Gift from Fischell Family Spurs Medical Device Innovation

"Our gifts to the Clark School will help engineering students develop their ideas to improve health care for millions of human beings."

—Robert E. Fischell, December 2005

Alumnus Robert E. Fischell (M.S. '53) devotes his amazing creative energy and engineering skills to improving the quality of life for people throughout the world. A pioneer in bioengineering, his inventions include modern medical stents, lifetime pacemaker batteries and implantable insulin pumps.

His sons, David, Scott and Tim, share his passion for changing the world through inventive genius, hard work and philanthropy. Inspired by their father's $30 million gift, the three have generously added to the fund, which will propel the University to the top ranks in bioengineering.

The Fischell Department of Bioengineering and the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices gather under one roof path-breaking research and education conducted at the intersection of engineering and the biological sciences. Their generous gift includes support for undergraduates and graduate students who will become the next generations of leaders in this exciting field.