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BMES serves as the lead society and professional home for biomedical engineers and bioengineers. BMES membership has grown to over 6,000 members, with more than 160 BMES Student Chapters, three Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and four professional journals.

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Sponsor & Exhibitor Prospectus

Discover all of the ways that you can boost your presence and ROI at the 2024 BMES Annual Meeting. Browse a range of on-site and digital promotional opportunities designed to suit any goal or budget that will provide maximum impact.

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2023 Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition

Now Accepting Applications

Enter the 2023 Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition for your chance to showcase your technical skills to Medtronic representatives and BMES members. We are looking for creative, unique designs that improve upon medical devices and practices that are already in place.

There are four track categories: 

  • Mechanical/Electrical
  • Electrical/Computer Science
  • Chemical/Biological
  • 2023 Special Category: AI/ML related to treatment of Cardiac, Respiratory, or Stroke diseases
Finalist Teams (top three teams from each track, 12 teams total) will receive:
  • A complimentary Annual Meeting registration to offset costs.
  • A certificate of achievement
Winning Teams (one team from each track, four teams total) will receive:
  • A $2,500 cash prize
  • An engraved trophy
  • The opportunity to discuss the design’s commercialization potential with a Medtronic representative
Submissions are due:
August 3 at 3 p.m. ET

To learn more, view the judging criteria, and start the application process, please visit this page.

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