Engineering Life-Changing Medicine for 50 Years
Event Date: | November 15, 2024 |
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Hosted By: | The Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering |
Time: | 10am to 4pm EST |
Location: | The Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration: 101 Foundry Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47906 |
Contact Name: | Rhonda Jones |
Contact Phone: | 765-494-3940 |
Contact Email: | rwjones@purdue.edu |
Open To: | Anyone |
Priority: | No |
School or Program: | Biomedical Engineering |
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Join us for a full day of inspiration and persistent innovation. Historical Firsts: The innovation of Biomedical Engineering has brought many firsts to Purdue: energy-efficient defibrillators, xenogeneic tissue grafts, CT reconstruction algorithms, neonatal intensive care monitoring systems, and more. Helping millions of patients worldwide.
Current Efforts and Achievements: Today we are working on medical technologies that can be worn, safely and securely; treating obesity and type 2 diabetes; improving outcomes from stroke; long-acting injectables; developing devices for pediatric patients and so much more.
Charting the Technical Future of Medicine: What are the next big healthcare challenges? Through strategic research, collaboration and partnerships, we can make giant leaps in changing the world of healthcare.