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About CMI

OUR IMPACT

216

NO. OF STUDENTS TRAINED

81

NO. OF PROJECTS FUNDED

$1.56M

TOTAL MONEY INVESTED

95%

GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATE

EDUCATION

Since 2013, the CMI Medical Product Engineering program has graduated 216 students, of whom 185 have earned the MS in Bioengineering—Medical Product Engineering degree, and 31 have earned the Certificate in Medical Product Innovation from the Department of Bioengineering.

EARLY STAGE RESEARCH

Since 2012, 375 project teams have applied for CMI early-stage seed grants and 81 have received awards up to $25,000 for a total of over $1.56M invested. Hundreds of collaborations between engineers and clinicians have resulted. At least half of the projects have resulted in significant intellectual property. Ten projects are currently moving into commercialization phases funded by industry licensees, SBIR grants, and other resources from the investment community.

MISSION

The CMI mission is to foster collaborations among engineers, clinicians, students, industry and others interested in advancing the translation of innovative biomedical technologies toward commercial realization.