2023 DMD Agenda

Welcome by Shashank Priya, Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota

"Patients are Waiting: Driving Innovation Through Connection"

Keynote: Vladimir Makatsaria
Company Group Chairman, Ethicon

Please visit the sponsor exhibit booths located throughout the foyer.

A Heart to Learn: An interactive educational training opportunity about cardiac and human anatomy.

Refreshments will also be available.

• Cutting Edge Pediatrics Meridian Ballroom 1
• Digital Health 1 Meridian Ballroom 2
• Utilizing Human Centered Design Methods in Med Device Development Meridian Ballroom 3
• Neurorobotics Meridian Ballroom 4
• Emerging Medical Innovation Valuation Competition Pinnacle Ballroom

"Innovation Drivers in Cardiac Rhythm Devices"

Teri Whitman
Research Director at Medtronic

2023 Design of Medical Devices Conference Awardee

• Wearable Devices Meridian Ballroom 1
• Digital Health 2 Meridian Ballroom 2
• The ASME V&V 40 Standard Meridian Ballroom 3
• Combat Casualty Care Meridian Ballroom 4
• Essential Regulatory Steps for Innovators Think 4

Please visit the sponsor exhibit booths located throughout the foyer.

A Heart to Learn: An interactive educational training opportunity about cardiac and human anatomy.

Refreshments will also be available.

• Advances in Computational Modeling Meridian Ballroom 1
• Fireside Chat on the Dutch MedTech Ecosystem and Trends in Europe Meridian Ballroom 2
• Clinical Case 1 Meridian Ballroom 3
• Advances in Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Meridian Ballroom 4
• Medical Imaging Data Management for Collaboration Think 4
• Digital Tools in Healthcare, 3D Print & VR-AR Pinnacle Ballroom
• Scientific Poster Session Pinnacle Foyer

The Student Design Showcase and Networking Event will be held in Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center. Visit the Showcase page for additional information about the student teams and their projects. 

Sign-up for the tour onsite at the registration desk on the 2nd floor of the Graduate Minneapolis.

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This tour will go to both the VH Lab and BMDC and last about 60 mins.

Departs from the DMD Conference Registration Desk, Graduate Minneapolis at 5:45pm

Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center (Bakken MDC)
The BMDC at the University of Minnesota is a unique interdisciplinary program that resides within the Institute for Engineering in Medicine. The Bakken MDC aims to strengthen interdisciplinary research among faculty in the health sciences and engineering in areas specifically related to medical devices. The center trains the next generation of medical device inventors (including the Innovation Fellows Program) and fosters new relationships with the medical device industry and government agencies to improve health care worldwide. The tour will highlight the 8,000 square foot facility that is configured to promote interdisciplinary medical device development including needs assessment, creative brainstorming, prototyping and testing.

Visible Heart® Laboratories (VH Labs) 
World-renowned researcher Paul Iaizzo, PhD, has been at the University of Minnesota since 1990, performing research and teaching graduate and undergraduate courses. In 1997, Dr. Iaizzo and his coworkers created the VH Labs in collaboration with Medtronic. Today, these labs are a premiere place to perform translational systems physiology research that ranges from cellular and tissue studies to organ and whole body investigations. The VH Labs also have a unique human heart library. The VH Labs embody a creative atmosphere which is energized by some of the best and brightest students at the University. Our lab staff has more than 100 years of collective research experience and functions as a highly efficient and productive team.

"Health Care Innovation - Vista of Digital Health Initiatives through the Human Pulse of Nursing"

Connie White Delaney
Professor & Dean, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota

Sign-up for the tour onsite at the registration desk on the 2nd floor of the Graduate Minneapolis.

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Departs from the DMD Conference Registration Desk, Graduate Minneapolis at 9:50 am and last about 45 mins. This will include walking to and from the BMDC. 

Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center (Bakken MDC)
The BMDC at the University of Minnesota is a unique interdisciplinary program that resides within the Institute for Engineering in Medicine. The Bakken MDC aims to strengthen interdisciplinary research among faculty in the health sciences and engineering in areas specifically related to medical devices. The center trains the next generation of medical device inventors (including the Innovation Fellows Program) and fosters new relationships with the medical device industry and government agencies to improve health care worldwide. The tour will highlight the 8,000 square foot facility that is configured to promote interdisciplinary medical device development including needs assessment, creative brainstorming, prototyping and testing.

Please visit the sponsor exhibit booths located throughout the foyer.

A Heart to Learn: An interactive educational training opportunity about cardiac and human anatomy.

Refreshments will also be available.

• Rehabilitation Technologies 1 Meridian Ballroom 1
• Digital Health 3: AI in Medical Devices Meridian Ballroom 2
• Cardiovascular Keynotes Meridian Ballroom 3
• Leveraging SBIR/STTR Investments Meridian Ballroom 4
• Five-Minute Pitch Competition Pinnacle Ballroom

"Re-Thinking STEM Outreach & Engagement: Building Capacity through Building Community"

Calvin Mackie
President and CEO
STEM NOLA

• Rehabilitation Technologies 2 Meridian Ballroom 1
• Chapters in Commercialization Meridian Ballroom 2
• Pulsed Field Ablation Meridian Ballroom 3
• Powering the Next Generation of Medical Devices Meridian Ballroom 4

Please visit the sponsor exhibit booths located throughout the foyer.

A Heart to Learn: An interactive educational training opportunity about cardiac and human anatomy.

Refreshments will also be available.

• Advances in Medical Devices Meridian Ballroom 1
• Pediatric Challenges in Cardiac Device Design Meridian Ballroom 2
• Clinical Case 2 Meridian Ballroom 3
• Combat Medicine & First Responder Meridian Ballroom 4
• Scientific Poster Session 2 Pinnacle Foyer

IEM Innovation Week Mixer- Mix it up STEM Style!
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CAREER MIXER:
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Open to those job seekers graduating in 2023 and beyond:

• Undergraduates
• Masters Students
• Ph.D. Candidates
• Postdoctoral Fellows

NO FEE for career seekers to attend but registration is required.