u003Ca href=\u0027www.saintjosephsatlanta.org\u0027\u003Ewww.saintjosephsatlanta.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Biotech innovation and translational research move novel treatments to patients faster."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"In an innovative collaboration, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Saint Joseph\u0027s Health System  and Saint Joseph\u0027s Translational Research Institute (SJTRI), a division of Saint Joseph\u0027s Health System, have signed agreements designed to move new treatments, therapies and products into clinical use with patients more rapidly.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Unique collaboration to improve patient care"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2008-03-14 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:18","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71377":{"id":"71377","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449177367","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:07","changed":"1475894634","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:54"}},"media_ids":["71377"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.saintjosephsatlanta.org\/","title":"Saint Joseph\\\u0027s"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.technologyenterprisepark.com\/","title":"Technology Enterprise Park"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"292","name":"Biotech"},{"id":"246","name":"Georgia Institute of Technology"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"398","name":"health"},{"id":"1129","name":"healthcare"},{"id":"2174","name":"Patient"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"170801","name":"St. Joe\u0027s"},{"id":"170802","name":"St. Joseph\u0027s"},{"id":"623","name":"Technology"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}