Global Summit 2026
Attend the
Global Summit
Taipei, Taiwan, April 10-12, 2026.
Health care innovators and educators from around the world kick-start their quest to change the future of medicine and medical education at the second Global Summit of the Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine.
Global Health Innovation
Grand Challenge Competition
The competition will bring the best student innovation teams from around the world to solve real problems in global health that can be further developed through the consortium network. The 2026 Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge Request for Proposals (RFP) is now available.
500+
REGISTERED ATTENDEES
33
INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED
17
COMPANIES ENGAGED
56
STUDENT SEMIFINALIST TEAMS
$250k
PRIZE MONEY AWARDED
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As a supporter of the Global Consortium of Engineering-Based Medicine and Innovation, you will play a pivotal role in CI MED and UIUC's worldwide effort to reengineer the future of health care and medical education. This is an opportunity to support the work of some of the brightest minds in medical science, engineering, and other disciplines as they collaborate and innovate on a global scale.