A visionary translational research center
CBID’s mission is to:
- Improve human health by developing medical devices that solve important clinical problems
- Educate a new generation of medical device engineers and fellows
- Facilitate technology transfer
How do we do this? We capitalize on our world-renowned strengths in biomedical engineering and medicine and our connections with clinicians and industry. Through these relationships, we bridge the gaps between education, research, clinical practice, and commercialization. We bring the products of our students’ work from the bench, to the bedside, to the marketplace and create revolutionary new products that solve complex, clinically-relevant medical problems.
The creation of the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID) is the natural next step in the evolution and growth of BME at Johns Hopkins. Harnessing the intellectual power of the school’s outstanding students and faculty and its close ties with Johns Hopkins Hospital and industry, CBID allows the BME department to double the number of student design projects it takes on each year, enhance students’ hands-on learning experiences, and encourage the culture of entrepreneurship and collaboration, and, ultimately, improve human health.
Also incorporated in the BME design curriculum is a focus on technology commercialization. Members of the student design teams interact with clinical and corporate sponsors and have experiences that promote the development of their leadership, communications, and marketing skills, thus helping to ensure our graduates’ professional success.
