Could a wearable that emits ultrasound help transplant patients stave off organ rejection? Is there a better-designed ileostomy bag that could improve the fit and overall experience for wearers? Boston University graduate researchers with a penchant for innovation and entrepreneurship recently developed designs for these two medical devices—and their pitches have attracted interest and funding.
They did so with the help of MInT (short for Medical Innovation and Technology program), which was launched in spring 2021 by innovation-minded BU graduate students collaborating from the School of Medicine, College of Engineering, School of Public Health, and Questrom School of Business to empower early-career clinical scientists with hands-on medical device design experience.
