Links of Interest
November 2006
11/30/06
CIMIT-MIT Medical Engineering
Fellow to Apply Engineering to Clinical Practice
Olumuyiwa Ogunnika, a graduate student in the Department of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science at MIT, will use the $50,000 award...
11/20/06
Better
Virtual Biopsy Technology Developed [UPI]
U.S. researchers have developed an optical imaging technique that can provide
3D microscopic views...
11/8/06
NECN Boston
Covers the CIMIT Innovation Congress [video: wmv]
NECN investigates the future of modern medicine at the 2006 CIMIT Innovation
Congress...
October 2006
10/20/06
Tiny
Souped-Up Scope [MIT Technology Review, 10/20/06]
It's the first hair-thin endoscope to image in 3-D, and researchers
say it could provide a better picture of the more delicate parts
of our bodies...
10/20/06
More
in Mass. Get Drug for Stroke [The Boston Globe]
Massachusetts hospitals have increased significantly the number of stroke
patients who get a potentially life-saving drug, two years after the
state set quality standards for hospitals providing stroke care...
10/2/06
CIMIT's
Dr. Jonathan Rosen Takes on New Opportunity at
Boston University
Dr. Jonathan Rosen is now the Executive Director of the new Institute for Technology
Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (ITEC) at Boston University School of
Management...
September 2006
9/5/06
Call
for Nominations due October 15th for New MIT/CIMIT Medical Engineering Fellowship
The MIT/CIMIT Medical Engineering Fellowship offers multi-year support for
graduate engineering students to work in highly innovative yet classically
under-funded areas of healthcare research...
9/5/06
Preemptive
Treatment of Seizures by VNS [source: medGadget.com]
VNS (Vagus Nerve Stimulation) therapy has been approved by the FDA as an adjunctive
treatment for medically refractory partial onset seizures. Now scientists from
the MIT and clinicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are trying to "upgrade" a
VNS device...
August 2006
8/31/06
Epilepsy
breakthrough on Horizon [source: MIT News Office]
Researchers at MIT are developing a device that could detect and prevent epileptic
seizures before they become debilitating. Epilepsy affects about 50 million
people worldwide, and while anticonvulsant medications can reduce the frequency
of seizures, the drugs are ineffective for as many as one in three patients.
The new treatment builds on an existing treatment for epilepsy...
May 2006
5/3/06
CIMIT
Announces Recipients of the 2006 Young Clinician Research Awards
It was announced by CIMIT director John A. Parrish, MD,
that four physicians will be among the first CIMIT-Johnson & Johnson Young
Clinician Research Award recipients. The funding was made possible through
the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology (COSAT)...
Audrey Chung Marshall, MD, Children's Hospital BostonMichael J. Davidson, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Recipient of Special Study Award:
Yolonda Colson, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
February 2006
News
from the Wires
2/17/06 CIMIT Projects Receive "Posters of Distinction" Awards
at MGH SAC
A poster session kicked off the 2006 MGH SAC meeting, and featured 156 posters
by MGH investigators. Eleven were named posters of distinction, three of which
were CIMIT projects.
News
from the Wires
2/15/06
Boston University and Boston Medical Center Partner with
CIMIT
The Boston University-Boston Medical Center academic medical center is the
newest partner of the CIMIT consortium.
January 2006
News from Forbes, Marketwatch
and MomMD
1/05/06
Children's Hospital Boston and CIMIT Set Saturday Workshop:
Preventing Knee Injuries in Young Female Athletes
CIMIT investigator Martha Murray, MD, spearheads clinic for coaches, athletic
trainers, and physical education teachers.
November 2005
News from Finance Canada,
Forbes, Marketwatch and Pharmanexus
11/22/05
John Abele and Argosy Foundation Give Gift to CIMIT for "Experiment
in Convening"
The gift enables development of an experimental design at the CIMIT Forum that
will encourage interaction among speakers, moderators, and the audience.
