Frontiers of Inhalation Technologies in
Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Medicine
For four weeks in July, the CIMIT Forum Summer Education Series offers attendees the opportunity to build an understanding of a new or important clinical or technical area. This upcoming series will focus on Inhalation Technology and will be held at the MIT McGovern Center,
July 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM each Tuesday.
July 7 Topic: Inhalation Technology Fundamentals
» Systemic Delivery of Proteins via the Lungs:
Setbacks and Advances
» Design Factors Influencing Aerosol Delivery
by Pharmaceutical Inhalers
Listen to a podcast about the Summer Education Series and the
Inhalation Technology program.
Open to the public. » More information.
CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare Announcement:
$150,000 Engineering Prize awarded to CollaboRhythm Team.
CIMIT Prize competition recognizes student research using novel technologies to address major diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in primary healthcare.
6.25.09: CIMIT has announced the winners of the first CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare. This new nation-wide annual competition is designed to encourage graduate and undergraduate engineering students to develop creative technological solutions that have potential to enhance the delivery of care at the frontlines of medicine. Each year for the next 5 years, CIMIT will provide $400,000 in prizes to the best of projects.
The 2009 CIMIT Prizes have been awarded to student teams at four universities: University of California, Berkeley; Columbia University; MIT and Princeton. The four winning projects were selected from the ten finalists chosen last February from a field of 78 proposals.
CIMIT Innovation Congress 2009
Accelerating Healthcare Solutions
Through Technology
October 27 - 28, 2009
The CIMIT Innovation Congress is the premier event catalyzing innovations in medical device technology. It's the only place where academia, government, industry, and the military convene to learn and network with national leaders who are shaping tomorrow's healthcare solutions. Learn more.
» Register online now to attend.
» Learn more about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities.
» Now accepting abstracts -enter the Poster Competition.
Guiding Science for Humanity
CIMIT Global Health Initiative Program Leader Kristian Olson honored with President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and others in Scientific American Honor Roll
Scientific American has honored Dr. Kristian Olson, Program Leader for the CIMIT Global Health Initiative, with inclusion in the Scientific American 10 honor roll. This award recognizes ten individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and accomplishment in applying new technologies and biomedical discoveries for the benefit of humanity.
Read more.
» Scientific American: Scientific American 10 - Guiding Science for Humanity
CIMIT Video: Dr. Rajiv Gupta on Robopsy
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Inhalation Technology
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CIMIT Hosting Poster Competition at Innovation Congress 2009
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