GEM Challenge
Supports UC San Diego engineering and medical teams by piloting laboratory breakthroughs into practical applications.
The Galvanizing Engineering in Medicine (GEM) Challenge is a joint initiative of UC San Diego's Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) and Institute of Engineering in Medicine (IEM). The program funds early-phase translational research that requires meaningful collaboration between engineering and clinical disciplines, with the goal of advancing medically relevant technologie…
Early-phase translational medical technologies requiring interdisciplinary engineering + clinical collaboration.
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