What is the Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering and who is the Chief Executive Officer?
The Alfred E Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering (AEMFBE) is a non-profit foundation responsible for the establishment and oversight of the Alfred E. Mann Institutes for Biomedical Engineering Development (AMIs). The AEMFBE is led by President and CEO, A. Stephen Dahms, Ph.D., who also serves as chair of the AMIs Site Selection Committee, an advisory committee created by Mr. Mann to assist him with the evaluation and selection of universities as hosts for AMIs. The AEMFBE provides counsel and support for the AMIs in a variety of specialized activities. These include competitive and market analyses, out-licensing negotiations, regulatory and reimbursement strategy, manufacturability assessment and other processes that support the successful commercialization of biomedical technologies.