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Watch Now: Rethinking the Grants Model: Embracing New Research Funding Opportunities

Watch Now: Rethinking the Grants Model: Embracing New Research Funding Opportunities
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As federal research funding landscapes continue to shift, many in the biomedical engineering community are facing growing uncertainty and widening resource gaps. 

In a thought-provoking keynote at this year’s BMES Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif., leaders from industry, philanthropy, and government explore how researchers can rethink traditional grant pathways and strategically pursue emerging opportunities beyond federal support.

Moderated by Holly Smithson, President & CEO of Athena, the keynote featured distinguished panelist Taya Cassens, Senior Principal Systems Technology Engineer, Medtronic; Dr. Ishita Das, Director, Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy; Dr. Elizabeth Noblin, CIRM Fellow, Program Development & Portfolio Management, CIRM.

After you view the keynote, we hope you will join the conversation on BMES Hub.

Watch the full keynote on YouTube

 

BMES Members Emery Brown and Douglas Lauffenburger Named MIT Institute Professors

BMES Members Emery Brown and Douglas Lauffenburger Named MIT Institute Professors

BMES congratulates members Emery Brown and Douglas Lauffenburger on being named Institute Professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...

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Call for BMES Committee Members & Medical Devices SIG Members Is Now Open

Call for BMES Committee Members & Medical Devices SIG Members Is Now Open

BMES is now accepting applications for members interested in serving on a BMES Committee and/or as a member of the Medical Devices Special Interest...

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Applications Now Open: Childcare Endowment for Young Investigators Attending the 2026 BMES Annual Meeting

Applications Now Open: Childcare Endowment for Young Investigators Attending the 2026 BMES Annual Meeting

BMES is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Linda Griffith & Douglas Lauffenburger Endowment, a childcare support initiative...

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Watch Now: The Impact of AI in Biomedical Engineering Innovation

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Watch Now: The Impact of AI in Biomedical Engineering Innovation

Artificial intelligence is redefining the future of biomedical engineering—revolutionizing diagnostics, advancing personalized medicine, and...

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Looking Beyond the Tumor: How Meenal Datta Redefines Cancer Research

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Looking Beyond the Tumor: How Meenal Datta Redefines Cancer Research

Receiving the 2025 Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award is a milestone many early-career biomedical engineers aspire to. For Meenal Datta, now an...

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