About Us
- - Who We Are
    The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., representing the most accomplished individuals in the fields of medical and biological engineering
- - President’s Circle
  - Past Presidents
    AIMBE's Past Presidents include some of the premier leaders in the medical and biological engineering community
Events
- - 2024 Annual Event
    March 24-25, 2024
- - Earl Bakken Lecture Series
    The Earl Bakken Lecture is presented at AIMBE’s Annual Event in honor of Honorary Fellow and pioneer, Earl Bakken. Each year, a new type of innovation is highlighted.
- - AIMBE Public Policy Institute
    Learn from Washington Insiders about how public policy impacts Biomedical engineering!
College of Fellows
- College of Fellows
  The College of Fellows consists of almost 3,000 individuals who are the outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in medical and biological engineering
- Nominations & Election
  Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community
- Fellowbook News
  AIMBE Fellowbook collects news stories highlighting the members of the AIMBE College of Fellows
- Fellow Directory
  Browse and search the Fellows by Name, Title, Organization, and Class Year
Councils & Committees
- Academic Council
  AIMBE’s Academic Council includes 100 U.S. universities offering medical and biological engineering education at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Council of Societies
  AIMBE’s mechanism to coordinate and enhance interaction among 15 scientific organizations in medical and biological engineering
- Industry Council
  The companies and key corporate leaders of the bioengineering revolution are represented in AIMBE
- Diversity & Inclusion Committee
  Achieving greater diversity and inclusion within AIMBE, and providing leadership training and greater opportunities to minorities in MBE.
- Committee for the UnderRepresented and Marginalized
  To recognize the contributions of underrepresented and marginalized groups (URM) in MBE.
- International Committee
  The Top Medical and Biological Engineers from around the World
Public Policy
- Advocate
  Everything you need to get involved, research and contact your policy-makers, and followup through lab tours and visits
- Our Work
  Learn about AIMBE's ongoing public policy work and past accomplishments that have communicated the value of medical and biological engineering
Awards
- Pierre Galletti Award
  This Award was established in 1999 by the AIMBE to honor our Founding Member and Past President.
- AIMBE Professional Impact Award
  In recognition of outstanding commitment to Mentoring, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Leadership, and/or Education
For Students
- Navigate the Circuit
  Our newest site designed to help students of all levels on their path to medical and biological engineering
- Milestones of Innovation
  The Milestones of Innovation highlight some of the greatest accomplishments in medical and biological engineering.
- Student Policy Resources
  Information for students interested in science policy on why and how to get engaged in advocacy efforts supporting medical and biological engineering.
- AIMBE Public Policy Institute
  Learn from Washington Insiders about how public policy impacts Biomedical engineering!
Nominations
- College of Fellows
  Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community
- Emerging Leaders
  Each year, AIMBE will select ~20 emerging leaders who will be recognized during AIMBE’s Annual Meeting.

