Institute for Medical Engineering and Science

{{Short description|Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology}}

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The Institute for Medical Engineering and Science or IMES is a research institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that aims to combine engineering, medicine, and science to solve challenges in human health.{{cite web|title=Vision - Institute for Medical Engineering & Science|url=http://imes.mit.edu/about/vision/|publisher=Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT|access-date=12 July 2018}} The institute was established in 2012 and is currently directed by Alex K. Shalek.{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Mary Beth |date=September 19, 2024 |title=Alex Shalek named director of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science |url=https://news.mit.edu/2024/alex-shalek-named-director-mit-institute-medical-engineering-science-0809 |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=MIT News}} Thomas Heldt is the associate director{{Cite web |date=2022-08-12 |title=Thomas Heldt |url=https://imes.mit.edu/people/heldt-thomas |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Institute for Medical Engineering & Science |language=en}} and some core faculty members include Elazer Edelman, Emery Brown, and Ellen Roche.{{cite web |title=Elazer Edelman named director of Institute for Medical Engineering and Science |date=30 April 2018 |url=https://news.mit.edu/2018/elazer-edelman-named-director-mit-institute-medical-engineering-science-imes-0430 |access-date=12 July 2018 |publisher=MIT News}}

IMES serves to bring together scientific advances with clinical medicine by serving as the point of intersection with major hospitals and industry partners. IMES is also the MIT home for the Harvard–MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology.