Mon, 02/03/2020

Congratulations to EIH alum and now EIH teaching assistant, Shawn Swanson and his startup, MedsForAll, for being featured on the UW homepage. MedsForAll started in EIH in 2016 to tackle the rising cost of epinephrine pens with an affordable and novel auto-injector, which can also be used to deliver other medications available in a glass ampule.

Tue, 01/07/2020

This month’s VentureWell faculty spotlight is Soyoung Kang, Executive Director of the Engineering Innovation in Health (EIH) program at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. Kang is an active member of the VentureWell community. She’s served as a Principal Investigator for teams participating in the E-Team Grant Program. She received a Faculty Grant for a new initiative within the existing EIH program that will create commercialization teams to solve pressing health challenges.

Wed, 12/18/2019 | UW CoMotion

Congratulation to DopCuff, InstaQTc, and UnTape for receiving the $50,000 CoMotion Innovation Fund Award!

Fri, 10/25/2019

Learn about the advances that the Bite Block team (EIH Class '18) has made in developing an innovative solution to a significant challenge in orally invasive imaging procedures.

Mon, 10/21/2019

EIH alumnus Shawn Swanson has been featured by the College of Engineering for his development of an affordable alternative to the EpiPen through EIH project-turned startup, MedsForAll.

Thu, 10/10/2019

Dr. Eric Seibel, faculty member in Mechanical Engineering and member of the EIH teaching team, was recently featured in CoMotion's UW Researcher Spotlight Series. In the series, Dr. Seibel describes the innovative technologies he has created, commercialization advice and how CoMotion has supported translation of his innovations.

Thu, 09/12/2019

New grant funds Engineering Innovation in Health projects for an additional 10 weeks throughout the summer.

Sun, 07/28/2019

Read more about exciting program updates and highlights from the 2018-2019 year in our first newsletter

Sun, 07/28/2019

Congratulations to DopCuff for being accepted into the 2019-2020 cohort of the Jones + Foster Accelerator at UW's Foster School's Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. As a Jones + Foster Accelerator company, DopCuff will receive mentorship and coaching by entrepreneurs and investors across the region, and will be eligible to earn up to $25,000 in follow-on funding.

Sun, 06/30/2019

Soyoung Kang, PhD was featured as the UW Interprofessional Education and Team Science faculty member of June/July 2019. Learn more about her collaboration with ITHS Team Science and integration with the EIH program in this Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education Research and Practice (CHSIE) featured article.

Tue, 05/28/2019 | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Three clinical partners share their EIH experiences: how their ideas became device-driven projects, what working with engineering students was like, and advice for others considering getting involved.

Sat, 04/27/2019

Join us on Tuesday May 7th from 5-6 pm in MEB 237 to learn more about the Engineering Innovation in Health program. Refreshments will be provided.

Mon, 03/25/2019 | UW Foster School of Business

Engineering Innovation in Health teams competed again this year in the 2019 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. Winning the "Judges Also Really Liked" (JARL) award and $5,000 was the team that developed DopCuff, a blood pressure monitor for end-stage patients implanted with Left Ventricle Assist Device (LVAD). Other participating teams affiliated with EIH were CathAlign (relieves nurse time/labor by automating transducers critical to treatment decisions made in Critical Care) and RoboBeat (high-fidelity sound generation in medical training manikins). All seven EIH teams this year were awarded over $12,000 in prototyping funds from the UW Buerk Center. (Photo Courtesy: Matt Hagen / UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)

Thu, 02/07/2019 | VentureWell

VentureWell supports the creation of an emerging generation of science and technology inventors and the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems that are critical to their success. The EIH program was recently awarded a Faculty Grant from VentureWell to build cross-campus collaboration by integrating entrepreneurship students into EIH teams to explore commercialization potential of technical solutions to pressing health challenges. For more information, visit VentureWell.org.

Wed, 10/10/2018 | ITHS

The Great CTSA Team Science Contest was established to better understand the various ways in which Team Science exists at research institutes across the nation. Over 170 initiatives were submitted to the contest and judged based on importance, innovation, and impact. The highest score was awarded to Dr. Posner for his work in establishing and running the Engineering Innovation in Health program. Congratulations to all for this national recognition!

Mon, 07/23/2018 | UW Mechanical Engineering

Congratulations to the Engineering Innovation in Health (EIH) team for being selected for multiple 2018 College of Engineering awards. The College of Engineering awards acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of the college's teaching and research assistants, staff, and faculty members. The Team Award was given to the EIH teaching team for driving engineering innovations in healthcare to lower costs and improve the quality of care. The Student Award for Teaching was given to Soyoung Kang for being a highly motivated teacher whose passion for engineering has transformed the classroom experience.

Thu, 03/01/2018 | UW Foster School of Business

Engineering Innovation in Health teams competed again this year in the 2018 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. Winning third place and $5,000 was the team that developed ACBI, a device that makes continuous bladder irrigation treatment faster, less expensive, and safer. Other participating teams affiliated with EIH were Bite Block (an aid for oral invasive operations), EsoCool (prevents thermal injury during atrial fibrillation treatment), and FlushCut (aids in the cutting of the fibula bone during reconstructive surgery).

Thu, 11/30/2017 | College of Engineering

The special student research edition of Washington Engineer featured an EIH capstone project that developed an intravenous arm trainer with realistic skin, enabling healthcare students to practice catheter placement.

Tue, 11/21/2017 | CoMotion

Congratulations to Meds4All, a rebranding of Epi4All, on winning the UW CoMotion Innovation Showcase at the UW Medicine's Inventor of the Year event. Meds4All got its start in the Engineering Innovation in Health program.

Sat, 07/29/2017 | The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times profiled the Engineering Innovation in Health program as part of their Education Lab spotlight. The Times highlighted projects like EpiForAll that got their start as part of the year-long program but have developed into ongoing endeavors as they progress on the path toward commercialization.

Mon, 06/26/2017 | Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Engineering Innovation in Health (EIH) program is transforming education in health technology design and entrepreneurship by providing a framework for engineering students and faculty to partner with clinicians and develop affordable solutions to today’s pressing health needs. Highlighted are five projects that originated through EIH and are still building momentum.

Mon, 06/19/2017 | Department of Mechanical Engineering

ME graduate student Jessica Zistatsis shares her journey through the commercialization process at the UW, thanks to Engineering Innovation in Health. Jessica is one of the innovators of PlayGait™, a pediatric exoskeleton that helps kids with cerebral palsy get more walking practice outside of therapy so they can learn to walk independently.

Thu, 05/25/2017 | Foster School of Business

Congratulations to the EIH student teams that won prizes in the UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship's 2017 Business Plan Competition! LC-Tourniquet (3rd place), EpiForAll (4th place), and PlayGait (Best Health/Healthcare Idea Prize) all originated out of the Engineering Innovation in Health program.

Mon, 05/22/2017 | UWTV

UW 360 featured teams from this year’s Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge that are moving forward to bring their innovations to market. Among the projects featured were Epi4All and PlayGait, both of which got their start in the Engineering Innovation in Health program.

Wed, 04/05/2017 | Husky 100

Congratulations to Jessica Zistatsis on being selected as one of the Husky 100! As a senior in mechanical engineering, Jessica was involved in the 2016 EIH project PlayGait, a pediatric exoskeleton for children with cerebral palsy. Jessica is now a master’s student in mechanical engineering and is continuing her work to bridge engineering and healthcare as a member of the Steele Lab. Her project PlayGait has seen continued success as both a recipient of a Target Challenge grant and a CoMotion Innovation Fund grant.