Center for Medical Innovation

TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE THROUGH INNOVATION

A collaborative effort among the University of Utah's leaders in health, business, engineering, and commercialization, the Center for Medical Innovation (CMI) combines formal education programs, faculty and student project development, and support for facilitation of device development and commercialization.

CMI creates a one-stop-shop environment that assists both the novice and experienced innovator through ideation, concept generation, intellectual property, market analysis, prototyping and testing, business plan development, and commercialization.

ENGINEERING & DESIGN SERVICES

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

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REGULATORY AFFAIRS

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OUR MISSION: ABOUT THE CMI

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THE TOOLS OF INNOVATION AT THE HEART OF HEALTH SCIENCES

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Presented by the Center for Medical Innovation

Bench to Bedside

The premier healthcare innovation competition, students from across Utah come together to solve issues facing healthcare professionals today and build next generation medical devices.

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B2B 2023: Competition Report

Meet the winners of the 2023 B2B Competition

Recent News from the Center for Medical Innovation

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Nov 14, 2023

Homegrown Virtual Reality Advances Heath Care in Nursing and Beyond

​Utilizing virtual reality (VR) to help train health care providers and students, as well as treat patients, makes perfect sense in our digital world.

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May 01, 2023

Center for Medical Innovation first at University of Utah to offer advanced 3D printing technology from Formlabs

CMI is the first to offer the Fuse 1 from Formlabs, a 3D printer which uses powder instead of filament or resin to create parts for both prototyping and end-use...

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B2B 2023 Grand Prize Winners: SoundPass
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Apr 20, 2023

Neurosurgery Device Wins Grand Prize at 13th Annual Bench to Bedside Competition

Twenty-seven student teams showcased next-generation medical device projects at the Utah State Capitol Building on Monday evening. But the grand prize went to SoundPass, which received $20,000 in milestone funding.

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Feb 16, 2023

Meet Mark Paul––New Executive Director of the Center for Medical Innovation

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Aug 15, 2022

Now Available: CMI Impact Report FY2022

A collection of CMI's activities for FY2022, highlighting projects and stats from our major programs, including Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, and Bench to Bedside.

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Jul 09, 2021

The GApp Lab Receives $7.5M NIH grant to research effectiveness of video-game to treat geriatric depression

A collaborative effort between the The GApp Lab and Population Health Sciences has received an NIH grant to support Clinical Trials to determine if video games can relieve geriatric depression.

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