Design Resources

UCSD Resources

• Instructional Lab Use
• Design Notebook Instructions
• Electronic Circuit Design and Prototyping
• Instructional Lab Safety
• Poster Printing Instructions
• ucsdpatents | Resources

External Resources

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)
• BMESource

Design Competitions

• NCIIA BMEStart (NEW for 2009!!)
  The BMEStart Awards have been established to recognize excellence and innovation among undergraduate biomedical engineering student teams. Entries must address a medical clinical need with a clearly defined solution that can be taken to application.
• NCIIA BME-IDEA
  Open to all graduate and undergraduate student teams. This is a unique competition, in that judges rank entries on all aspects of biomedical commercialization, from product innovation to market need, and from regulatory strategies to social impact. The experience not only prepares students for biomedical engineering careers, but also connects them to key contacts in the industry and in their own academic institutions.
• AbilityOne Network Design Challenge (formerly National Scholarship Award for Workplace Innovation and Design)
  The AbilityOne Network Design Challenge was founded by NISH to encourage the development of creative technological solutions for barriers that prevent people with disabilities from entering or advancing in the workplace. The Design Challenge is open to any college student or student team at the graduate or undergraduate level and is a great service learning opportunity for engineering, computer science, industrial design, physical therapy and occupational therapy students!