IMES faculty member awarded the Blaise Pascal Chair honor
Leonid Mirny will conduct research on the immune system and development of cancer Leonid Mirny, a Professor of Medical Engineering and Science, and Physics, and a member of the core faculty for the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), has been awarded the Blaise Pascal Chair honor by…
Read MoreIMES, MIT faculty on list of top, international translational researchers
Daniel Anderson, Robert Langer, among the top translational reseachers in biotechnology. The list of top translational researchers in biotechnology for 2018, in Nature Biotechnology, a journal about the best research from across the field, includes two faculty members of the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES). Daniel Anderson,…
Read MoreMonthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks. Oral contraceptives are one of the most popular forms of birth control: In the United States, about 12 percent of women between 15 and 49 use them. However, their effectiveness depends on being taken every day,…
Read MoreIMES collaborates with Miami-Dade County to accelerate medical technology innovation
IMES and Miami-Dade County establish the Global Co-Creation Lab in Miami, to develop medical technologies for the benefit of the community. In an effort to accelerate innovation and new technologies in health care, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez is working with the leaders of the MIT Institute of Medical…
Read MoreIMES becomes one of three new sites in the Massachusetts Digital Health R&D Sandbox Program
Massachusetts expands Digital Health R&D Sandbox Program, adds sites in Cambridge, Boston, and western Massachusetts The MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) has become one of the three, new, healthcare R&D hub sites selected by the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI), joining the Digital Health Sandbox Network….
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