News from Mass High Tech
11/07/05
CIMIT's Julian Goldman Speaks on Plug-and-Play and Technology
in Operating Rooms
Julian Goldman, MD, one of CIMIT's principal investigators, is "part of
a growing trend of CIMIT physicians who see systemic problems and pursue solutions
to be commercialized."
News from Biospace.com,
Forbes, Marketwatch, Morningstar, and NewsKnowledge 11/03/05
CIMIT-Russia Avian Flu Team Honored: Edward M. Kennedy Award for Healthcare
Innovation
The 2005 Kennedy award was presented to the CIMIT-Russia Avian Flu team for
their work developing and Avian Flu surveillance program in Siberia that coordinates
the efforts of American and Russian scientists.
News from Forbes, Marketwatch,
Morningstar, PharmaNexus, and WorldPharmaweb.com
11/03/05
CIMIT and Johnson & Johnson Announce Research Award for Young
Clinicians
Johnson & Johnson has given CIMIT a $250,000 gift for an award to encourage
young physicians to create novel life-saving medical devices and technologies.
News from The Boston
Globe
11/02/05
Summary: Bush Plan Offered to Fight a Flu Epidemic
Dr. Michael Callahan of CIMIT pointed out that flu pills are "to be used
literally after the flu bomb has gone off to shorten the period of infection."
News from ABC
11/02/05
More Details Emerge on Bush's Flu Plan: Preparedness Plan Meets Mixed Reaction
" It's a question of timing. We're way behind in terms of manufacturing," Dr.
Michael Callahan said . . . "It's a lengthy process, and the reality is that
the current vaccine could not be made or scaled up . . ." Dr. Jeffrey Gelfand
said.
News from The Register,
UK
11/01/05
German Boffins Snap Hi-Res Rat Brain Activity
by Mark Ballard.
". . . Some help might come Fromherz's way through contacts he has begun
forming through CIMIT, a consortium of hospitals and colleges that includes MIT
and Harvard Medical School, with the aim of seeing this technology find real-world
applications."
October 2005
News from Hospimedica
International
10/31/05
Coming Soon: Operating Room of the Future
"CIMIT has been driving the adaptation of the technology . . . CIMIT officials
say the ORF will be one of the first ORs in the country to use this type of
data integration in the operating theater."
News from Boston Globe
IDEAS 2005 Conference
10/22/05 - Highlights of talks by Steve Dawson, MD, CIMIT Simulation (bio, Webcast -Real
Media format) and Conor James Walsh, Mechanical Engineer, CIMIT Award
Recipient. (bio, Webcast -Real
Media format)
News from Bizwire
10/21/05
CIMIT Hosts State Senators Jack Hart and Richard T. Moore
During Fact-Finding Mission on Technologies to Improve Health
Senator Jack Hart and Senator Richard T. Moore visited CIMIT to learn how collaborative
teams successfully overcome barriers to bringing new technology to health care – from
bench to bedside.
News from Bizwire
10/05/05
- "CIMIT and Dartmouth to host ATNS conference"
The ATNS conference will focus on the unique aspects involved in advancing
technologies related to the neurosciences, translational research and health
policy.
September 2005
News from ABC Channel
5
9/25/05 - "Steve
Dawson, MD, Program Leader at CIMIT featured on Channel 5's CityLine"
Dr. Dawson, Director of CIMIT's Simulation program, appeared on CityLine to
discuss his extensive work in creating medical simulation techniques to improve
patient safety.
News from Mass High Tech
9/6/05 - "Serial
entrepreneur takes software success to life sciences startup"
The design and development of a wearable continuous dialysis system will dramatically
help dialysis patients,” said John Parrish, founder and a director of
CIMIT.
August 2005
News from Mass High Tech
8/21/05 - "Emergency
makeover: 'OR of the Future' set to go live at Mass General"
Officials involved with a data-integration system at Massachusetts General
Hospital say they will launch the project called the Operating Room of the
Future on patients next month.
