CIMIT Press Releases

Press Releases

1.31.12
SCIENCE NEWS
CIMIT Investigators Develop New Drug Release Mechanism Utilizing 3-D Superhydrophobic Materials
According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, this new mechanism uses air as a removable barrier to control the rate at which drug is released.

1.12.12
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Names 2012 Recipients of Young Clinician Research Awards
Eight Clinicians Win $50,000 to Fund Transformative Innovations
in Healthcare Research

12.20.11
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Steven Schachter Presents 9th Judith Hoyer Lecture on Epilepsy at the Annual American Epilepsy Society Meeting
The ninth in a series of lectures, Schachter emphasized looking into the day-to-day aspects of epilepsy and the importance of responding holistically to patients

11.7.11
EVENT NEWS
How can MDs and engineers collaborate to de-risk, develop and execute solutions? Steve Schachter, CIMIT's Chief Academic Officer, explains at the 2011 Partnering for Cures

10.26.11
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. John Parrish Receives ASA's 2011 Humanitarian Award
On October 25th, Dr. Parrish received the Humanitarian Award, the highest recognition of the American Skin Association (ASA), for his his wide-ranging lifetime professional contributions to the field of dermatology.

10.14.11
SCIENCE PROGRAM NEWS
news@Northeastern: A Firm Grasp on Engineering Solutions
Northeastern University engineering researchers are developing new sensing technology that would provide doctors with dynamic tools to measure the progress of patients undergoing physical therapy from stroke and other injuries. Under a separate grant from CIMIT, they will apply this technology to designing a customizable orthosis brace with embedded sensors to fit around the Achilles tendon and stabilize the ankle and foot, so patients who have just suffered a stroke can more safely walk and move around.

9.27.11
EVENT NEWS
CIMIT Forum Presents "Improving Healthcare via Systems Engineering: Examples & Lessons from the Field" on October 11

9.12.11
COMMUNITY NEWS
Research Paper Based on Work Supported by CIMIT Wins First Hojjat Adeli Award for Outstanding Contributions in Neural Systems
Being the first, this award represents a new milestone in the 30-year history of World Scientific which publishes over 120 scientific journals

9.8.11
EVENT NEWS
EntreTech Forum Presents "Technology Transfer - The 'Golden Egg' of Innovation for Successful Commercialization" on September 20
Michael K. Dempsey, CIMIT's Entrepreneur in Residence and Accelerator Program Leader, will be one of the forum panelists

9.2.11
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Announces 2012 Young Clinician Award Program
$50,000 will be awarded to an individual at each CIMIT Consortium hospital

8.28.11
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Steven Schachter Receives 2011 Ambassador for Epilepsy Award

8.16.11
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Announces $2.5 Million in Medical Research Grants
Awards will support projects targeting brain injuries, trauma, and innovations in healthcare delivery systems

8.5.11
EVENT NEWS
CIMIT is Partner with IEEE EMBC '11 International Conference: "Integrating Technology and Medicine for a Healthier Tomorrow"

7.28.11
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Announces 2012 Primary Healthcare Prize Competition

7.23.11
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
Instant "Point-of-Care" Testing for Viral Infections Wins $150,000 in 2011 CIMIT Primary Healthcare Prize for Engineering Students

2.15.11
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
2011 CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare—Finalists Selected

2.9.11
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
Record Number of FY12 Pre-Proposals Received for CIMIT Innovation Grants
Over 155 collaborations invited to submit full proposals

12.2.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Awards Seven Graduate Fellowships to Students at MIT, BU
Program encourages engineering students to explore technologies that improve patient care

12.2.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Names 2010 Recipients of Young Clinician Research Awards
Eight physicians win $50,000 to fund transformative innovations
in healthcare research

11.30.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
Six CIMIT Researchers Awarded Prestigious Science Bridges Grants
UK-US collaborations to leverage MIMIT-CIMIT relationship

10.20.10
COMMUNITY NEWS
Northeastern University Joins CIMIT Consortium
Adds strengths in healthcare systems engineering, nanotechnology and use-inspired research

10.19.10
INDUSTRY NEWS
CIMIT Spins Out Hand Hygiene Start Up
HanGenix will install new technology system in several large-scale trial sites

