Imagine the impact possible if every
successful Rose-Hulman graduate reached back to campus for one
day to create inspirational learning opportunities for future
students. Imagine the legacy that could be left by partnering
aspiring engineers and experienced industry veteran alumni with
seasoned executives whose successful careers were paved in Terre
Haute. Imagine enhancing health, saving lives and changing the
world.
It's not an
impossible dream. That's
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what happened when a medical-device startup company taps the
brainpower of engineering talent at Rose-Hulman Ventures to aid in
the innovative development of a powerful new way to do brain
surgery.
Indianapolis-based NICO Corp. focuses
on developing new technology for minimally invasive neurosurgery.
It has long ties to Rose-Hulman Ventures, an engineering
consultancy that provides invaluable expertise to companies
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while offering incredible
real-world opportunities for students.
NICO's newest product, BrainPath,
recently gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to be
marketed in the United States, where more than 230,000 brain tumors
are diagnosed each year. The device was taken from prototype to
finished product in Rose-Hulman Ventures' labs-the handiwork of a
team of students led by Engineering Manager Brian Dougherty (EE,
1993). He calls
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