Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation

About

The Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation at UMass Amherst is an interdisciplinary hub that merges the top‑ranked College of Nursing with the leading College of Engineering to accelerate healthcare innovation. By pairing nurses’ frontline insights with engineers’ technical expertise, the center designs and commercializes medical technologies, improves clinical processes, and creates scalable solutions to pressing health‑care challenges. The center offers a collaborative environment for research, education, and entrepreneurship, supporting new product development, business strategy, and medical‑device design. Its mission is to empower nurses and engineers to lead transformative projects that enhance patient outcomes and promote equity, making it an ideal place for professionals seeking to impact the future of health care through interdisciplinary teamwork.