10.7.10
SCIENCE NEWS
$10 Million NIH Quantum Grant Awarded to Interoperability Team Led by Dr. Julian Goldman.
Program designed to make quantum improvements in health

10.1.10
COMMUNITY NEWS
MGH Site Miner Named, Dr. Rajiv Gupta to Serve as CIMIT Liaison to the Mass General Community

9.21.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Announces More 2011 Innovation Grants
Funding planned for eight collaborations of engineers and clinicians

9.15.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Announces 2011 Prize Competition

8.24.10
STRATEGIC ALLIANCE NEWS
CIMIT and Induct Team to Help Drive Healthcare Innovation
Web-facilitated “CIMIT Model” to increase innovation through collaboration between clinicians and engineers

8.10.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Names 2011 Miles and Eleanor Shore Fellow
A career development award to enable interdisciplinary contribution

7.27.10
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Julian Goldman Receives INCOSE Pioneer Award

7.20.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Awards Fellowship in Trauma

7.1.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
Instant Testing for Sore Throats Wins the CIMIT Primary Healthcare Prize
DNA nanobarcodes could deliver accurate results on whether pharyngitis is caused by strep, flu or any variety of other diseases

6.22.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Announces $3 Million in Medical Research Grants
Awards will support projects targeting brain injuries, pain management, and innovations in healthcare delivery systems

3.29.10
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. James Comolli Named CIMIT Site Miner for Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

3.15.10
COMMUNITY & PROGRAM NEWS
Mark Pollack, MD, Named Traumatic Stress Disorders Program Leader

3.2.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Receives 195 Innovation Grants Pre-proposals, Over 100 Teams Advance to Full Proposal Stage

2.25.10
PROGRAM NEWS
New Drug Delivery Method for Preventing Recurrence of Local Lung Tumor
CIMIT investigators use a low-dose chemotherapeutic polymer film to deliver drugs directly to lung tissue following surgical reserection of a tumor

2.23.10
STRATEGIC ALLIANCE NEWS
CIMIT Alliance with Singapore’s A*STAR to Expand Consortium Engineering and Technology Implementation Resources

2.16.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
2010 CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare —Finalists Selected

2.15.10
COMMUNITY & PROGRAM NEWS
Roger Pitman, MD, Recognized by CIMIT Community

1.10.10
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
Seven International Collaboration Grants Awarded to CIMIT Investigators
Science bridges awards to promote innovation in healthcare technology

11.23.09
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Awards Eight Graduate Fellowships to Students at MIT, BU

11.12.09
COMMUNITY NEWS
Donald Ingber Recognized for Outstanding Achievements, Originality and Leadership in Biomedical Engineering

11.7.09
COMMUNITY NEWS
CIMIT Community Mourns the Loss of Friend and Colleague, Donald Baim, MD

11.4.09
EVENT NEWS
CIMIT Announces Winners of 2009 Poster Contest

11.1.09
INDUSTRY NEWS
Redfish Product Development, LLC Joins CIMIT as Newest Member of
Industry Liaison Program

11.1.09
INDUSTRY NEWS
Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI) Joins CIMIT’s Industry Liaison Program (ILP)

10.31.09
EVENT NEWS
Read the Executive Summary and Demographics from the 2009 Innovation Congress: Accelerating Healthcare Solutions Through Technology

10.14.09
EVENT NEWS
National Healthcare Leaders Headline CIMIT Conference

9.18.09
PROGRAM NEWS
CIMIT Statement on the Launching of the Home Base Program–a Non-Profit Partnership Between the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital

8.26.09
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Names 2009 Recipients of Young Clinician Research Awards
Seven innovative physicians win $50,000 to fund novel medical device

7.8.09
EVENTS NEWS
CIMIT Innovation Congress 2009 Announces Keynote Speakers
Patient advocate and industry executive offer perspectives on healthcare solutions

7.7.09
COMMUNITY NEWS
Julian M. Goldman, MD, Honored with Health Care Clinical Application Award

7.1.09
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Names 2010 Miles and Eleanor Shore Fellow
A career development award to enable interdisciplinary contributions

6.25.09
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
$150,000 Engineering Prize awarded to CollaboRhythm Team
CIMIT Prize competitionc recognizes student research using novel technologies to address major diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in primary healthcare

6.25.09
PROGRAM NEWS
Neonatal Asphyxia Project Receives Top Honors at World Health Care Congress, CIMIT GHI Team’s Vision Applauded by Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus

6.16.09
EVENTS & COMMUNITY NEWS
CIMIT Showcases Four Novel Technologies at US Army’s Advanced Medical Technology Exposition

6.4.09
EVENTS NEWS
CIMIT Summer Education Series 2009: Frontiers of Inhalation Technologies in Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Medicine

6.4.09
COMMUNITY NEWS
Michael Callahan, MD, Recognized for Pioneering Work in Emergency and Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Manufacture
CIMIT bioterrorism project catalyzed vaccine work

6.3.09
EVENTS & COMMUNITY NEWS
CIMIT Investigators Selected to Present Science Projects at Massachusetts Life Sciences Day

5.21.09
EVENTS NEWS
CIMIT Hosting Poster Competition at Innovation Congress 2009

5.20.09
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Offers Young Clinician Research Awards Worth $50,000 to Each Consortium Hospital

5.19.09
COMMUNITY & SCIENCE NEWS
CIMIT Global Health Initiative Program Leader Kristian Olson Honored with President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and Others in Scientific American Honor Roll

5.14.09
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Announces $4 Million in Medical Research Grants
Major awards go to projects targeting brain injuries and inhalation therapies

5.5.09
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Parrish Receives Maxwell Thurman Award
Recognized for his work in the use of advanced technologies to improve patient care

4.28.09
EVENTS NEWS
Registration Open for CIMIT Innovation Congress 2009, October 27-28

3.24.09
INDUSTRY NEWS
Intelesens Ltd. Joins CIMIT’s Industry Liaison Program

3.2.09
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Receives 255 Science and CSI Pre-Proposals, 65 Teams Advance to Full Proposal Stage

2.24.09
COMMUNITY & SCIENCE NEWS
Dr. Alam Elected as Mass. Chair of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma

2.24.09
COMMUNITY NEWS
Sean Kennedy Joins CIMIT as Associate Director for Programs and Technology

2.11.09
INDUSTRY NEWS
VoluSense Joins CIMIT’s Industry Liaison Program

2.10.09
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
2009 CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare —Finalists Selected

2.10.09
PROGRAM NEWS
CIMIT Launches Inhalation Technology Program

1.30.09
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare Receives 78 Pre-Proposals from 44 Universities

1.16.09
PROGRAM NEWS
CIMIT Names Leaders, Outlines Goals of New Inhalation Technology Program

1.14.09
COMMUNITY NEWS
CIMIT Site Miner Mark Grinstaff, PhD, Named Distinguished

1.8.09
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
Pre-Proposals for CIMIT Science Grants, Clinical Systems Innovation Awards Being Accepted Until February 15

1.6.09
INDUSTRY NEWS
Akida Holdings Joins Industry Liaison Program

12.18.08
INDUSTRY NEWS
OptiNose Loins CIMIT ILP

12.11.08
EVENTS NEWS
Read Proceedings from the CIMIT 2008 Innovation Congress

12.10.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Steven Schachter Elected President of American Epilepsy Society

12.9.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Kigin Named Winner of Professional Achievement Award at BU’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

12.9.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Trevejo Honored for Career, Community Work

12.9.08
INDUSTRY NEWS
Med-Storm Innovation Joins CIMIT’s Industry Liaison Program

11.25.08
INDUSTRY NEWS
SONOWAND AS Joins CIMIT's Industry Liaison Program

11.20.08
EVENTS NEWS
Simulation Group, ST & D Team to Present at Wellcome Collection in London, “War and Medicine;” Dr. Parrish Contributes Chapter to Forthcoming Book

11.12.08
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY PROGRAM NEWS
Robopsy Takes Top Award at ASME Innovation Showcase

11.11.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Sandberg Named CIMIT Site Miner at MGH

11.11.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
John M. Collins, PhD, Named Director of Technology Implementation at CIMIT

11.11.08
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Awards Graduate Fellowships to Students at MIT, BU

11.11.08
EVENT NEWS
CIMIT Announces Winners of Poster Contest

10.28.08
EVENT NEWS
Kennedy Award Goes to Cancer Advanced-Technology Team

10.27.08
EVENTS NEWS
CIMIT Hosting Innovation Congress 2008 in Boston

10.27.08
PROGRAM & INDUSTRY NEWS
CIMIT, Intelesens Introduce Prototype of Monitoring Device

10.8.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Hoffman Named Site Miner at VA Boston Healthcare System

