Where:
Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute
John P. McGovern Campus
2450 Holcombe Blvd., Suite X
Houston, TX 77021
Driving Directions
Parking Instructions:
The TMC Innovation Institute is located at 2450 Holcombe Blvd., Suite X. Please enter through Entrance Gates 81 off of Holcombe Blvd. and take a yellow chip. Park in the lot on the righthand side once through the gate. Parking chips will be validated upon arrival. The Innovation Institute entrance is just past the large "TMC Innovation" sign.
Presenters
Steve Levine
Sr. Director of Product Strategy and the Executive Director of the Living Heart Project at Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA. Since 2006, Steve has been responsible for driving the SIMULIA strategy towards its vision of enabling simulation to help harmonize Product, Nature and Life.. Steve holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Rutgers University and has been elected into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)'s College of Fellows.
Manuel Rausch
Originally from Germany, Dr. Rausch earned his PhD from Stanford University in 2013 before taking on the role of Director of R&D at a small medical device company. After a two year stint in industry, Dr. Rausch returned to academia as a post-doctoral fellow at Yale University. As of 2017, Dr. Rausch is an assistant professor at University of Texas, Austin's Department of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics.
Dr. Rausch's research interests are focused on soft tissue biomechanics. He uses experimental as well as computational tools to characterize and understand the mechanical behavior of biological soft tissues such as myocardium, vascular soft tissue, heart valve tissue, and skin to improve diagnostic and therapeutic methods, and medical device design
Arindam Chakraborty
Mechanical engineer with more than nine years of strong academic and consulting experience in solid mechanics and design, non-linear FEA, fatigue and fracture mechanics, reliability analysis, composite structures in Oil & Gas, Nuclear and Structural Design. Has a strong background in project management, business development, strategy development and technology development, with a strong focus on public safety regulations. Areas of expertise include:
Thomas Spirka joined Synopsys Inc. in 2014. Through previous research positions at the Cleveland Clinic, and the University of Washington Medical Center he has over 10 years of experience in constructing FEA and CFD models based from image data.
In the Life Sciences, Simpleware and Abaqus represent a joint solution for working on complex anatomical data, supporting research into the processes of the human body and implant design. Other application areas include the study of patient-specific physiological and cardiovascular flows. Simpleware also provides ready-to-use human body models for carrying out different types of simulation in Abaqus, including head impact studies and stress and strain analyses.
Contact Us
Ali Can Solak - asolak@viascorp.com - (832) 766-9086
Joanie Utesch - jutesch@viascorp.com - (440) 336-0707
Have you ever wondered how simulation is currently used in life science industry to advance medical device design and development? VIAS cordially invites you to participate in our half day Advanced Biomedical Simulation Seminar at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. 
Join us to see how realistic simulation drives innovation in life science industry. Our seminar will feature presentations from leaders in the biomedical engineering field. Our partner Abaqus SIMULIA provides a simulation platform for medical devices, stents, heart assist devices, tissue modeling, drug delivery equipment and orthopedics. The goal of this seminar is to:
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Detailed Agenda
State-of-the-art Heart Geometry | Electrical Activation | Muscle Fiber Orientations