About Us
- - Who We Are
    The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., representing the most accomplished individuals in the fields of medical and biological engineering
- - President’s Circle
  - Past Presidents
    AIMBE's Past Presidents include some of the premier leaders in the medical and biological engineering community
Events
- - 2024 Annual Event
    March 24-25, 2024
- - Earl Bakken Lecture Series
    The Earl Bakken Lecture is presented at AIMBE’s Annual Event in honor of Honorary Fellow and pioneer, Earl Bakken. Each year, a new type of innovation is highlighted.
- - AIMBE Public Policy Institute
    Learn from Washington Insiders about how public policy impacts Biomedical engineering!
College of Fellows
- College of Fellows
  The College of Fellows consists of almost 3,000 individuals who are the outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in medical and biological engineering
- Nominations & Election
  Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community
- Fellowbook News
  AIMBE Fellowbook collects news stories highlighting the members of the AIMBE College of Fellows
- Fellow Directory
  Browse and search the Fellows by Name, Title, Organization, and Class Year
Councils & Committees
- Academic Council
  AIMBE’s Academic Council includes 100 U.S. universities offering medical and biological engineering education at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Council of Societies
  AIMBE’s mechanism to coordinate and enhance interaction among 15 scientific organizations in medical and biological engineering
- Industry Council
  The companies and key corporate leaders of the bioengineering revolution are represented in AIMBE
- Diversity & Inclusion Committee
  Achieving greater diversity and inclusion within AIMBE, and providing leadership training and greater opportunities to minorities in MBE.
- Committee for the UnderRepresented and Marginalized
  To recognize the contributions of underrepresented and marginalized groups (URM) in MBE.
- International Committee
  The Top Medical and Biological Engineers from around the World
Public Policy
- Advocate
  Everything you need to get involved, research and contact your policy-makers, and followup through lab tours and visits
- Our Work
  Learn about AIMBE's ongoing public policy work and past accomplishments that have communicated the value of medical and biological engineering
Awards
- Pierre Galletti Award
  This Award was established in 1999 by the AIMBE to honor our Founding Member and Past President.
- AIMBE Professional Impact Award
  In recognition of outstanding commitment to Mentoring, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Leadership, and/or Education
For Students
- Navigate the Circuit
  Our newest site designed to help students of all levels on their path to medical and biological engineering
- Milestones of Innovation
  The Milestones of Innovation highlight some of the greatest accomplishments in medical and biological engineering.
- Student Policy Resources
  Information for students interested in science policy on why and how to get engaged in advocacy efforts supporting medical and biological engineering.
- AIMBE Public Policy Institute
  Learn from Washington Insiders about how public policy impacts Biomedical engineering!
Nominations
- College of Fellows
  Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community
- Emerging Leaders
  Each year, AIMBE will select ~20 emerging leaders who will be recognized during AIMBE’s Annual Meeting.

2013 Annual Event Summary

AIMBE’s Annual Event is our premiere conference during which the top leaders in medical and biological engineering across all arenas—academic, industry, government—gather for three days of cutting edge programming, spectacular social events, and a chance to welcome the newest AIMBE Fellows. Conference highlights included a spectacular banquet hosted by AIMBE leadership with a special tribute to Wallace Coulter. See highlights including the President’s Panel featuring the rare gathering of three university presidents.

A Call to Action – Sustaining America’s Leadership in Life Sciences

This white paper was developed from the panel discussion (video below) entitled “The Biotechnology Agenda for the Next 365 Days” from AIMBE’s Annual Event in February 2013 in Washington, DC. It includes a detailed “Call to Action” for five initiatives: Regulatory, Reimbursement Reform, Federal Funding for Life Sciences, Workplace Development in STEM, and Private Funding/Tax Reform.

Videos

Printed Program

Sessions

President's Panel
Biotech Agenda
Engineering Immunity
Third World First World
Bio-inspired Engineering

President's Panel

The President’s Panel: The Role of Biomedical Engineering in Universities & Society

Session Chair: Kenneth Lutchen, Ph.D., Dean, Boston University College of Engineering, Past-President, AIMBE

Robert A. Brown, Ph.D., President, Boston University
Mary Sue Coleman, Ph.D., President, University of Michigan
Ronald J. Daniels, President, The Johns Hopkins University

Biotech Agenda

The Biotechnology Agenda for the Next 365 Days

Session Chair: Bill Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, Immucor, Inc., President-Elect, AIMBE

Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., President, Samaritan Health Initiatives, and Former Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
Peter Lange, Ph.D., Provost, Duke University
Roger Perlmutter, M.D., Ph.D., Consultant and Former Executive Vice President of Research and Development, AmGen, Inc.
Stephen J. Ubl, President and Chief Executive Officer, AdvaMed

Engineering Immunity

Engineering Immunity

Session Chair: Jeffrey Hubbell, Ph.D., Professor, École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

George Georgiou, Ph.D., Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering, University of Texas, Austin
Darrell J. Irvine, Ph.D., Associate Professor of MSE and Biological Engineering, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Massachusetts Institute for Technology
Melody Swartz, Ph.D., Head of the Laboratory of Lymphatic and Cancer Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Third World First World

Designing Medical Technologies for the Third World: Applying to the First World

Session Chair: Ling Wong, Ph.D., Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Melissa Driver Beard, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Engineering World Health

Bio-inspired Engineering

Bio-inspired Engineering

Session Chair: Noubar Afeyan, Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Executive Officer, Flagship Ventures