Join the Campaign Honoring American Health Innovation
Celebrating 250 years of American health innovation, from everyday miracles to life-saving breakthroughs, and honoring the field that keeps our nation healthy and thriving.
250 stories. 250 years. One mission.
We’re collecting 250 stories — one for every year of American health and bioengineering innovation. From the parent whose child breathes easier to the veteran who walks again to the researcher racing to stop the next pandemic, every story makes biomedical engineering visible and builds momentum for national recognition.
Real people. Real breakthroughs.
From children breathing easier to veterans walking again, these are the people whose lives biomedical engineering has transformed.
Real patients. Real outcomes.
Meet the researchers turning impossible health challenges into proven solutions that reach patients across America.
From lab to life-saving
Get to know the tools, technologies, and innovations that power American healthcare and the engineers who built them.
Designed to transform lives
Who we are
American Health Discovery is led by the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) — a community of researchers, clinicians, engineers, students, and industry leaders working to advance human health. This campaign brings that community together to celebrate 250 years of impact and build momentum for the next chapter.
3 ways to be part of this moment
1 Share your story
Tell us how biomedical engineering changed your life or the life of someone you love.
2 Donate
Support the future of American health innovation by funding this campaign to educate lawmakers and establish a National Biomedical Engineering Day.
3 Support National Biomedical Engineering Day
Add your name to the movement for permanent national recognition of biomedical engineering.
Join the alliance
Leading organizations across healthcare, research, industry, and advocacy are contributing stories and building momentum together.
Join a growing alliance of organizations that recognize biomedical engineering as essential to America’s future.