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Where medtech and engineering students learn together

The Bay Area Biomedical Device Conference (BABDC) brings medical device professionals, researchers, and engineering students from multiple disciplines together on March 30, 2027 for an industry panel, speaker talks, and a judged poster session. This year's theme: MedTech in Transition. Organized by SJSU students.

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Attendees seated at round tables in a ballroom, watching a presentation at a past BABDC conference.

Last year

Highlights from BABDC 2026

On April 1, 2026, the 16th annual BABDC filled the SJSU Student Union Ballroom for a day of keynotes, talks, startup pitches, and student posters on intelligent, inclusive, and responsible innovation in healthcare. Here's what it looked like.

attendees
200+
speakers and panelists
20
student posters
32
sponsors
11
  • A presenter wearing a lanyard and holding a program talks with attendees in front of research posters.
    Poster competition
  • Keynote speaker Kate Stephenson, PhD, presents “Accounting for AI in Future BME Careers” at a podium on stage beside two large screens while attendees sit at round tables.
    Keynote
  • Four panelists sit at a table on stage with microphones while one gestures as he speaks, against a blue and green lit backdrop.
    Industry panel
  • Two Airgas representatives at a table with medical gas equipment talk with an attendee wearing a backpack.
    Sponsor tables
  • A student in a navy polo holds a microphone and asks a question during a talk, with other attendees seated behind him.
    Audience Q&A
  • Two smiling student volunteers pose together at the poster session.
    Student volunteers

Thank you to everyone who joined us

Sponsors, speakers, and panelists from across the Bay Area medtech community.

Our speakers and panelists

  • Kate Stephenson, PhD

    Principal and Founder, Dyad Engineering

  • Onur Dur, PhD

    VP, Clinical Science and Medical Affairs, Elixir Medical

  • Brian Crews

    Intuitive

  • Alma Lopez

    Senior Technical Product Manager, Roche

  • Priya Balachandran, PhD

    Chief Executive Officer, Huddl Health

  • Janie Mandrusov, PhD

    Vice President of Clinical Affairs, VahatiCor

  • Soody Tronson

    Managing Counsel, STLG Law Firm

  • Peter Coronado

    President and Principal Consultant, Agile Regulatory Consulting

  • Cassi Janakos

    Chief Operating Officer, Healthy Horizons

  • Barry Schnur

    President and CEO, David Schnur Associates

  • Kristin Sellers, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery, UCSF

  • Alexander Payumo, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, SJSU

  • Scott Nierotka

    Medical Device Executive

  • Annette Teng

    Panel moderator, IEEE Electronics Packaging Society

  • Marco Rolandi

    Co-Founder and CSO, CruzFoam

  • Chris Danek

    CEO, Bessel

  • Hualiang Shi

    Meta

  • Anitha Achyutha

    Vice President of Clinical Affairs, ALPFA Medical

  • Mike Passaglia

    President, Passaglia Quality Consulting

  • Hoang Nguyen

    Manufacturing Engineer, Molecular Devices

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Find your way in

Who BABDC is for

  • Professionals and students

    Attend

    Hear from medtech leaders, see what's being built in the Bay Area, and meet the people hiring. Open to engineering students from multiple disciplines, not only biomedical.

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  • Companies

    Sponsor

    Meet engineering students and put your company in front of the Bay Area medtech community.

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  • Industry and academia

    Speak

    Share what you've learned building medical devices with students and industry peers, and take their questions.

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Engineering, computing, and data science

Medical devices aren't built by biomedical engineers alone

Every medical device needs mechanical, electrical, materials, and manufacturing engineers, plus software engineers and data scientists. Last year's lineup shows how many paths lead into medtech.

  • Software, data science, and AI

    Talks on building healthcare software and on using AI and data in diagnostics.

  • Electronics

    The IEEE Electronics Packaging Society sponsored and moderated the industry panel, which included a Meta engineer who worked on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

  • Robotics and mechanical

    A talk from Intuitive on performance and safety verification for robotic medical devices.

  • Materials and manufacturing

    Speakers included a co-founder of CruzFoam and a manufacturing engineer from Molecular Devices.

This year's theme

MedTech in Transition

Technology, Talent, and the Changing Landscape

Medical devices are changing fast. More software, more data, and a shifting set of rules and funding shape what gets built and who builds it. BABDC 2027 brings Bay Area medtech together to talk about where the industry is headed, and what it takes to build a career in it.

  • Technology

    Software, AI, and data are now part of how devices are designed, tested, and approved.

  • Talent

    Medtech teams hire across engineering, computing, and data science. Hear what they look for and how students get there.

  • The changing landscape

    How regulation, funding, and market shifts are reshaping the industry.

Speakers

Learn from people building medical devices

Speakers for this year will be announced soon.

Program

The day at a glance

Tuesday, March 30, 2027

The full schedule will be posted soon.

From past years

What people say about BABDC

  • “PLACEHOLDER: A short quote from a past sponsor about the students they met.”

    Jordan Placeholder

    PLACEHOLDER Title, Example Medical Devices Inc.

  • “PLACEHOLDER: A short quote from a past speaker about the audience.”

    Casey Example

    PLACEHOLDER Title, Sample Biotech Co.

  • “PLACEHOLDER: A short quote from a past student attendee about what they got out of the day.”

    Riley Sample

    PLACEHOLDER Biomedical Engineering student, SJSU

Venue

Getting there

The curved exterior of the SJSU Student Union, with a perforated metal facade above a glass ground floor, as students walk past.
Date
Tuesday, March 30, 2027
Location
SJSU Student Union Ballroom
One Washington Sq, San Jose, CA 95192
Parking
Parking details will be posted here soon.
Transit
Transit directions will be posted here soon.

FAQ

Common questions

Do I need to be an engineering student to attend?

No. BABDC is open to students from any major. Most attendees study engineering or science, including:

  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Materials
  • Computer science
  • Data science
  • And more

Medical devices need all of them, along with regulatory, clinical, and business expertise. Last year’s speakers worked in software, robotics, and manufacturing as well as clinical and regulatory roles.

Is food provided?

Yes. Meals are provided for attendees.

What should I wear?

Business casual. Many attendees come to meet people from industry, so dress as you would for an internship or career-fair conversation.

Can I come for part of the day?

Yes. Check-in is flexible, and you’re welcome to arrive late or leave whenever you need to. The full schedule will be posted soon, so you can plan around the sessions you most want to see.

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