Institute for Medical Engineering and Science

The Institute for Medical Engineering and Science or IMES is a research institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that aims to combine engineering, medicine, and science to solve challenges in human health.[1] The institute was established in 2012 and is currently directed by Elazer Edelman.[2]

Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
Established2012
Location
Cambridge
,
Massachusetts
,
United States

42°21′42″N 71°05′12″W
AffiliationsMIT
Websiteimes.mit.edu

IMES serves to bring together scientific advances with clinical medicine by serving as the point of intersection with major hospitals and industry partners. IMES is also the MIT home for the Harvard–MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology.

References
  1. "Vision - Institute for Medical Engineering & Science". Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. "Elazer Edelman named director of Institute for Medical Engineering and Science". MIT News. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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