Support for a project advancing organizational goals in the “post-pandemic” period. This grant, awarded under the Foundation’s arts-and-culture Initiative for Financial and Creative Health, will involve close examination of the organization’s capitalization strategies.

Support for creation of a new inter-institutional division, the Division of Medical Engineering (DME) in collaboration with Mayo Clinic Arizona. This new division will foster a best-in-class learning and innovation ecosystem where faculty, clinical staff, and students collaborate to solve real-world clinical problems.

Flinn Foundation grant funds will be matched by funding from ASU and Mayo to accelerate development of the DME, supporting hires of key administrative personnel and faculty to establish the division and launch new graduate education programs, including an immersive Biomedical Technology Innovation and Design master’s degree program.

Support for a project, in partnership with Mayo Clinic Arizona, to develop a new generation of endoscopic tattoo inks that demonstrate precise spot sizes, minimal inflammation, high retention and low loss from target tissue (e.g. colon), and possess the capability of visualization by multiple clinical imaging technologies, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This follow-on grant, providing $100,000 of continuing support after progress under an initial $100,000 grant over 18 months, is awarded under the Flinn Foundation Translational Research Seed Grant Initiative to support research collaborations between basic scientists and clinical researchers.

Scholarship awards for members of the Flinn Scholars Class of 2023.

Support for planning, oversight, and presentation of academic group seminars in Finland and Greece, and for participation by individual Flinn Scholars in the program.