What is Boundless Biotech?
The Origin
The idea of Boundless BioTech was born in a high school classroom when three friends and I were discussing the education system and its limitations. We were all passionate about the concept of Biomedical Engineering and realized that access to quality education was not equal for everyone. This inspired us to come up with an organization that would break down the barriers and provide equal opportunities to all. With our combined skills and resources, we founded Boundless Biotech.
Boundless BioTech is composed of three goals:
- Improving the educational system for prospective Biomedical Engineering (BME) / Bioengineering students by compiling advanced curriculums from select universities (i.e. Johns Hopkins University)
- Offering tutoring services from current BME / Bioengineering majors to high school students, through websites such as edX and Coursera
- Access to many schools’ lectures in Biomedical Engineering
What is Boundless Biotech Planning?
We plan to work specifically with Palm Beach Lakes High School; specifically, we are going to completely rework their biotechnology program using the curriculums mentioned above. Students will attend their classes within this program every weekday, and they will be completing a variety of labs and meeting with experts in the field of biomedical engineering.
Our second goal is to improve the current equipment in schools. We want to steer students away from books and purchase improved equipment for students in select Biology and STEM classes, including BME equipment kits and computers. Current standard computers in Palm Beach County have aged and cannot run essential programs in BME, such as Python and MATLAB. Funding would be resourced to buy licenses for programs and suitable computers in bulk to give to each student in the biotech program at Palm Beach Lakes High at no charge to their families.
Seed Funding
Boundless Biotech was fortunate to receive $11,500 from the Foundation Accelerator, Philanthropy Tank, based in Jupiter, Florida, to start our program. This funding was awarded to us through a competitive grant application process, during which we presented our vision and goals for the organization. The Foundation Accelerator, Philanthropy Tank was impressed by our passion and commitment to making a positive impact in the education system and recognized the potential of Boundless Biotech to bring real change.
The Budget
Percentage allocations towards central budget for Boundless Biotech
Full Philantrophy Tank application can be found here.