News from Associated
Press
8/14/05 - "Cambridge
group makes medical simulation dreams into reality"
The virtual intubation system -- nicknamed VIRGIL™ -- is just one of
CIMIT's innovations, which include simulators to provide training for smallpox
inoculations and laparoscopic surgery.
News from Bizwire
8/11/05
- "LiveData: US Army Award to Enhance Patient Safety at MGH/CIMIT Operating
Room of the Future"
Aspiring to create a patient zone of safety within the operating room, LiveData,
Inc, ... received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant
from the United State Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.
News from Mass High Tech
8/11/05 - "Cambridge company
lands $800,000 SBIR grant"
LiveData Inc. of Cambridge has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation
Research grant of $800,000 from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel
Command.
News from ABC Channel
5 and TheBostonChannel.com
8/5/05 - "New
Laser May Identify Deadly Plaques"
NewsCenter 5's Liz Brunner reported Thursday that plaques are fatty buildups
within the coronary artery wall that can rupture and lead to a heart attack.
News from the Wires
as seen on Business Wire, Financial Times, Forbes, Market Watch from DowJones,
and Yahoo!
8/1/05 - "MGH
and CIMIT Researchers Use Laser Light To Identify Atherosclertotic Plaques
That Cause Heart Attacks"
The team with Drs. Tearney and Bouma, at the Wellman Center, at Massachusetts
General Hospital (MGH) have developed a new technique that uses laser light,
called Laser Speckle Imaging, to identify atherosclerotic plaques that cause
heart attacks, according to a report that will appear in the August issue of Circulation.
May 2005
News from The New Yorker
5/2/05
- "A MODEL PATIENT: How simulators are changing the way doctors
are trained"
CIMIT's Simulation Director, Steve Dawson, MD, highlighted in The New Yorker
Magazine.
April 2005
News from the White House
4/1/05
- "CIMIT NEWS - Education Issue"
The VIRGIL™ development team was invited to participate in a demonstration
of advanced technologies for the White House Medical Unit and the Interagency
Council, by the Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research
Center, TATRC.
February 2005
News from the Fort Detrick
Standard
2/17/05
- "White House demo showcases advanced technologies"
Telemedicine aficionados at Fort Detrick took their wares on the road Feb.
3 to show the White House Medical Unit the latest breakthroughs in medical
advanced technologies.
News from Life Sciences
Business and Technology Review
2/2/05
- "Automated
Angels: Safety Innovation in the Operating Room of the Future"
The MGH/CIMIT ORF is featured in this new magazine.
December 2004
News from The Boston
Globe
12/15/04
- "The power of perseverance"
Dr. Joesph Murray virtually created new field of medicine. Scientists of today
could learn from his example. According to Dr. John Parrish, CIMIT Director,
''people who are passionate and relentless, clinicians who are not going to
stop until they achieve a breakthrough."
News from the Terumo
Corporation
12/15/04
Terumo Initiates Vulnerable Plaque Program with Exclusive License
from Massachusetts General Hospital
John A. Parrish, MD, director of CIMIT, called the agreement a “visible
sign of the power of collaboration,” adding that bringing together scientists,
engineers and clinicians to improve patient care is the mission of CIMIT.
News from The Boston
Globe
12/14/04
- "MIT grows beating heart tissue"
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported yesterday
that by using cells harvested from rats, they have grown dime size swatches
of heart tissue that twitch like a beating heart when an electrical current
passes through.
November 2004
News from Mass High Tech
11/1/04 "Hospitals
cut the cord, boost wireless trials"
Two wireless companies focusing on patient
care recently launched pilot programs at New England medical
centers, and a state health-care association is studying the
feasibility of importing prescription information wirelessly
into emergency rooms...
News from Mass High Tech
11/1/04
- "MGH researchers recognized for new imaging technology"
Two life scientists at Massachusetts
General Hospital are close to commercializing their innovative...
News from Mass High Tech
11/1/04
- "Biomed Rounds: CIMIT wages revolution on pair of medical
fronts"
The threat of terrorism blurs the distinction
between civilian and military needs for new technology. CIMIT
can be part...
October 2004
10/30/04
- Indoor Positioning System Can Track Equipment and People
October 2004 issue of Anesthesiology
News features article on the ORF usage of tracking technology...
July 2004
7/23/04
- Proven Process, Inc. Joins CIMIT ILP
The company offers device development, validation,
and manufacturing to the healthcare industry...
7/21/04
- Bioterror Research Spurs Ideas in Medicine
Boston Globe front-page story on
CIMIT's collaborative efforts in applying bioterrorism technology
to medical problems...
June 2004
6/25/04
- Andromed Joins CIMIT As Newest Member of Industry Liaison Program
Andromed...is a Montreal-based medical
device company focused on creating value-added applications for
the patient monitoring market. The company developed the world’s
first fully electronic stethoscope...
6/21/04 - Precision
Dynamics Corporation (PDC) Joins CIMIT ILP
PDC, based in San Fernando, CA, is a global
leader in automatic wristband identification. Through collaborative
research among PDC engineers and CIMIT investigators, the efficacy
of RFID wristband solutions will be tested to improve patient
safety...
6/9/04
- BioIndustry Group from Russia and the US State Department to Visit Santa
Cruz
A delegation of Russian scientists working through
the US State Department's BioIndustry BioIndustry Initiative will be presenting
a full day program at the University of California, Santa Cruz on Thursday,
June 10...
6/8/04
- Weapons Makers Turn to Medicine
A little more than a decade ago, Amir Maksyutov
was developing virulent strains of influenza and other infectious
agents for potential use as bioweapons against the United States.
Today, he's working on vaccines for HIV, flu and malaria.
May 2004
5/26/04 - Russian Scientists
Help Combat Bioterrorism Through BioIndustry Initiative
The US Department of State is sponsoring
more than 100 leading scientists and biotechnology industry representatives
from Russia...
May 2004:
Best Family Act
Reader's Digest featured the Vacanti Brothers as "Pioneers
in a new specialty called tissue engineering." Joseph Vacanti, MD,
is the Program Leader for CIMIT's Tissue Engineering Program. The goal
of this program is "to fashion replacement body parts from a scratch,
using a person's own cells."
5/10/04
- Medical Simulation Experts To Showcase Patient Safety Training at the
US Capitol, Announces CTL
The Center for Telemedicine Law (CTL) announced
today the first Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation meeting
in Washington, DC on May 11...
February - April 2004
4/29/04 - Medtronic
Joins CIMIT Vulnerable Plaque Program as Contributor
Medtronic is the world's leading medical
technology company, with deep roots in the treatment of heart
disease...
3/11/04: Percardia, Inc.
Renews ILP Membership
Percardia is a venture-funded medical device company
focused on the development of novel therapies for the treatment of coronary
...
2/12/04:"Sneak
Preview: What HITW Conference Speakers Will Be Saying"
CIMIT Director will be keynote speaker at
the Health IT World Conference & Expo, starting March 30th...
January 2004
1/30/04: Welch Allyn
Renews ILP Membership!
Welch Allyn is a leading manufacturer of
innovative medical diagnostic equipment, patient monitoring systems,
and miniature precision lamps...
1/29/04: Physical Sciences,
Inc. Renewal CIMIT ILP Membership
PSI, located in Andover, MA, provides contract
research and development services in a variety of technical areas
to both government and commercial customers...
1/22/04: "Webcasts
of Surgeries Help Cut Through Distances"
Jan 22nd article by Health-IT World provides in-depth review
of the OR of the Future live webcasts...
1/17/04 - Dr. Steve Dawson Awarded 10th Annual Satava Award
The award is presented each year to
the physician, scientist, or group that has demonstrated vision
and dedication to technology in medicine...
1/1/04:
OR of the Future Team highlighted in January 2004 Issue
of Medtech Insight (PDF File)
November - December 2003
12/29/03: Tyco Healthcare
Group Joins CIMIT's Industry Liaison Program (ILP)
Tyco Healthcare is a global manufacturer, designer
and distributor of medical devices and supplies. The Tyco Healthcare
umbrella encompasses...
12/15/03:
Conveners of Excellence
For better or worse, research is always
driven by healthy egos. But the Center for Integration of Medicine
and Innovative Technology (CIMIT)...
11/17/03:
Biomed Rounds: Medicine and innovation come together in CIMIT
In an era in which health care leaders are pushing
for greater efficiency in the implementation of medical technology, the name
of CIMIT is gaining significant recognition...
11/10/03: CIMIT Simulation
Group Receives Edward M. Kennedy Award
for Health Care Innovation
The Edward M. Kennedy Award for Health
Care Innovation was presented at CIMIT's 5th Annual Stakeholder Briefing
to the CIMIT Simulation Group, headed by Steve Dawson, MD...
September 2003
9/20/03:
OR of the Future Team Wins Design Award!
Congratulations to the ORF Team, winners
of the Design Team Award at the 2003 Symposium on Healthcare Design!
9/16/03: International Threat Reduction
Collaboration to Replicate the CIMIT Process
BOSTON – September 16, 2003 – After
an international collaborative threat reduction agreement was announced
by the State Department, in which Russian scientists will work
with a team of from CIMIT, John A. Parrish, MD, CIMIT Director,
discussed the goals...
9/8/03: CIMIT to Co-host Swiss
Panel on 9/15
SHARE – Boston, the Consulate of Switzerland,
is holding an exciting seminar with the Swiss and American Medtech company
representatives, researchers, and venture capitalists on September 15 from
6 to 8:30 p.m...
9/2/03:
Operating Room of the Future Highlighted in MIT's Technology Review
Today’s operating rooms are rats’ nests
of equipment and wires, overpopulated with doctors and nurses who
must constantly elbow past one another to actually see what’s
happening with a patient, adjust an instrument, or read a monitor.
Not necessarily the ideal environment for the staff, let alone
for the person on the table...
June - August 2003
8/18/03: OmniGuide
Communications Inc. Joins CIMIT Industry Liaison Program
CAMBRIDGE, MA - August 18, 2003 - OmniGuide
Communications, Inc. has recently joined CIMIT (Center for the
Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology) as the newest
member of its Industry Liaison Program...
7/28/03:
Dr. Janey Pratt featured on front page of Mass High Tech Magazine
A Massachusetts General Hospital surgeon has
combined a new, new thing (laparoscopic surgery) with an old, old
problem (obesity) to create a thriving national practice at the
hospital...
7/07/03:
Industry Partner Radianse Inc., Holds Indoor Positioning Conference at
CIMIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts - June 23, 2003 – As
the global positioning System (GPS) is transforming business,
industry and everyday life with applications as diverse as in-vehicle
navigation, coastal zone...
6/04/03: Dr. Craig
Thompson Leads New Study for CHF: Noted in Cardiology Journal Article
Heart Disease, the nation's number one killer, affects $8 million per year.
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) affects 5 million who currently live with the
disease...
April 2003
4/24/03: Collaborations
Key to protection from Biological Agents, CIMIT Expert Says
Cambridge, MA - April 14, 2003 - With Biologic
weapons creating a climate for the threat of mass casualties,
physicians working with the Department of Defense are creating
and testing devices to detect airborne pathogens...
4/02/03: CIMIT
Physician, Steve Dawson Featured on News 7
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April
2, 2003 - Steve Dawson, MD, Simulation Program Leader for CIMIT, Center
for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology, spoke with WHDH's
health reporter, Janet Wu today about his work with VIRGIL®, the
soldier training system...
4/01/03:
CIMIT Physician James Muller Highlighted in NY Times "Doctor Gains
Peace for Laity"
(Must have NY times online subcription)
March 2003
3/25/03: Recent Gains In
Treating Battle Wounds Seen Paying Off
BOSTON, Mass. - March 25, 2003 - As the first major
wave of casualties from the fighting in Iraq arrived at a military hospital
in Germany yesterday, authorities and specialists in battlefield medicine
said recent advances in rapid treatment were paying dividends only a week
into the war...
3/23/03:
CIMIT and MGH Physician Named to Medicare Committee, Reports in Annals
of Surgery Cost Effective Treatment for Liver Cancer Patients
G. Scott Gazelle,
MD, MPH, PhD, was recently named to The Medicare Coverage Advisory
Committee (MCAC), which provides guidance to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) on clinical topics under review for Medicare coverage...
3/10/03:
Draper Labs Sets its Sights on Biomedical Initiative
Draper Laboratory, a $250 million nonprofit research organization
in Cambridge with a traditional focus on defense and aerospace projects,
has announced the formation of a Biomedical Engineering Center...
February 2003
2/24/03:
Leaders in Coronary Stent Technology Speak About Revolutionary New Designs
at CIMIT Forum
There was a quiet revolution in cardiovascular technology and
care when stents were introduced less than 10 years ago. Today they
are being implanted in more than 1 million patients per year...
2/3/03:
CIMIT Offers Medical Innovations Course Jointly with MIT
This course will explore the application of technology to medicine,
the commercialization of innovation, the economics of the healthcare
industry, and the product design & development process...
November 2002
11/13/02:
Mass High Tech Features CIMIT-Ascension Collaboration
A company that was born of an unusual combination of successes in the defense
and animation worlds, has since moved into the medical imaging space...
11/5/02:
Partners Newsletter Highlights OR of the Future and how "CIMIT Reaps Rewards
for Patients" (PDF)
The operation took place on a Thursday in the "OR of the Future," the
patient went home the same day, and returned to work on Monday. Normally
six weeks of
recovery is required...
11/5/02:
CIMIT Forms Partnership with Museum of Science, Boston
A new partnership with the Museum of Science will result in a new series
of public conversations about cutting edge medical technology issues that affect
all of our lives...
October 2002
10/24/02:
Boston's WHDH TV (Ch. 7) Covers High-tech Operating Room
10/24/02:
Boston's Channel 5 Features Hospital Opens Operating Room of Future
10/21/02:
Operating area is cutting edge: Massachusetts General advances in making
room for the future - Boston Herald
10/17/02
Boston Herald: Procedure Grows Girl's Jaw
10/14/02:
Projects will let CIMIT show, tell - Boston Herald
10/3/02:
ABC News Talks to CIMIT Researcher Dr. I.K. Jang about OCT
August 2002
8/28/02:
September Sensor Expo to Include Demos of CIMIT's Work
8/26/02:
David Rattner, MD, Featured in Business Week on "Minimal Medicine"
8/13/02:
Medtronic Renews Industry Liaison Program Membership
July 2002
7/9/02:
CIMIT Welcomes IDEO to the Industry Liaison Program
June 2002
6/1/02:
CIMIT's Kirby Vosburgh, PhD, Discusses How Technology and the Physician-Patient
Interface
6/20/02:
Boston Globe Story on Growing Organs, Highlighting CIMIT's
Joseph Vacanti, MD, and Team
6/20/02:
CIMIT's Dr. James Muller Featured in June Issue of Fortune Magazine
April 2002
4/23/02:
TissueLink Medical Renews CIMIT Industry Liaison Program Membership
4/5/02:
CIMIT Welcomes Ascension Technology to the Industry Liaison Program
March 2002
3/13/02:
The James E. Muller Vulnerable Plaque New Investigator Prize for Clinical Research
to be Presented at VP Conference
February 2002
2/20/02:
Physical Sciences, Inc. Joins ILP
2/18/02:
HydroCision, Inc. Renews ILP Membership
November 2001
11/01:
Simulation Program Leader, Steven Dawson, MD, Featured
in The Interventionalist
© 2001 Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology. Reprinted
with permission.
11/27/01: Eugene
Braunwald, MD, Wins 2002 King Faisal International Prize
11/20/01:
CIMIT's ILP Welcomes Mobile Aspects, Inc.
October 2001
10/24/01:
Boston Business Forward Article Highlights
Work of CIMIT Simulation Group
10/22/01:
Boston Herald Story on Annual Briefing,
Featuring the APRIL Project/OR of the Future
10/22/01:
Boston Herald Reports on New Partners
Facility in Cambridge, home to CIMIT
10/19/01:
MGH Hotline Story on the New Partners HealthCare Facility
10/3/01:
Medtronic Appoints Dr. Stephen Oesterle as
VP of Science and Technology
10/3/01:
Change in CIMIT Research Award Policy
August 2001
8/13/01:
CIMIT Offices Move to Cambridge!
May 2001
5/31/01:
CIMIT & MGH Dept. of Neurosurgery Announce
New Program: Neurotechnology
5/28/01:
CIMIT 2000 Annual Report Now Available Online!
(Requires Acrobat
Reader)
5/1/01:
Dr. John Parrish Discusses Goals of CIMIT
(Requires Acrobat
Reader)
April 2001
4/30/01:
Mass High Tech Journal Features OR of the Future Project
4/23/01:
CIMIT Featured in Mass High Tech Journal
4/18/01:
CIMIT Speaks at Mass Medic
March 2001
3/27/01:
Announcing the newest member of CIMIT's
Industry Liaison Program - TissueLink!
January 2001
1/31/01: Director of Regulatory Affairs to Speak
at Thomas Jefferson University on February 6th
1/12/01: CIMIT Announces Two New Research Awards!
1/10/01:
Announcing the newest member of CIMIT's
Industry Liaison Program - Onux Medical!
December 2000
12/15/00:
Dr. John Parrish featured in MGH Hotline
as newly elected member of the IOM!
12/13/00:
Dr. Lee Schwamm, a Stroke Program Leader,
featured on Channel 7 News in Boston
October 2000
CIMIT
holds Annual Industry Briefing on October 10th
CIMIT
Director, Dr. John Parrish, elected to the Institute of Medicine!
Dr.
Ferenc Jolesz premieres 21st Century Surgery - featured in Harvard Magazine
September 2000
9/12/00:
CIMIT releases new Research Awards Process
New
Program: CIMIT® International created
under leadership of Jeffrey Gelfand, MD
June 2000
Ronald
Dollens of Guidant joins Industry Advisory Board
Reuben
Mezrich, MD, PhD, Joins CIMIT as Director of Technology
Hugh
Hill, MD, JD, of HCFA to Visit CIMIT
May 2000
Mary
McNaughton Collins, MD, receives Claflin Distinguished Scholar Award
Donald
Baim, MD, joins CIMIT as Associate Director of CIMIT
at Brigham & Women’s Hospital
April 2000
CIMIT
Gives Academic Community Voice
In Least Burdensome Debate - The Gray Sheet
Spring
2000 CIMIT Highlights Features Vulnerable Plaque
March 2000
1999
CIMIT Annual Report now available
November 1999
Mass
High Tech interviews CIMIT Director Dr. John Parrish
Fall
1999 CIMIT Highlights now available
October 1999
SMIT/CIMIT
11th Annual Scientific Meeting
June 1999
Joseph
Vacanti interviewed by Alan Alda for Scientific American Frontiers