Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has opened the Innovation Institute at Henry Ford Hospital, a partnership of the hospital, the Henry Ford Medical Group, the Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems Program at Wayne State University and College for Creative Studies, which provides art and design education, according to a HFHS news release.
The $12 million institute will coordinate several dozen projects aimed at identifying best practices among various hospital specialties and developing new technologies to improve medical care. Current projects underway include the development of virtual breast biopsy, knifeless surgery, surgical probes that can instantly differentiate malignant versus normal cells and a blood test for traumatic brain injury.
"Detroit was the world's center of innovation for many decades with the auto industry leading the way," said Bob Riney, president and COO at HFHS in a statement. "As a result, the region attracts and retains the best engineering and design talent you will find anywhere. Through the Innovation Institute, we will combine those skills with the incredible clinical and scientific talent of the Henry Ford Medical Group and write the next chapter of our region's innovation DNA."
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The $12 million institute will coordinate several dozen projects aimed at identifying best practices among various hospital specialties and developing new technologies to improve medical care. Current projects underway include the development of virtual breast biopsy, knifeless surgery, surgical probes that can instantly differentiate malignant versus normal cells and a blood test for traumatic brain injury.
"Detroit was the world's center of innovation for many decades with the auto industry leading the way," said Bob Riney, president and COO at HFHS in a statement. "As a result, the region attracts and retains the best engineering and design talent you will find anywhere. Through the Innovation Institute, we will combine those skills with the incredible clinical and scientific talent of the Henry Ford Medical Group and write the next chapter of our region's innovation DNA."
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