Innovation Methodology I³ EME: Awareness for Biomedical Engineers

Abstract

With the innovation approach, I³ EME: Identify, Invent, Implement, together with Engineers, Medical users, and Economists, possible interdisciplinary working methods of an engineer in this segment are to be presented. Undergraduate and graduate students of Biomedical engineering cannot imagine much of the work of a medical technology engineer and are challenged in the first semesters with mathematics, engineering, and scientific fundamentals. With the help of this approach, students should be shown a perspective very early on and be able to compensate for the initial problems mentioned with the basics. During their studies, these students have little to no contact with expectations, particularly with the unique features of medical technology. For many, medical technology is only known in its use/application, without knowing why specific innovations are created in this area and how they can be kept up. In addition to the points already mentioned, the innovation methodology should also help students classify medical technology as a melting pot of all possible technologies and thus help to support the integration of new approaches. A fundamental requirement is, of course, to know the doctor’s work environment and to learn empathy toward the problems and the patient. In addition, it must be made clear to future developers at a very early stage that new technologies and processes and transfer projects must also be financed. The Innovation concept I³ EME is intended to teach interdisciplinary innovation generation for new products and services.