Collaborating to propel innovations that transform patients' lives

As medicine becomes increasingly precise and data-driven, engineering is growing ever more critical in solving the world's pressing healthcare problems. The need and potential for life-changing medical diagnostics and treatment devices have never been greater. But developing optimal approaches and translating lab discoveries into real-world solutions can pose challenges - unless key stakeholders work together.

To accelerate breakthroughs at the engineering-medicine intersection and elevate their impact, Purdue University's Engineering-Medicine initiative is driving powerful collaboration among engineers, clinicians and life sciences companies. Partners in the initiative's ecosystem include Indiana University School of Medicine and medical device company Cook Medical, both of which, along with Purdue, form the Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium.

We combine our engineers' problem-solving skills and research prowess with the unique perspectives and talents of professionals who directly understand patient, provider and market needs. Academic and industry partnerships also underpin innovative cross-disciplinary education programs that prepare the future workforce for closer engineering-medicine integration. Robust academic, clinical and industrial ties foster experiential learning and thriving technology development and implementation.