American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE)

Thank you to those who used AIMBE's advocacy letter template urging your Members of Congress to support SBIR/STTR reauthorization!

However, our work is not finished as the bill now heads to the House for final consideration.

✍ You can still send a letter here: takeaction.io/aimbe/sbir-s...

Co-Chairs Houlahan, Bice Announce First BIOTech Caucus Legislative Endorsements

The BIOTech Caucus announced its first ever legislative endorsements, backing the National Biotechnology Initiative Act and the Biomanufacturing Excellence Act. Momentum is building to strengthen U.S. biotech leadership. More from @houlahan.house.gov & Rep. Bice🔗 houlahan.house.gov/news/documen...

A headshot of Anindita Saha on AIMBE's 2026 Annual Event website.

Over a month to go until AIMBE's Annual Event in Washington, D.C. this April 11-13!

Don't miss Anindita Saha from the FDA, who will serve as the policy speaker for our Views by Two session on AI and Drug Targets for Therapeutics.

👉 Register today for AIMBE's Annual Event: annualevent.aimbe.org

NIH Office of Extramural Research announcements of feedback sessions for NIH-wide strategic plan for March 16 and April 8.

IMPORTANT---IMPORTANT---IMPORTANT

NIH is seeking input for the NIH-wide Strategic Plan. Open to everyone but Registration is Required!

Your chance to listen and get your 2 or more cents in.

grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

A headshot of Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, AIMBE's 2026 Earl Bakken Lecture Awardee at our Annual Event.

We’re excited to honor Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa at AIMBE’s Annual Event this April 12 as our Earl Bakken Lecture 👏

Masters of the Scalpel: Gadgets, Engineering, and A Journey Through Space and Time from the Operating Room Table to the Laboratory Bench

👉 Register Today: annualevent.aimbe.org

2026 AAPM Expanding Horizons Travel Grant – Round 2 is Open!
Expanding Horizons Travel Grant supports students/trainees who want to attend innovative meetings beyond traditional medical physics conferences.
🔗 Apply and learn more: https://aapm.secure-platform.com/gaf/page/ExpandHorizons2

A headshot of Dr. Nicole C. Kleinstreuer at NIH on AIMBE's Annual Event page.

Over a month to go until AIMBE's Annual Event in DC (April 11-13)!

Don't miss Dr. Nicole Kleinstreuer, Deputy Director for DPCPSI at NIH, who will serve as the policy speaker for our Views by Two session on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs).

👉 Register for our Annual Event: annualevent.aimbe.org

Wake up babe, new BMES podcast just dropped!
Had a great time talking about the value of professional societies with my friend @lizwaynephd.bsky.social … Liz is the best in the biz and I was honored to share my experiences with BMES… give it a listen! 🎧🎙️🗣️

www.bmes.org/podcast/offi...

Make sure to renew your AAPM membership by March 1 to keep your access to career services + AAPM meeting discounts!

Just in time for the 2026 Joint AAPM | COMP Annual Meeting & Exhibition registration opening March 3.

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More ways for Students & ECRs to connect at #WCB2026!

Student Social Mixer/Night Out (Ticketed)
Sun, July 12, 19:00–22:00

Professional Roundtables
Mon, July 13,12:45–13:45

Morning Social Fun Run
Sun – Wed, 07:00–07:45

#StudentsInBiomechanics #ECR #Networking #SocialEvents

A headshot of Karl Leif Bates, a speaker at AIMBE's 2026 Annual Event.

Only 1.5 months until AIMBE's Annual Event in DC this April 11-13!

Karl Bates will give our inaugural SciComm & Public Engagement Lecture, providing attendees with the tools to make an effective argument for your science in the public sphere.

👉 Register for our Annual Event: annualevent.aimbe.org

SBIR and STTR funding mechanisms are critical for tech transfer, but they've lapsed! AIMBE can help you quickly send a letter to your congressional representatives to ask that they be reinstated. See info below.

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SBIR and STTR programs lapsed on Oct. 1, 2025, halting new solicitations across federal agencies, including NIH and NSF.

Delays to their restoration will disrupt the commercialization of technologies that are foundational to America's leadership in STEM innovation and economic competitiveness.

🚨 AIMBE calls on the scientific community to take a minute to send our new advocacy letter urging Congress to support the immediate reauthorization of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs!

Please share 👇

takeaction.io/aimbe/sbir-s...

A banner marking AIMBE's 35th anniversary.

🎉 AIMBE is celebrating 35 years at our Annual Event in DC, April 11–13!

Highlights include:

• Our President’s Circle Reception at the Library of Congress 🏛️
• Our largest-ever Congressional Hill Day 🧪
• Science communication sessions 🎙️

👉 Don't miss out, register today: annualevent.aimbe.org

Last month, AIMBE submitted a response to the OSTP RFI on "Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise": aimbe.org/wp-content/u...

Thanks to input from our members, we highlighted opportunities to strengthen public-private partnerships and accelerate research translation into real-world impact.

📣 Mark your calendars! The 2026 NAS Awards recipients will be announced on January 22.

Learn more about the NAS Awards, including past honorees and the awards being presented this year: nasonline.org/awards.

Federal policy decisions shape every part of biomedical research—yet scientists’ voices are missing. Join us in Atlanta to learn why advocacy matters!

Thanks to our AIMBE Fellows Drs. Anita Shukla, @drsakiyama.bsky.social, and Michael Francis for serving as workshop panelists!

A flyer of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's workshop titled "A Collective Call to Action: The Importance of Advocacy and Avenues for Engagement in Biomedical Engineering" on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM ET at the Society for Biomaterials (SFB) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Speakers include Drs. Dawn Beraud (AIMBE), Anita Shukla (Brown University), Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert (University of Washington), and Michael Francis (University of South Florida and Asante Bio).

AIMBE is hosting a workshop titled "A Collective Call to Action: The Importance of Advocacy and Avenues for Engagement in Biomedical Engineering" at the SFB Meeting on 3/25!

Join @dawnberaud.bsky.social, @jasoncmarvin.bsky.social, and our AIMBE Fellows for this important advocacy conversation 👇

Prof. Brendan Harley @profharley.bsky.social joining us virtually to bring his experience "at the intersection of health, society & imagination" trying to "identify new boundary conditions to make healthcare more equitable" working across #regeneration, #complexity & #cancervaccine
#CMBE2026

Was disappointed to miss the conference. Thanks to the organizers, @bmes-cmbe.bsky.social, and everyone who made it out to #cmbe2026. A privilege to be invited and share my perspective on the future of bioengineering. ❤️

🌱🧬💡Resilient science doesn’t resist change—it uses it.

Dr. Ariella Shikanov (Univ Michigan Ann Arbor) challenges us with a story of resilience, scientific adaptability, and accelerating women’s health innovation.

Vision that adapts. Science that delivers.
#CMBE2026 #WomensHealth

🌍🧬 Bioengineering works best when patients lead the way.

Vision Keynote Speaker Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez (UT Austin Biomedical) putting patients at the center of design brings bioengineering innovation to the clinic.

Innovation with purpose.
#CMBE2026

🧬❄️ To heat up cold tumors, change the environment.

Rising Star Pilar de la Puente (Sanford Research, Univ of North Dakota) engineers physiologically relevant, patient-derived tumor–immune models to target immunologically cold high-grade serous tumors.🌟

#CMBE2026

🫁🧬Organoids work better with immune cells inside.

Rising Star Awardee Elizabeth Wayne (University of Washington) optimizes incorporation of monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages into human airway organoids.

Building airways with immunity included.🌟
#CMBE2026 #RisingStar