One of Michigan Technological University’s (MTU) fastest growing programs is its Medical Micro-Device Engineering Research Lab, which develops portable, point of care tools that can provide rapid, quantitative results for disease diagnosis and monitoring. The university’s annual Design Expo highlights hands-on, discovery-based learning that offers a glimpse at the future of medical devices. One company, launched on the back of MTU research, is working to develop micro-devices that produce instant results with a single drop of blood, which could potentially revolutionize medicine in developing countries.

Among Upper Peninsula’s medical products are precision medical components such as orthopedic pins and surgical instruments; printed circuit boards found in imaging machines and other diagnostic equipment; petri dish filling systems; and advanced wound care technologies. Tomorrow’s technologies are being developed today in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.