An initiative launched by NC State University professors Stefano Menegatti and Michael Daniele brings together broad, multidisciplinary expertise from universities and industry partners across the Triangle — and will offer hands-on training and learning opportunities to students and professionals alike. This … Continued

The Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) awards up to $50,000 to research projects that meet criteria for eventual commercialization. The hope is that these projects will directly impact the community by being brought to market. “The Chancellor’s Innovation Fund continues to … Continued

Ke Cheng, the Randall B. Terry Jr. Distinguished Professor in Regenerative Medicine at NC State and the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, along with collaborators from UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University, developed an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine, which is delivered to … Continued

BME faculty and students at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State have been heavily involved in finding solutions to a wide variety of pandemic issues: from developing face masks, to vaccines and ventilators. According to Dr. Paul Dayton, interim chair and … Continued

BME health science engineering undergraduate student Olivia Burston has been volunteering at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Be a Maker Space (BeAM) to assemble face shields against COVID-19. These face shields are essential equipment that protect the facial areas (eyes, nose, mouth) of health … Continued

Assistant Professor Rahima Benhabbour with her breakthrough product, AnelleO