Biodesign Challenge
The Biodesign Challenge is a full-year program that every MedLaunch member participates in. Students are organized into small teams, and each team is paired with a community partner. Our community partners are disabled members of the Ann Arbor area.
Throughout the course of the year, MedLaunch teams will work with their community partners to design, build, and test assistive technology that can solve problems commonly faced by that individual.
The first semester of the year is dedicated to identifying the community partner's needs, developing an idea that addresses those needs, and creating an initial prototype of that idea. During the second semester, teams will iterate upon their initial prototype.
In each iteration, teams will get feedback from their community partner, adapt their idea, then create a new prototype. At the end of the year, we hold a Final Showcase, where teams present their final deliverables to the other MedLaunch teams and community partners.
The Biodesign Challenge is a full-year program that every MedLaunch member participates in. Students are organized into small teams, and each team is paired with a community partner. Our community partners are disabled members of the Ann Arbor area.
Throughout the course of the year, MedLaunch teams will work with their community partners to design, build, and test assistive technology that can solve problems commonly faced by that individual.
The first semester of the year is dedicated to identifying the community partner's needs, developing an idea that addresses those needs, and creating an initial prototype of that idea. During the second semester, teams will iterate upon their initial prototype.
In each iteration, teams will get feedback from their community partner, adapt their idea, then create a new prototype. At the end of the year, we hold a Final Showcase, where teams present their final deliverables to the other MedLaunch teams and community partners.
The Challenge
The Challenge
Biodesign Challenge
Biodesign Challenge
The Process
The Process
Phase 1
Phase 1
Identify the Need
Identify the Need
Students meet with their community partner to learn about their needs and focus on a problem to tackle.
Students meet with their community partner to learn about their needs and focus on a problem to tackle.
Generate a Concept
Think of a really good idea that you and your community partner are excited about.
Think of a really good idea that you and your community partner are excited about.
Research and develop your idea further.
Research and develop your idea further.
Design Review
Design Review
Share your idea with faculty guests, other MedLaunch teams, and officers to get feedback to strengthen your concept.
Share your idea with faculty guests, other MedLaunch teams, and officers to get feedback to strengthen your concept.
Prototyping and Testing
Prototyping and Testing
Create dynamic models. Test, refine, and make it awesome. Continue to collaborate with the MedLaunch community for resources, funding, and exciting opportunities.
Create dynamic models. Test, refine, and make it awesome. Continue to collaborate with the MedLaunch community for resources, funding, and exciting opportunities.
Showcase
Showcase
Present your final product to your friends, members, faculty, and community partners. Get some recognition, and celebrate an amazing year of innovation with your MedLaunch Family.
Present your final product to your friends, members, faculty, and community partners. Get some recognition, and celebrate an amazing year of innovation with your MedLaunch Family.
If you are interested in joining us for a design review, please contact medlaunch-info@umich.edu
If you are interested in joining us for a design review, please contact medlaunch-info@umich.edu
Generate a Concept
Design Development
Design Development
Phase 2
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Phase 5
Phase 6
Phase 3
Phase 4
Phase 5
Phase 6
