NIBIB sponsors student challenge to create new technologies
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institute of Health (NIH), will host a competition for undergraduate students to design and develop new diagnostic and therapeutic devices, as well as new technologies to help underserved communities and the disabled.
Dubbed the “DEBUT Challenge”— for the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams—NIBIB offers $10,000 awards for three categories: diagnostic devices and methods, therapeutic devices and methods, and new technology to aid underserved populations and individuals with disabilities. Award winners will be recognized at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society in Atlanta, Ga.
“As a nation, we have reached a crossroads where there is a tremendous opportunity to harness the science, engineering and mathematics talent within our universities to address challenges in healthcare,” said Roderic Pettigrew, MD, NIBIB director, in a statement. “NIBIB’s DEBUT Challenge, authorized under the America Competes Act, seeks to promote competitiveness in these disciplines and to put American ingenuity to work to address some of the unmet medical needs that are most prevalent in our country.”
The submission period for the competition begins Jan. 3, 2012, and ends May 26, 2012. More information about the competition can be found here.
Dubbed the “DEBUT Challenge”— for the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams—NIBIB offers $10,000 awards for three categories: diagnostic devices and methods, therapeutic devices and methods, and new technology to aid underserved populations and individuals with disabilities. Award winners will be recognized at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society in Atlanta, Ga.
“As a nation, we have reached a crossroads where there is a tremendous opportunity to harness the science, engineering and mathematics talent within our universities to address challenges in healthcare,” said Roderic Pettigrew, MD, NIBIB director, in a statement. “NIBIB’s DEBUT Challenge, authorized under the America Competes Act, seeks to promote competitiveness in these disciplines and to put American ingenuity to work to address some of the unmet medical needs that are most prevalent in our country.”
The submission period for the competition begins Jan. 3, 2012, and ends May 26, 2012. More information about the competition can be found here.