Technological innovations in the healthcare industry have impacted millions of lives in the past few decades and continue to provide physicians with new ways to improve the quality of care delivered to their patients.

Biotechnology is the use of biological processes, organisms, or systems to manufacture products intended to improve the quality of human life. Healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.

The Biotechnology & Healthcare Community is designed to keep students informed about relevant industry news and connect them with related opportunities.

2025 Ranking: Top 40 Medical Device Companies by Revenue

Here’s our annual look at the top medtech companies ranked by revenue.

To download the complete list of the top 100 medical device companies of the year, register through MD+DI online for free.

Medtech’s leaderboard is constantly changing. Keep up …

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WashU Launches Doctoral Program in Neuroengineering

Channing Suhl  03.30.2026

The McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, in collaboration with WashU Medicine, plans to launch a doctoral degree program in neuroengineering in fall 2027 to train students who will drive new technologies and methods …

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So, You Didn’t Get the Internship. Now What?

This article was written by Danielle Hall, Elaine Fernandez, Juritzy Mata.

Like I said in my previous article on three ways to make the most of your internship, getting an internship is hard work.

When you consider the sometimes long …

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The invisible pay cut facing new graduates – and how to navigate it

By Jasmine Escalera, Career Expert, MyPerfectResume

For many college graduates entering today’s workforce, remote work was not a luxury but the norm. In the wake of the pandemic, flexibility, autonomy, and work life balance reshaped expectations around work. Social media …

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Fiber implant sheds new light on Alzheimer’s disease progression

By Beth Miller  February 24, 2026

Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia in older adults, begins in the hippocampus, a deep brain structure that plays a central role in learning and memory. Studying the progression of this chronic …

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Career Resources

Below is a list of competitive industry graduate fellowships and research internships for MS and PhD students. The majority have …

Established in 1968, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) is the professional Society for students, faculty, researchers, and industry professionals in …

The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) is a public-private partnership created by the Missouri General Assembly to promote entrepreneurship and foster …