Collaborate

PURPOSE

The UIC ORBIT Lab is a Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Innovation Center joint initiative to help advance potential products within the department towards translational research and commercialization. Our interdisciplinary team of designers, engineers, and businesspeople analyze potential solutions from multiple perspectives.

PROCESS

ORBIT Lab works with UIC Ophthalmology researchers in advancing their projects via:

• Market/user/feasibility problem validation
• Solution ideation
• Prototyping
• Benchtop testing

If you are a current Ophthalmology staff or faculty member and are interested in collaborating, please reach out to Charles Frisbie at cfrisb2@uic.edu to discuss your project.