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The Institute for Engineering in Medicine is an interdisciplinary research organization strengthening efforts between the disciplines of engineering and medicine at the University of Minnesota, and seeks to provide solutions and collaborative opportunities to the regional medical device industry.
Mayo Memorial Building, home to IEM
Over the last seven years, we've invested over $5.0 million in 90+ health engineering research projects across a multitude of disciplines. We're always interested in new collaborations. Are you interested in any of the following?
In addition to research activities, we serve the educational needs of the corporate biomedical community in the area of engineering in medicine. We organize and support numerous educational offerings, and offer opportunities through the year for personal and professional development.
Providing engineering solutions to medical problems
The Institute for Engineering in Medicine strives to be a world leader in the innovative application of engineering to medical problems. For the future of health care it is essential that patients be cared for in a high quality, safe, and effective manner at a cost that the nation can manage. As the costs of health case increase and the population ages, fundamentally new and different approaches to managing medical conditions are needed. An important aspect of this future of health care will be the application of engineering technologies in order to provide these new approaches to managing illnesses faster, less expensively, safer, and with fewer side effects. It is essential to develop comprehensive programs to combine these spectacular engineering advances with disease and medical knowledge and apply them to the prevention and treatment of disease.
The University of Minnesota's Institute for Engineering in Medicine combines and integrates expertise in engineering technology, basic sciences, biological and medical sciences, and the social aspects of health care. This exceptional organization addresses the future needs of health care and develops and applies technology to meet the needs and improve health for patients. The position of this Institute within the University — with the University's strong relationship with the Minnesota state government and support of the public and in the midst of the world's major medical device industry —provides an outstanding environment for the application of the Institute's innovation into clinical practice and patient care. The Institute is positioned to identify engineering solutions to a wide variety of health issues and has the unique ability to take the innovations through the entire process from basic scientific discovery, to translational research, initial patient care research, commecrialization, and wide spread application.
The Institute for Engineering in Medicine is truly
where medicine meets technology for tomorrow's innovation.
