The Johns Hopkins University Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design (CBID) and Jhpiego invite you to take part in a weekend design challenge to focus on the prevention of mosquito bites in an effort to reduce the spread of Zika. Despite significant efforts and technological advancements, mosquitoes continue to pose considerable public health problems across(...)
Innovation
IDAMS: A New Program for DOM Faculty from InCMed and Carey School
Posted by | Education, Research, Vice Chair ContributorsInitial Discovery Assessment and Market Scan (IDAMS) is a program co-sponsored by the Carey Business School and the Department of Medicine’s InCMed program to assist the department’s investigators in assessing their scientific ideas for potential commercialization. Investigators who would like to know if their discoveries might be commercializable are paired with a team of MBA(...)
New Healthcare Design Competition
Posted by | EducationFor more information, visit: cbid.bme.jhu.edu or email cbid@jhi.edu
Off the Grid: The Innovation Ecosystem at Johns Hopkins
Posted by | Education, Research, Vice Chair ContributorsMany have said that we need a map of the innovation environment at Johns Hopkins. The request is based on a laudable goal—to educate faculty about their institutional resources. But in my opinion, a map is not the right tool. Innovation, by its very nature, is changing constantly. A road is paved as each new(...)
Innovation and Commercialization in Medicine: on DOM InCMed
Posted by | Education, Research, Vice Chair ContributorsThe word “innovation” appears almost everywhere. According to Google’s ngram word use database, the word overtook “invention” around 1970. Now, almost 50 years later, the word is used as a noun, verb and adjective- frequently as a buzzword in entrepreneurial circles. Last year, our DOM leadership assigned two vice chairs of “Innovation and Commercialization.” We(...)
Marr awarded Rustgi Family Fund grant
Posted by | CongratulationsKieren Marr, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and associate vice chair for innovation and commercialization, along with Supirya Munshaw from the Carey Business School, was recently awarded a $2,500 Rustgi Fund grant for their study “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Medical Research.” The Rustgi Family Fund in Entrepreneurship was established in honor of Motil(...)
Fall Healthcare Innovation Showcase & Shark Tank
Posted by | CMEFor more information, see the event posters below: To register, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cbid-fall-healthcare-innovation-showcase-shark-tank-tickets-18654179152