10.8.08
INDUSTRY NEWS
Covidien Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions Joins CIMIT Industry Liaison Program

10.8.08
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY PROGRAM & INDUSTRY NEWS
Dr. Vosburgh is PI of Research Team that Wins SBIR Award

9.29.08
PROGRAM & INDUSTRY NEWS
CIMIT Launching Technology Platform for Inhalation Therapy with $1.5M
in Seed Funds from Air Liquide

9.16.08
CONSORTIUM NEWS
CIMIT Welcomes VA Boston Healthcare System as its 12th Consortium Member

9.3.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
CIMIT Names Dale Larson as Site Miner at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

7.29.08
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Names Recipients of Young Clinician Research Awards:
Six doctors from consortium medical centers win $50,000 grants supported by Johnson & Johnson

7.1.08
ANNUAL REPORT
Comprehensive 2007 Annual Report is Released

6.10.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Larry Ronan to Serve as Senior Advisor

6.3.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Jolesz to Present at the National Cancer Institute

6.3.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Newbower is Recipient of Career Achievement Award

5.20.08
INDUSTRY NEWS
AirOcare, Inc. Joins CIMIT’s Industry Liaison Program

5.20.08
INDUSTRY NEWS
BodyMedia Center, Inc. Joins CIMIT’s Industry Liaison Program

5.20.08
INDUSTRY NEWS
Cooper Lighting, Inc. Joins CIMIT’s Industry Liaison Program

5.20.08
INDUSTRY NEWS
Hospira, Inc. Joins CIMIT’s Industry Liaison Program

5.9.08
EVENTS NEWS
Registration Open for CIMIT Innovation Congress 2008, Oct. 28-29

5.9.08
EVENTS NEWS
CIMIT Hosting Poster Competition at Innovation Congress 2008

5.2.08
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Announces $5 Million in Medical Research Grants
Major awards go to projects targeting sepsis, breast cancer

4.22.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Parrish Awarded Bowditch Prize
Recognized for contributions to patient care and reducing healthcare costs

4.22.08
INDUSTRY NEWS
Medullan, Inc. Joins CIMIT’s Industry Liaison Program

4.22.08
INDUSTRY NEWS
Aptima, Inc. Joins CIMIT’s Industry Liaison Program

4.1.08
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Accepting Applications for Three Grant Programs

3.26.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
MIMIT and NHS Teams Visit CIMIT, Learn About CIMIT Model

3.20.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Colleen Kigin Honored by the American Physical Therapy Association

3.17.08
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Offers Young Clinician Research Grants Worth $50,000
Site Miners from consortium hospitals will nominate candidates

3.6.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Parrish, Dr. Anderson Honored by National Dermatology Foundation

2.20.08
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Supports NOTES Initiative with $2.1M Grant

2.15.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
CIMIT Welcomes First International Affiliate

2.12.08
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Martha Murray Named Site Miner at CHB

1.7.08
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Issues Request for Applications for Science, Clinical Systems Innovation Grants

11.29.07
EVENTS NEWS
CIMIT Names Winners of Poster Competition

11.15.07
EVENTS NEWS
CIMIT, TATRC Co-Host Successful Symposium on TBI

11.14.07
EVENTS NEWS
Read Proceedings from the CIMIT 2007 Innovation Congress

11.13.07
EVENTS NEWS
CIMIT’s Kennedy Award Goes to Team Developing Plug-and-Play

10.29.07
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
Finalists Chosen for CIMIT’s $2.1 Million Strategic Project Grant

8.28.07
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Khademhosseini Named Among Nation’s Top Young Innovators

8.14.07
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Announces Three Fast Forward Grants

8.14.07
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Awards Six Grants for Working Groups

8.7.07
SIMULATION NEWS
Simulation Lab Receives $2 Million Grant

8.6.07
SIMULATION NEWS
VIRGIL, Device Developed in Simulation Program, Lauded by Army General

8.02.07
GRANTS & AWARDS NEWS
CIMIT Names Six Career Development Award winners

7.20.07
COMMUNITY NEWS
CIMIT-Wellcome Co-Host 'Anglo-American' Innovation Summit