Texas Biodesign is a collaboration of the Texas Innovation Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Venture Labs that uses biological processes as inspiration to develop impactful products and systems. It brings together scientists, engineers, business-minded participants and clinicians to form interdisciplinary teams to learn and implement how to use needs-driven innovation to solve medical and business problems.
This workshop is designed to help faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, MBA/MSTC students and clinicians utilize the biodesign process to assess and innovate commercial opportunities. Inspired by Stanford Biodesign’s front-end innovation development process, the program is a nine-week intensive practicum of biodesign concepts, followed by commercialization support for teams that want to move their project to the marketplace.
Participants work in cross-functional teams of four, including a seasoned MD Anderson clinician, and are mentored by Texas Biodesign coaches with significant entrepreneurial experience. Teams completing the Texas Biodesign program will be eligible to apply for the Texas Biodesign Seed Grant ($5,000) to explore the commercialization of their project further.
Texas BME classes include Clinical Biodesign taught by James Tunnell and Imaging Clinical Immersion taught by Mia Markey, along with components from our own capstone senior design program.
More information about Texas Biodesign can be found on the Texas Innovation Center website or by contacting innovation@utexas.edu.
What is Texas Biodesign?
From engineering and medical students to faculty and entrepreneurs, Texas Biodesign brings the brightest minds together to solve pressing problems.
