Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center, UMN

Welcome to the team! #BakkenMDC #UMNproud #UMNIEM

?? New faces in the BMDC last week ?? Doctors from Mayo Clinic's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative program heard from both the Current Director, Hubert Lim and Founding Director, Arthur Erdman about all the BMDC resources available to them. They were particularly excited about the VR platform and all the possible collaborations moving forward. Rena Hale #MayoClinic #UMNProud #BakkenMDC #UMNBMDC

Once a Gopher, always a Gopher! Check out the coverage from USA TODAY Sports Media Group on an exciting project with former NFL player Ben Utecht: https://bit.ly/3UPFogf/ After experiencing a terrible foot infection, Utecht was inspired to create a product so that no one would have to go through the same experience. In 2019, Utecht created a shower sock prototype alongside University of Minnesota engineering students, leading Medical School clinicians, and industry experts from the Bakken Medical Device Center. The product has now become the Shower Sock (Sole Care Rx)! #BakkenMDC #UMNIEM | #UMNproud #ShowerSock #SoleCareRX Ed Easton Jr. University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering University of Minnesota Medical School

?? Do you have an idea or new innovation that needs investor support to reach the next stage of development? The DMD2025 Emerging Medical Innovation Valuation Competition is accepting submissions now. Top submissions are invited to competition for a chance to get immediate feedback about their projects from leaders in the fields of medical technology research, engineering & development*. Learn more and submit today, https://lnkd.in/gTQkFjRX *Keep in mind, this is a public competition with finalists presenting to a large audience, submissions are not treated as confidential. IP and other sensitive information should be considered prior to submitting. #UMNproud #BakkenMDC #Innovation #engineering #development #research #MILI

A great opportunity to gain knowledge and make new connections! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gDXwNhaV #shortcourse #UMNIEM #VHL #UMNproud #Anatomy #Physiology #Cardiac

Want to change the (medtech) world? You should go work for GreaterMSP to drive the Minnesota Medtech 3.0 effort. You'll get to work with great people and organizations like Medical Alley, Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota, and even Avio!

Gopher through and through!

What happens when a NFL Player and leading medtech engineers play on the same team? Many know Ben Utecht as a Gopher and Super Bowl Champion. Recently, Utecht has added entrepreneur to his list. He’s been traveling the world as a strong advocate for hygiene health. A few years ago, he developed the Shower Sock??, creating the first prototype with Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center, UMN. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gT7FzffW #UMNIEM | #BakkenMDC Article written by Aithanh Nguyen #FootHealth #Podiatry #Podiatrist #FootInfections #FootFungus #HygieneHealth #ShowerSock #SoleCareRx

Thank you to all the students, engineers, entrepreneurs, top med tech industries, and small start-ups who visited the Innovation Zone at MD&M (Informa Markets - Engineering) last week! We love getting to showcase UMN resources and of course, sharing the magic of Goldy the Gopher with the global med tech community? Special thanks to all the other UMN departments/centers who joined us: Design of Medical Devices Conference, UMN Visible Heart? Laboratories CharFac (Characterization Facility) Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Minnesota Nano Center Minnesota Robotics Institute MIN-Corps / NSF I-Corps Great Lakes Region Hub NeuroTech Course Technological Leadership Institute, University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center, UMN #UMNIEM | #IEMatMDM #ADMMinn #InnovationZone