Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center, UMN

24/07/2025

🚨We're !! Make an impact and join the Bakken MDC team today as BMDC Lab Assistant and Research!

Apply here: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/psc/hrprd/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_EMP_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB_FL&Action=U

13/06/2025

☀️ Summer is finally here and we're excited to welcome all our summer interns in our Medical Device Innovation Experience for Undergraduates program!

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13/06/2025

12/06/2025

Yesterday, we attended DeviceTalks Minnesota 2025 and had the pleasure of hosting the "Helping Start-ups Start: How the University of Minnesota Helps Entrepreneurs Build a Strong Foundation" panel!

Thank you to Nathan Allen, Patricia McCracken, Ibrahim Yekinni, and Danny Sachs, Director of our Innovation Fellows Program, for joining us

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04/06/2025

We will see you there!

We're just days away from DeviceTalks Minnesota — and this is your final chance to claim a seat.

On June 11, join a select group of MedTech professionals for a one-day-only event focused on advancing innovation through candid conversations, collaborative workshops, and powerful networking.

Seats are limited by design. This is not a mega-conference — it’s a one on one experience.

Use UMINN25 for 25% off your pass and secure your spot today: https://bit.ly/4mIlyjt

01/05/2025

And that's a close on 🎉 Thank you everyone for an amazing last day, can't wait for already!!

See you tomorrow for 👋

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30/04/2025

Last day of ! Jim Southwick from GREATER MSP Partnership opened up the morning with an exciting plenary keynote on "The Minnesota MedTech 3.0 Strategy", followed by a fireside chat with Joni Ekstrum from South Dakota Biotech Association, Mudit Jain from Treo Ventures, Eddie Pauline from Ohio Life Sciences, Mickayla Rosard from Groove Capital, Chris Schad from Mayo Clinic, Frank Jaskulke from Avio Medtech Consulting, and Hubert Lim, BMDC Director!

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30/04/2025

Last day of , can't wait for today's technical session 🎉

In case you missed out on yesterday, we hosted "The Healing Nerve: Pop culture got it right" with speakers Amy Derosier from SetPoint Medical, Ziad Nahas from the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and John Osborn from the Minnesota Consortium for Autonomic Neuromodulation!

Check out today's sessions: https://bit.ly/4c5Bh7b

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29/04/2025

Started off with the Innovation Workshop led by Drs. Paul Iaizzo and William Durfee 🤖 ✨

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Visible Heart Laboratories

13/03/2025

BMDC is always proud to share our collaborative efforts to connect academia and industry! Earlier this month, Professors Masaru Ueki, Masao Matsunaga, and Atsuro Koga from とりだい病院 広報 l toured BMDC labs, working towards their national efforts to coordinate activities in Japan between industry and academia on healthcare 🥼🔬

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05/03/2025

Congratulations to BMDC Founding Director Dr. Arthur Erdman on his recent election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) 👏

Dr. Erdman was among the 128 new members, including fellow University professor Dr. Roger Ruan, elected to the NAE this year. NAE membership is one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to engineers, recognizing individuals demonstrating outstanding contributions in training, research, and engineering practice.

What motivates him? "What motivates me is my passion for improving healthcare. Even as a PhD student, I've always been interested in practical examples, applying engineering principles, and creating new engineering principles to solve real problems," say Dr. Erdman. "I continue to seek strategies to draw together groups of people with different strengths so that we can learn from each other."

Read more from our latest interview: https://bit.ly/3F346oa

28/02/2025

The Bakken Museum's Voices of Medical Alley Oral History Project is capturing the innovative spirit of Medical Alley—Minnesota’s world-leading medical device industry ⚙️🩺

Check out their feature on BMDC Founding Director Dr. Arthur Erdman and his story of how he became interested in engineering, got involved with Medical Alley, founded BMDC, and more!

Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joa2bKdM0PQ