Propose a Project

Every Fall, MTM students dive into a variety of capstone projects, with teams of students collaborating with a sponsor to take healthcare innovation from early concept toward clinical use. 

We solicit project ideas annually for review (see timeline below). Projects can be a therapeutic (drug or biologic), a medical device, an in-vitro diagnostic or a combination device. 

Projects focus on multiple aspects of the medical translation process, including technical development, prototyping, examination of the intellectual property landscape, market scoping, and business case development.

Teams involve 3-4 students with backgrounds ranging from bioengineering and molecular biology to clinical training as RNs or MDs. 

I’m interested. What is the next step?

• Outline a medical problem that matters to you and your institution/ company that you envision in clinical use and commercialization.
• Watch our webinar on how to submit a strong MTM capstone proposal.
• Read through the following for more information on the process:
  • Project Proposal Criteria, Process and Expectations
  • Previous Capstone Projects
• Propose Your Project Idea 
• Submit Your Final Project Proposal – new extended due date of July 1st

Project Proposal Timeline:

January-March: Submit preliminary project ideas/titles.
April-May: Finalize your capstone proposals internally at your organization.
May-June: Submit final capstone project proposals
July: Final capstone projects shared with students.
August: Capstone project pitches and team matching
September: Teams finalize, and projects launch!