Western New England College School of Engineering Holds 30th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference Banquet at Basketball Hall of Fame

SPRINGFIELD, MA…The School of Engineering at Western New England College hosted a dinner at the Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 17 as part of the 30th annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference. The annual regional conference showcases the latest developments in biomedical engineering. Researchers, scientists, and engineers from universities, industries, and hospitals presented their latest work on a variety of biomedical engineering topics at workshops on the College's main campus
during the conference on Saturday and Sunday. “This is an ideal time for the annual conference to be located in Springfield as many economic development efforts are taking shape in the region," said Dr. Steven Schreiner, chair of the College’s Biomedical Engineering department. "This Saturday evening networking event included three organizations that are helping to drive the economic development: the Biomedical Engineering Alliance and Consortium (BEACON), the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council MassMEDIC), and the Bio Economic Technology Alliance (BETA) for Western Massachusetts.”

The Plenary speaker is Mr. Bob Rich, Director of Research and
Engineering at Reebok International Ltd. Rich delivered his speech,
titled: "The Role of Engineering in Creating Sports Products," on
Saturday night at the Hall of Fame. He addressed current research used to determine the functional and psychological needs of athletes by utilizing biomechanical tools such as force plates, high-speed motion tracking, and pressure sensors.