Opportunities for Biomedical Engineering Students

BMEStart 2012

Competition for Undergrads

The deadline is May 11 so submit today! Learn more.

Read about the 2011 winners!

BMEidea 2012

The finalists have been chosen and the winners will be announced at the MDEA Awards in Philadelphia on May 23.

Learn more.

Read about the 2011 winners!

NEW! Mentoring

NCIIA grantees make note that you can now be assigned an NCIIA Mentor, with other industry mentors (non-NCIIA) brought in as per your needs. Contact humera@nciia.org for more information.

Attention Mentors

Interested in working with young technology entrepreneurs emerging from higher education? See why so many are signing up to work with bright and highly-talented teams solving today's most pressing problems. We're looking for industry experts across many sectors who have experience in taking early-stage ventures to the next level. Contact humera@nciia.org to apply.

Join our new Facebook group called Invention to Venture. Here, you can network with others working on new ventures. You'll also find links and resources of value.

Taking It to the Next Level?

VentureLab If you have a technology and the team and you're serious about your commercial opportunity, then VentureLab is for you. Learn more.

Getting Started as an Entrepreneur

Check out Getting Started as an Entrepreneur, NCIIA's student guide to entrepreneurship.

Wanted: Faculty interested in sponsoring a Student Ambassador on their campus.

Do you know a super-motivated student interested in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship on campus?

NCIIA's Student Ambassadors will create networks and events that inspire university entrepreneurs; encourage them to become involved in NCIIA programs and activities; and support them in creating inventions and innovations that have a social benefit.

Students are trained, have goals to meet and be rewarded at the end of their one-year "term" if they fulfill the objectives.

Learn more and sponsor a Student Ambassador today!

Read about this year's cohort.

E-Teams in the News

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Former E-Team Sproxil is making progress in the fight against fake drugs in Nigeria. Read the story on Discovery.com

We are very generously sponsored by the Lemelson Foundation. I2V was founded, also in part, from funding from the Kauffman Foundation.