MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)

Established in July 2012, MITs Institute for Medical Engineering & Science (IMES) is an inclusive community of students, administrative staff, research staff, and faculty who research, work, educate, and learn, at the convergence of engineering, science, and medicine to transform human health for all. Since its inception, IMES has sought to accelerate innovation in human health nucleating and nurturing strengths in technology and science, medicine and physiology, translational research, and entrepreneurship by serving as: 1. an integrative force for human health research and education at MIT; 2. a portal for strategic partnerships with hospitals and industry; and, 3. a robust home for the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) program, which has a rich history of educating and mentoring human health leaders. As a community, we aim to be a paradigmatic example of how engineering, science, and medicine can come together collaboratively to support local and global communit...