University of Minnesota
Institute for Engineering in Medicine
http://iem.umn.edu/
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Welcome!

 

The Institute for Engineering in Medicine (IEM) is an interdisciplinary research organization strengthening collaborative efforts between the disciplines of engineering and biomedicine at the University of Minnesota, and fostering collaborations with medical device industry.

 

Mission

IEM strives to be a world leader in the creation and innovative application of engineering solutions to medical and health 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 care increase and the population ages, innovative and transformative approaches to managing medical conditions are needed. An important aspect of this future of health care will be the creation and application of engineering technologies in order to provide these new approaches to transform the management of various disorders 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 diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of major diseases affecting our society. Read more about our mission and vision>

Research

  • Cardiovascular Engineering Cardiovascular Engineering IEM researchers discovered effects of cell therapy in hearts with a severely abnormal heterogeneity of myocardial bioenergetics. Click the image to learn more>
  • Neuroengineering Neuroengineering IEM researchers advanced noninvasive brain-computer interface research demonstrating promise for EEG-controlled neuroprosthetics. Click the image to learn more>
  • Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering IEM researchers study cellular traction force dynamics for potential cellular therapy. Click the image to learn more>
  • Medical and Biological Imaging Medical and Biological Imaging IEM researchers mapped visual pathways and functional anatomy of the brain using high resolution functional MRI. Click the image to learn more>
  • Medical Devices Medical Devices IEM/MDC researchers developed high resolution visualization tools for virtual prototyping to speed up medical device design. Click the image to learn more>

     

News Highlights

IEM co-sponsors IEEE Life Sciences Grand Challenges Conference at National Academy of Sciences. More>

University receives $1.08 M State DEED Grant for facility expansion of IEM-affiliated Medical Devices Center. More>

IEM-affiliated research center Biopreservation Core Resource featured in Nature Magazine. More>

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