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Moving medical technology from idea to commercialization. Contact the Earl E. Bakken MDC with Questions, Ideas and Requests at mdcinfo@umn.edu

Accelerating medical technology from idea to commercialization.

04/08/2026

🚨IT'S OFFICIAL🚨 DMD 2026 is SOLD OUT!

We are at full capacity for our conference this year. Please email DMDconf@umn.edu with any questions or concerns.

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04/02/2026

We are officially accepting applications for the 2026-2027 cohort of the Innovation Fellows Program. Creative clinicians, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs are invited to apply by May 18, 2026.

Click the link provided in the first comment to learn more and submit an application.

04/01/2026

What are we printing? Drop your guess in the comments 👇

The Bakken Medical Devices Center is launching something fun: AnatomyU.

AnatomyU is dedicated to providing accurate anatomical models designed to train students at all levels of education and priced to match.

Learn how to order yours by clicking the link in the first comment!

02/20/2026

The Innovation Fellows Program recently hosted our friend and seasoned executive, Jan Pieter (JP) Heemels, who shared insights from his early days at venture-backed neuromodulation startups Spinal Modulation, Mainstay Medical, and Salvia BioElectronics. (JP is pictured on the left.)

Thank you, JP!

More information about the Innovation Fellows Program: https://med.umn.edu/bmdc/fellows-program

pictured left to right:
Jan Pieter (JP) Heemels
Amy Thompson
Elizabeth Bottorff
Danny Sachs
Susan Malaret
Jesse Corry
Alok Sharma

11/20/2025

Today is THE DAY! On this important day of giving, your efforts will help support all the amazing work BMDC does, such as providing prototyping facilities that supports researchers, clinicians and engineers resolve clinical needs ⚙️💪

Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gqnEMrmw

| Institute for Engineering in Medicine - University of Minnesota

11/13/2025

Give to the Max Day is next Thursday, November 20! Support the next generation of engineers 💪 Your efforts will help support all the amazing work BMDC does, such as providing prototyping facilities that supports researchers, clinicians and engineers resolve clinical needs!

Learn more here: https://med.umn.edu/bmdc/about-us/give

| Institute for Engineering in Medicine - University of Minnesota

10/31/2025

No tricks or treats here, just a Halloween story to remember 🍂 🎃

10/22/2025

Our Innovation Fellows Program is training future leaders, from physicians to entrepreneurs to engineers 💪 ⚙️

“Our fellows collaborate with University experts in needs-finding, brainstorming, and grant proposals. Fellows learn how to use a variety of prototyping tools through a series of fun exercises,” says IFP Director Danny Sachs.

Since our inaugural cohort in 2008, IFP has trained 91 fellows, with 9 new fellows joined the program in the summer. While the program’s mission is innovation training, start-up ventures have emerged from it, including companies like Stimdia Medical and Aria CV.

Read more: https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/not-if-when-next-medical-device-breakthrough-coming

09/22/2025

Last month, we celebrated Founding Director Dr. Art Erdman's 80th birthday 🥳

Over his career, he has founded BMDC at the University along with the Design of Medical Devices Conference, has filed numerous device patents and consulted for over 50 companies, has led the effort to create LINCAGES, a mechanism software design package that has been use worldwide, and has taught and mentored over a thousand students. Recently, last spring, Dr. Erdman was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

At BMDC, he started a garage band with the faculty, staff, and students that continues to hold weekly practices. At the University's Men's Crew, Dr. Erdman was named head coach for 5 years in 1973. That year, he led Minnesota lightweights to win the Canadian Henley Men's Lightweight 8+ and Minnesota participates in the inaugural Midwest Rowing Championships - VL4+ to win gold, VL8+ and Open 4- to win silver. In 2018, he was honored by Minnesota Men's Crew with the naming of an 8 person crew shell, "Dr. Art Erdman".

Thank Dr. Erdman for the impact you have made and continue to make at University of Minnesota 👏

09/18/2025

DMD paper submissions are OPEN! Don't miss out on this opportunity to present your research in front of top medtech academia and industry professionals!

Papers must fit into one of the following topics:

- Cardiovascular Devices
- Computational Modeling & Simulation
- Digital Health & Devices
- Human Factors & Wearable Devices
- Medical Device Materials & MFG Methods
- Medical Device Education & Training
- Medical Robotics
- Surgical Tools
- Advances in Medical Devices

Submit HERE: https://dmd.umn.edu/

🚨 This year, we will be hosting one evening poster session and network event.

| | Institute for Engineering in Medicine - University of Minnesota

09/16/2025

🦴 Low-Cost, High-Fidelity Spine Brace Wear-Time Sensor: Scoliosis is a problem which affects 2-3% of the world population. More here: https://med.umn.edu/education/course/teams-projects
Team Members: Youssef Barsoum, Leyman Bosat, Shaunak Mannjure, Jana Duong
Clinical Leads: Walter Truong, MD, Jonathan Sembrano MD

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09/04/2025

😬 The pressure applied to the tongue for an extended period of time, can lead to swelling, deep lacerations, or nerve injury. Learn more about the creativity of the Smart Mouth Retractor team had over the summer.

https://med.umn.edu/education/course/teams-projects
Team Members: Katie Johnsen, Adriana Tacheny, Bhavin Yedlapalli, Amil George, (not shown) Maryam Aghayeva
Clinical Lead: Ethan Bassett, MD

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Address

420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN
55455

Telephone

+16126264066

Website

https://bmdc.umn.edu/

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