TIn April 2013 the University of Minnesota’s Medical Devices Center (MDC) opened its new 8,000 sqft state-of-the-art medical devices laboratory in the heart of the University’s Academic Health Center and was specifically built for designing, prototyping and testing new medical devices. Researchers had outgrown their previous location in the University’s Shepherd Labs that opened in 2008. Facilities include: 3D Virtual Design Lab, Imaging Lab, Anatomy and Physiology Lab, Mechanical and Electronic Fabrication Labs, Wet Lab, Brainstorming Rooms, and more.The MDC Innovation Fellows program draws medical and engineering professionals from around the world to innovate and train future innovation leaders in Minnesota. Over the last five years, the MDC Innovation Fellows have filed 120 invention disclosures. Based on these invention disclosures, the University has filed 58 patent applications. The center also provides support and training for more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students per year. Additional information about the Medical Devices Center as well as the Innovation Fellowship Program can be found at www.mdc.umn.edu.The center is also known worldwide as the host of the world’s largest annual Design of Medical Devices Conference (http://www.dmd.umn.edu/) connecting industry and academia.