BU’s Christopher Chen Elected a National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Christopher Chen, a Boston University biomedical engineer, has been named a National Academy of Inventors fellow in recognition of a career filled with patents and inventions—many building toward potentially lifesaving breakthroughs. In 2022 alone, Chen cofounded a regenerative medicine company—securing $110 million in funding to boost its organ-healing technology—and helped build a miniature beating heart that could speed efforts to repair damage from a heart attack. To be nominated for a fellowship, inventors must have a track record of “outstanding contributions to innovation” and be a named inventor on patents.
