Investigators have developed a male infertility test that users can perform with a smartphone. Find out how the Brigham Innovation Hub (iHub) in collaboration with Partners Innovation and clinical and entrepreneurial experts helped kindle a spark of innovation into a flame.
BWHers share insights into what fields are growing and the trajectory of careers in biomedicine.
Oliver Jonas, PhD, MA, has developed a tiny device, smaller than a grain of rice, that releases small doses of anti-cancer therapies into tumors.
BWH team awarded Runner-Up, received more than $40,000 worth of supportive services for their innovative technology to screen and diagnose for peripheral artery disease
Clinicians at BWH are among the first to use Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) to successfully treat prostate cancer, continuing a BWH tradition of using cutting-edge ultrasound techniques to provide advanced patient care.
Two projects awarded $50,000 grants from the BWH Health and Technology Innovation Fund during a ‘Shark Tank’-style competition to fund their respective projects.
A daring technique, introduced in 1977, has been successfully performed six times at Brigham and Women’s hospital.
More than 200 participants visited with various startups, engaged with their technology and learned about the role digital health plays in the current age of health care.
Speakers shared innovations in prevention, detection and treatment of cancer
A new FDA-approved device, currently in clinical testing at BWH, seeks to revolutionize blood draws by providing a pain- and needle-free experience for patients
Early career faculty will present new discoveries and insights related to cancer at this year’s WMIF
The more than 3,100 investigators supported by Partners HealthCare have created more than 500 new inventions and 363 patents issued in fiscal year 2015.
Joao Ribas, a PhD student and research fellow shares his perspective on the 2015 Brigham Innovation Hub’s Hackathon.
This year’s Stepping Strong Innovator Award finalists are addressing complex challenges related to trauma research.
$10,000 in seed funding and continued project management will support winning projects.
DHIG supports researchers and clinicians in developing application to address hospital challenges
Most clinicians have ideas on how to improve health care. The iHub strives to help them bring those ideas to fruition.
MLSC grant distinguishes BWH as a microbiome leader in new collaborative center with the Forsyth Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital and the Harvard Digestive Diseases Center.
High-Tech Med Talk at Mini-Med School series features BWH biomedical engineers, smart bandages, slug-inspired glue and more.
We asked the BWH clinical and research community to tell us more about their top picks for 2015 health care innovations and why they chose them.
BWHers generate ideas for digital health solutions around chronic disease management, mental health and more.
The WEB Aneurysm Embolization System offers a solution for some patients.
What are the most promising upcoming healthcare innovations that are likely to have the biggest impact on improving patient care in 2015?
An Idea Lab consists of 90 minutes of focused brainstorming to discuss problems and possible solutions facing BWH clinicians and scientists on a daily basis.
Surgeons, engineers and entrepreneurs joined forces to develop – and design – solutions for problems faced in clinical practice.
“Intraoperative Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy”, “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End”
A micro-liver is just one innovation that has earned Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia a top honor.
Finalists announced for the Stepping Strong Innovator Awards.
Second annual BWH Hackathon a success at BWH.
Who will you vote for?
One year since its inception, Brigham Innovation Hub is thriving.
Health care institutions are using hackathons to tackle challenging and important issues.
The Brigham Research Institute, along with Brigham Innovation Hub, held its "Shark Tank-style" competition where BWH scientists competed for funding for their novel research projects.
BWH’s second annual Clinical Innovation Day brought clinicians, scientists and business leaders together to share ideas for transforming patient care.
Thanks to six innovative teams of clinicians and their care redesign projects, BWH is improving the quality of patient care and enhancing efficiency, while achieving a cost savings of $1.2 million in total medical expense.
Google Glass has become quite the spectacle at BWH.
Laughter. Upset. Suspense. These are the makings of an entertaining television show—or a lively competition held by BWH Innovation Hub.
Six years since its launch, GHDonline continues to improve health care delivery through global collaboration.
Aviation, a medical drama and Bluetooth were just some concepts that found their way into innovative pitches to improve patient care.
Just six months after BWH’s first hackathon, two winning teams have been backed by major incubators.
Partners HealthCare Innovation, formerly known as Partners Research Ventures & Licensing, is introducing a new brand and new name.
BWH’s Charles Vacanti, MD, is the creative force behind one of the Museum of Science’s new exhibit features.
Researchers from BWH, Children’s Hospital and MIT have developed a bio-inspired adhesive that could rapidly attach biodegradable patches inside a beating heart, in the exact place where congenital holes in the heart occur.
The BWH Biomedical Research Institute will award one of three finalists a $100,000 philanthropic prize to support innovative research that is both compelling and promising.
BWH's Biomedical Research Institute invited some of the hospital's many accomplished female physicians and scientists to share a glimpse of their work at a special Sept. 10 Innovation Grand Rounds.
Novel, prize-winning solutions to health care delivery issues emerge from BWH iHub Hackathon.
Mark your calendars to vote for BRIght Futures Prize and attend Second Annual BWH Research Day!
There’s a new home for medical innovation at BWH—iHub.
BWH Clinical & Research News asked BWHers what clinical innovation they would like to see in the future.
In areas where there is such variation in practice, BWH clinicians are turning to SCAMPs as a way to develop guidelines for best practice.
As residents at BWH during a pivotal time for health care redesign and reform, Amol Navathe, MD, PhD, and Sachin Jain, MD, MBA, noticed a gap in available literature on “delivery science.”
BWH donors have provided medical residents with the means to pursue and test innovative projects that produce cost savings and streamline care.
From fashion to snack foods, 3D printing has infiltrated many industries, and medicine is no exception.
Mark Brezinski, MD, PhD, is a major believer in the benefits of optimizing one’s environment when it comes to learning.
The BWH Regenerative Medicine Center conducts a wide array of regenerative medicine research, some of which was showcased at its inaugural symposium on June 11.
Bringing together physicians, scientists, nurses, residents, trainees, administrators and other members of the BWH community, the first annual Clinical Innovation Day was an opportunity for BWH to showcase the many clinical innovations flourishing here at the hospital.
Researchers have transitioned Profile®, one of the nation’s most comprehensive personalized medicine initiatives in cancer.
BWH Clinical & Research News sat down with Drs. Schoen and Vosburgh to get their views on breeding a culture of innovation at BWH.
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