Global

Beginning in 2011, Biodesign embarked on a program to provide students, faculty and fellows at Stanford the opportunity to work with our Global partners to help solve unmet clinical needs in India, Singapore, and elsewhere.

We've established two programs - a grant making program for projects based on global needs* , and a student exchange program which allows Stanford students the opportunity to work on a global need and travel to our partner countries to help solve that need.

Global Exchange Programs

Read more about our two programs

Leadership

Anurag Mairal, Director, Global Exchange Programs
Christine Kurihara, Associate Director, Global Programs

* Global Needs

A global need is one that is derived from an underserved population in a developing country, often obviating the need for low-cost device solutions.


N E W S

  • We were in the India news! Read more...
  • Applications are now closed for both the student teams and the grants. Look for next grant funding in Fall, 2012. Next student team application Winter, 2013.
  • NEW Global Biodesign Student Exchange program - teams of students will work on global needs. Deadline for applying March 30, 2012. Read more.
  • NEW Global Exchange Grant FUNDING ROUND initiatied with February 29, 2012 as the deadline for next round of grants. Read more.
  • January 2012 - Congrats to Clear Ear who received funding from the California Healthcare Foundation and has been accepted into the Fogarty Institute.
  • January 2012 - Congrats to Kate, Nahush, Sonny, Chad and Vidya of the Jaundice Team!  Their project on a Screening Device for Neonatal Jaundice in India has been selected by the Spectrum Biodesign Panel for funding as part of our 2012 program.  They have been awarded grant funding of $20,000.
  • August 26, 2011 - 2nd Round Closed
  • July 6, 2011 - The next round (Round 2) of proposals are being accepted with a deadline of August 26, 2011.
  • Feb 10, 2011 - The Program requirements have been modified. See highlighted areas below.
  • Jan 4, 2011 - Our first Global Exchange effort will focus on hearing loss - the Biodesign Innovation Fellowship White Team traveled to India in January 2011 to validate a need in that setting.
  • Dec 13, 2010 - C-IDEA is formed under an $8M NIH grant.