Innovation Zone
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Innovation Zone
Check out the Innovation Zone, presented by the University of Minnesota (UMN), and experience the latest in technology advancement from the UMN Medical School, College of Science and Engineering, Institute for Engineering in Medicine, Bakken Medical Devices Center, Visible Heart® Laboratories and more.
UMN is driven to innovate with 1000+ labs, 300+ centers and institutes, 14,500+ researchers, performing work ranging from fundamental research to applied research with 1,100+ active patents, 2,800+ active licenses, and more than 180+ startups in a broad set of markets such as healthcare and biotech.
Find displays, interactive exhibits, and presentations from the UMN groups below at the Expo Floor Innovation Zone in Hall C, booth 2047. Continue down this page for information sessions and networking featuring UMN speakers and faculty.
- Characterization Facility
- College of Continuing & Professional Studies (CCAPS)
- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)
- Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center (BMDC)
- Minnesota Nano Center (MNC)
- Minnesota Robotics Institute (MnRI)
- MIN-Corps / NSF I-Corps Great Lakes Region Hub
- NeuroTech Course
- Technology Leadership Institute (TLI)
- Visible Heart® Laboratories (VHL)
Special Guests in the Innovation Zone
Stop by and get a selfie with Goldy Gopher, University of Minnesota Mascot, on Wednesday, October 16 from 2 -3 p.m.
Meet Beatrice & Albert, the Faces of the Bakken MDC, and check out all that these two have to offer!
Special Guests Speakers at the MD&M Conference
Arthur
Erdman
Founding Director, Bakken
Medical Devices Center,
University of Minnesota
The Bakken Legacy: Role of Polymers in Med Devices,
Wednesday, October 16, 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. in Room 102F.
Chung
Wang
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of
Biomedical Engineering
Polymer Wafers for Noninvasive Delivery of Protein Vaccines
Wednesday, October 16, 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. in Room 102 F
Wei
Shen
Associate Professor, Department
of Biomedical Engineering,
University of Minnesota
Biodegradable & Implantable Elastomers
Wednesday, October 16, 11 - 11:30 a.m. in Room 102 F
Shancong
Mou
Assistant Professor, Department
of Industrial and Systems
Engineering, University of
Minnesota, Twin Cities
AI/ML Enabled Quality & Productivity Improvement of Advanced
Manufacturing Systems
Wednesday, October 16, 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Room 103 B