A team of former Stanford Biodesign students developed a device to protect and stabilize umbilical cord catheters in newborn babies.
The transition from health to illness remains little understood, but it is a critical component of efforts to begin predicting and preventing disease, the goal …
Each year, a new group of Biodesign Innovation Fellows comes to Stanford to learn a hands-on process for health technology innovation. The 12 engineers, doctors, and …
A team of Stanford Biodesign students is developing an app that aims to help low-income Californians improve their diet. The team, which coalesced during the "Biodesign …
Solving problems in health care requires deeply understanding the problem and the perspectives of those affected before developing solutions. Take cataracts. Despite being highly treatable, …
It’s been nearly a year since a dozen engineers, MDs and business specialists — the 2016-17 Biodesign Innovation Fellows — walked into the Byers Center …
In order to invent new medical devices to address problems in health care, the doctors and engineers in Stanford Biodesign’s year-long fellowship program spend up …
Mike Mahoney has worked at health care companies ranging from start-ups to multinational organizations, including Boston Scientific, a medical device company where he is currently chairman and CEO. …
The process of medical device innovation is quite complex. First, innovators must pick the right problem to solve, not an easy task. Then, they have to …
Sleep-disordered breathing is a "monster public health problem," Peter Farrell, PhD, recently told members of the medtech community, Stanford Biodesign trainees and alumni. Farrell, the founder …
By 2050, nearly one-quarter (link to .pdf) of the world’s population will be over 60 years of age, straining health-care resources. To address this challenge, the Stanford …
How did three Stanford doctors — a sleep surgeon, an ophthalmologist and a urogynecologist — along with Biodesign Innovation Fellowship alumnus Ravi Pamnani, end up in …
In Japan, the total population is shrinking, but the percentage of people who are elderly (age 65 and above) is expanding. The result is a significant and growing …
