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Monash Institute of Medical Engineering (MIME)

MIME brings together Monash University expertise and capability across Medicine, Engineering, IT and Design and a range of industry and MedTech ecosystem partners to advance health technologies. Through our unique partnership with Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, a partnership between leading health service, teaching and research organisations focused on innovating for better health, we work directly with clinicians to identify unmet medical needs and provide research and commercialisation support and education for promising research and researchers.

About us

Supporting MedTech solutions to unmet clinical needs.

Our stakeholders

Working together to improve the delivery of healthcare.

Industry

Paving the way towards market and healthcare impact.

Projects

Undertaking innovative research projects to improve health outcomes.

Student opportunities

Integrating with healthcare to bridge silos and foster innovation.

Research support

Accelerating the development of new medical technologies.

Latest news

How to develop an effective needs statement

At the heart of the Biodesign process is a deceptively simple but critically important shift: moving from a problem to a needs statement.

Welcoming Dr Ruth Park-Jones: Strengthening the path from discovery to impact

The Monash Institute of Medical Engineering (MIME) is pleased to welcome Dr Ruth Park-Jones to Monash Innovation as Senior Director of Commercialisation.

Digital platform aims to transform hospital experiences for autistic children

A new digital platform developed in partnership with the autistic community and health service providers with support from a Monash Institute of Medical Engineering (MIME) Invent Support grant is set to improve hospital experiences for autistic children and their families.

From the emergency department to MedTech innovation: Dr Andrew Backay’s sabbatical with MIME

For Dr Andrew Backay, an emergency physician at Monash Health, the fast-paced environment of the emergency department has long shaped the way he thinks about healthcare and technology.

Why is it important for me to explore unmet needs in a research project?

Once you’ve decided on a strategic focus for your project - half your problems have been solved! In other words, the next important step is to put some ‘meat around the bones’ of your strategic focus area. This could look like a range of things, from planning discrete work modules to mapping out equipment, consumables, resources you need, to just about anything!

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