The Jacobs Institute

The Jacobs Institute is a Buffalo, New York-based not-for-profit vascular medical technology innovation center focused on developing, testing, and advancing medical devices for vascular and related diseases. It operates at the intersection of clinicians, engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs, providing product development, pre-clinical testing, regulatory support, physician training, and educational services. The organization is especially active in endovascular, cardiovascular, and neurovascular device innovation, and is known for its Idea to Reality (i2R) Center and use of 3D-printed vascular models. In addition to innovation services, it runs clinical immersion and continuing medical education programs for physicians and industry. The Jacobs Institute appears to function more like a nonprofit medtech innovation and translational development organization than a therapeutics biotech or pharma company.