biomedical engineering
October 22, 2018
Researchers in biology, neurosciences, electrical engineering and computer sciences map sea slugs’ rapid behavioral adaptations—with application to humans, robots
As 2-pound sea slugs tug and feed on bits of seaweed, researchers from ӰƵ and around the world are mapping…
September 20, 2018
The Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership between ӰƵ and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation has announced more than $1.1 million in 2018 funding and support for six biomedical technologies. The six ӰƵ projects were selected for full program…
August 29, 2018
The campus community is invited to join the Department of Biomedical Engineering for its 50th anniversary celebration at the Ford Distinguished Lecture Thursday, Sept. 6, at 3:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. Omar Ishrak, chairman and CEO of Medtronic, will present…
July 27, 2018
A team of researchers from the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) and University Hospitals were awarded a patent by the U.S. government. Led by Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical Engineering, the team was issued a patent in…
July 13, 2018
ӰƵ and Cleveland Clinic have launched a new partnership to advance research and education in biomedical engineering (BME) across greater Cleveland’s growing health innovation ecosystem. This biomedical engineering alliance capitalizes on the synergistic strengths of…
June 29, 2018
Amputees use new, naturalistic sensory device at home for daily tasks, gain greater sense of personal well-being and connection to loved ones
In the first known study of how amputees use advanced sensory-enabled prostheses outside the lab, subjects used a mechanical hand more regularly and for…
June 04, 2018
Nanoparticle technology mimics blood platelets to prevent and treat bleeding from trauma, surgery
ӰƵ and Haima Therapeutics LLC, a Cleveland-based biotechnology company, have signed a two-year option to license a hemostatic nanotechnology, called SynthoPlate, to prevent…
May 30, 2018
Researchers receive $9M NIH grant to develop infrared technology for understanding, managing the peripheral nervous system’s role in many illnesses Researchers from ӰƵ School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University and the University of Pittsburgh received a four-year, $9…
May 08, 2018
ӰƵ’s diagnostic imaging computers outperform human counterparts, but offer tools for better, less costly care The "deep learning" computers in Anant Madabhushi’s diagnostic imaging lab at ӰƵ routinely defeat their human counterparts in…
April 18, 2018
ӰƵ researchers engineer better way to insert more flexible neural implants into soft brain tissue
Brain scientists face a dilemma: Conventional wire implants are rigid and can sometimes traumatize that sensitive, vital organ; but softer materials now being tested by…