Overview

The Design of Medical Devices Conference brings together innovators, researchers, and industry leaders in medical device design. Held in Minneapolis from April 28-30, 2025, the event offers a dynamic mix of innovation workshops, keynote presentations, technical sessions, and networking opportunities.

Program

Monday, April 28, 2025

• Innovation Workshop, Pinnacle Ballroom, Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis
• 5.10k Fun Run & Road Race, Coffman Memorial Union Front Lawn

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (Times in CST)

Time	Session Details
7:00 am	Check-in, onsite registration, and breakfast (2nd floor, Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis)
8:00 am - 9:15 am	Plenary Keynote Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Hubert Lim (Bakken Medical Devices Center) MedTech Highlight: Dr. Shashank Priya (University of Minnesota) Keynote Presentation: "Embracing the Extremes in Organ Preservation" by Dr. Korkut Uygun (Harvard Medical School)
9:45 am	Networking Break & Guided Tours (Sponsor Exhibits, A Heart to Learn, Lab & Center Tours)
10:30 am	Technical Sessions Topics: Combat Medicine; Emerging Medical Innovation Valuation Competition; The Healing Nerve: Pop Culture Got It Right; Wearable Medical Technology
12:00 pm	Keynote Luncheon "The Past, Present and Future of the Total Artificial Heart: A very Houston-centric story" by William "Billy" Cohn (BiVACOR) Venue: Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center (Additional registration required)
2:00 pm	Technical Sessions Topics: Advances in Medical Devices; Accelerating Healthcare and Medtech through ARPA-H; Orthopedics & Rehabilitation Technology; Real World Examples Utilizing the ASME V&V 40 Standard for Medical Device Development
3:30 pm	Networking Break & Guided Tours
4:00 pm	Technical Sessions Topics: Advances in Medical Devices; Cardiovascular Neural Intervention; From Concept to Clinic: Accelerating Medical Device Innovation with AI; Smart Medical Devices: Creating Value and Whole Person Health
5:30 pm	Student Design Showcase & Networking Venue: University Hall, McNamara Alumni Center Followed by PDIC Breakthrough & Networking (Tuesday, April 29, 2:00-6:00 pm, Johnson Great Room, McNamara Alumni Center)

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Time	Session Details
7:00 am	Check-in, onsite registration, and breakfast (2nd floor, Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis)
8:00 am	Plenary Keynote & Session Plenary Keynote: "The Minnesota MedTech 3.0 Strategy" by James Southwick (GREATER MSP Partnership) Fireside Plenary Session: "Growing a Successful MedTech Innovation Ecosystem – Hint, it isn’t just the money"
9:45 am	Networking Break & Guided Tours
10:30 am	Technical Sessions Topics: Cardiovascular Keynotes; Cryopreservation of Organoids, Organs and Organisms; Five-Minute Pitch (5MP); Pediatric Cardiac Technologies
12:00 pm	IEM Distinguished Keynote Luncheon "From Inspiration to Innovation: The Bakken Legacy Endures" by Mary Jo Kreitzer (Director, Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, University of Minnesota) Venue: Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center (Additional registration required)
2:00 pm	Technical Sessions Topics: Advances in Medical Devices; Clinical and Real World Evidence-Pediatric Devices; Clinical Cases; SBIR/STTR Non-Dilutive Seed Funding for Innovative Medical Devices from Concept to Commercialization
3:30 pm	Networking Break & Guided Tours
4:00 pm	Technical Sessions Topics: Advances in Medical Devices; Emergency Resternotomy of the Cardiac Surgery Patient (Clinical Case); Software as a Medical Device (SaMD); Robotic Surgery

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