Biotechnology and Health Care
Currently Funded Centers
Award No. 2133504
PreMiEr's mission is to c
reate microbiome technologies that address challenges at the interface of human health and the built environment, promoting the proliferation of beneficial microorganisms and preventing colonization by infectious agentsAward No. 1941543
ATP-Bio aims to develop and deploy breakthrough bioengineering technology to “stop biological time” through development and translation of new techniques for biopreservation. These technologies will preserve a wide range of biological systems in order to advance research and technological innovation: cells, tissues, organs, and whole organisms.
Award No. 1648451
The vision of the NSF-ERC on Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP) is to change the paradigm for the health of underserved populations by developing revolutionary, cost-effective technologies and systems at the point-of-care (POC).
Award No. 1647837
CELL-MET aims to transform cardiovascular care by combining breakthroughs in nanotechnology and manufacturing with tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, while also developing areas of expertise in education, diversity, administration, and outreach.
Graduated Centers (Self-sustaining)
The vision of ASSIST is to harness nanotechnology to improve global health by enabling correlation between personal health and personal environment and by empowering patients and doctors to manage wellness and improve quality of life
VaNTH is engaged in efforts to transform bioengineering education by developing, implementing, and assessing educational processes, materials, and learning technologies.
Inspired by fundamental discoveries about microbial communities on surfaces, the CBE develops solutions to industrially relevant biofilm problems and engineers uses for beneficial microbial biofilms
Develop surgical systems that integrate novel computer and human/machine interface technologies that will revolutionize surgical procedures, extending the surgeon's abilities to achieve better outcomes at lower costs
Integrate engineering technologies, biological discoveries, and clinical expertise and infrastructure so as to fundamentally transform the treatment of human diseases and injuries through the development and translation of new technologies that enhance the body’s ability to heal itself
UWEB brings together a cross-disciplinary team of scientists, biologists, engineers, researchers and physicians, as well as industry leaders, to exploit specific biological mechanisms in the development of medical innovations.
The CNT will seek to identify the engineering principles of neural movement control and sensory processing to enable a new generation of robust, adaptive, closed loop, sensorimotor devices that interact with human nervous systems.
BMES is developing transformative neural prostheses using novel biomimetic microelectronic systems based on fundamental principles of biology and engineering.
RMB is developing the fundamental knowledge and technology needed to advance biocompatible and biodegradable metal-based, implantable systems with feedback control for reconstruction and regeneration.
