BU Biomedical Engineering and the BU Clinical and Translational Science Institute are pleased to announce a renewed phase of our collaborative program, the Bridge BUilders Initiative. The Initiative is designed to accelerate the development of clinician-inspired medical device innovations by partnering with a team with expertise in engineering design and product development.
Bridge BUilders invites physicians, dental clinicians, and other members of the BU Medical Campus to submit short (one page or less) descriptions of a medical device clinical challenge. These descriptions can be an early product idea or a project that is already underway that could benefit from a team of graduate biomedical engineers, who will work part-time under your clinical guidance while they complete their Masters' Graduate studies at the BU College of Engineering. Past projects included: a neonatal monitoring system, a robotic retraction system, and a transseptal needle deployment system; project outcomes range from initial engineering development to IRB protocol preparation, to IP filing, depending on the project. Related IP resulting from inventions will be assigned to Boston University or BMC under current Patent Policies. We expect each initiative to file at least one Technology Disclosure with BU’s Office of Technology Development.
