WHO WE ARE
New Orleans Medical Innovators (NOMI), a chapter of IDEA LabsTM, is a medical engineering design incubator created by Tulane University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center students in order to solve real world clinical problems. Our group's objectives include:
- To make medical entrepreneurship attainable for students
- To develop a culture of innovation in New Orleans
- To teach engineering, medical, and business students the skills and processes needed to invent and implement new biomedical technologies
- To develop novel devices and software applications targeting unmet clinical needs
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN
NOMI gives students access to:
- Professional advisors and support
- Financial resources ($2000 per team)
- Medical problems and ideas hand-picked by NOLA clinicians
- Pro-bono legal services
- Leadership and technical experience
During Idea Day, team leaders will select a clinical problem to tackle from a database created by New Orleans clinicians and create a student team of 4-6 members. Throughout the school year, we have design workshops and review sessions to help students bring their product to fruition. Successful teams will pitch their idea at the IDEA Labs National Demo Day in the spring.
