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Attention Undergraduate Students! Win $10,000 for Your Biomedical Innovation!

Submitted by rachel on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 12:25

BMEStart Applications Now Being Accepted!

New this year, NCIIA's BMEStart Competition recognizes undergraduate excellence in biomedical innovation. The competition is open to all undergraduate student teams at colleges and universities, and students enrolled in senior biomedical engineering capstone design courses are especially encouraged to apply.

The deadline for applications is May 14.

Click here for the competition guidelines.

Start here: A new biomedical engineering competition for undergraduates!

Submitted by dave on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 11:49

Since 2004, NCIIA has spurred innovation in biomedical engineering by organizing (with our sponsors) the BMEidea competition for university student teams.

This fall, NCIIA will launch a new BME competition for undergraduate student teams. BMEStart recognizes undergraduate excellence in biomedical innovation. Student teams will be invited to demonstrate innovations that address a medical clinical need with a clearly defined solution that can be taken to application. $10,000 is at stake for the winning team!

Applications will be accepted from November 1, 2009. Check back for updates!

BMEStart 2010

Submitted by dave on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 13:29

An award recognizing undergraduate excellence in biomedical innovation

The problem
The world needs more effective, functional and affordable technology solutions to clinical medical problems.

The opportunity
BMEStart is the first competition designed for undergraduate biomedical and bioengineering students in the United States. By generating more activity and interest in this field locally, we can stimulate the invention of medical technologies and devices that are adopted as clinical solutions.

Tell us about:

* A health-related technology
* That is invented by undergraduate students
* Which addresses a real clinical need

Prizes of $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 will be awarded to the three winners.

Entries are judged on:

technical, economic and regulatory feasibility
contribution to human health and quality of life
technological innovation
potential for commercialization

Important dates

May 14: BMEStart 2010 application deadline
May 15-July 30: Judging of entries
August: Finalists are notified
October 6-9: Awards presented to winners at the BMES Annual Meeting in Austin, TX

Guidelines

Apply!

Thank you for your interest in the first BMEStart 2010 competition!
The BMEStart competition is sponsored by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) with support from The Lemelson Foundation, in partnership with IEEE EMBS, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and the Council of Chairs of Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs.