Innovation Archive — Page 8 of 8
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April 27, 2017
Abramson to lead new Department of Radiology innovation program
Richard Abramson, M.D., will engage in creative program development as the Department of Radiology’s first Vice Chair for Innovation. -
February 22, 2017
Organ-on-a-chip mimics heart’s biomechanical properties
Scientists at Vanderbilt University have created a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip that can mimic the heart’s amazing biomechanical properties in order to study cardiac disease, develop heart drugs. -
December 6, 2016
Blood-brain barrier on a chip sheds new light on “silent killer”
A new microfluidic device containing human cells that faithfully mimics the behavior of the blood-brain barrier is providing new insights into brain inflammation, the silent killer. -
February 1, 2016
Successful entrepreneur and innovator chosen to lead new Innovation Center
Startup veteran Robert Grajewski has been chosen as the inaugural executive director of the newly created Vanderbilt University Innovation Center. -
September 10, 2015
Surgery and engineering initiative becomes institute
VISE is keeping its acronym but changing its name. The Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering will become the Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering. -
October 15, 2014
Brain surgery through the cheek
Vanderbilt engineers have developed a surgical robot designed to perform brain surgery by entering through the cheek instead of the skull. -
February 6, 2014
PREDICT program lands informatics innovation award
Healthcare Informatics Magazine has awarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center third place in its 2014 Innovator Awards.