Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in
           Biomedical Engineering Education

About the Forum

See a current list of attendees.

The forum has been designed to facilitate the exchange of information between programs in Biomedical Engineering Education at the premier centers of higher education throughout the United States.

Goals:

1) Review the initial experience of different university programs involved in innovation, design, technology transfer and entrepreneurship in biomedical engineering
2) Discuss objectives, challenges, and opportunities for further development of these programs – including industry and academic perspectives.
3) Explore the potential for sharing resources and creating community- wide tools (e.g., data base, web portal, etc).

Forum Elements will include:

- Snapshot reviews of design & innovation programs, curricula
- Comparison of approaches to technology transfer and entrepreneurship
- Industry experts opinions: priorities for biomedical engineering education
- Discussion of funding strategies
- Brainstorming: possible shared resources

Participating Universities

Arizona State University
Case Western Reserve
Florida International University
John Hopkins University
Georgia Tech
Marquette University
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
Northwestern University
Univeristy of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
Stanford University
University of Utah
Vanderbilt University
University of Virginia
University of Washington
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

Other Participating Organizations

Abbott Vascular
DeNovo Ventures
Fogarty Engineering
Medtronic Corporation
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
Whitaker Foundation

Hosted by Stanford University Biodesign Program