The Department seeks to build long-term relationships with visionary industry leaders and companies through departmental, college, and university-wide programs.

The Industry Affiliates Program provides financial support for numerous Department activities and organizations. Industry Affiliate membership dues in 2006-2007 will provide support for the BME seminar series, the BME Honor Society (Beta Mu Epsilon), The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and other BME activities. Participation is a terrific way to make a valuable contribution to the Department and to establish contacts and build name recognition for your company at the university. Industry Affiliates of the Department include Abbott Spine (Austin, TX), Apollo Endosurgery (Austin, TX), Arthrocare (Austin, TX), Avail Medical Products, Inc. (Irving, TX), Baker Botts LLP (Austin, TX), Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (San Antonio, TX), Luminex (Austin, TX), Monebo Technologies, Inc. (Austin, TX), National Instruments (Austin, TX), NTEC Inc. (Frisco, TX), OriGen Biomedical, Inc. (Austin, TX), Rules Based Medicine (Austin, TX), SpineSmith USA (Austin, Tx), and Zimmer (Austin, TX).

for more information contact

Jack D. Hart
Assistant Chair
jdhart@mail.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-0204
Fax: 512-471-0616

Mary Beth Maddox
Corporate Relations
College of Engineering
mary.beth.maddox@mail.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-3460

Through the Corporate Relations group of the Cockrell School of Engineering, companies may participate in a variety of programs that support biomedical engineering scholarships, faculty research, undergraduate and graduate teaching programs, senior design projects, diversity discovery, new departmental facilities, the establishment of endowed chairs, and internships. Benefits to your company include high profile visibility inside and outside the University. The Industry Affiliates Program provides an excellent way to initiate a long term relationship.