A view of the workspace inside the CEID. The center also includes a lecture space, various advanced laboratories, and small meeting rooms.
Even though it's only four years old, the Center for Engineering Innovation and Design (CEID) already has an impressive résumé of nurturing startups. In just the last few years, the CEID has helped launch PremieBreathe, a low-cost infant respirator that seeks to prevent the respiratory complications that claim the lives of 1.5 million infants each year, especially in lowand middle-income countries; Wellinks, a clip that measures the tension in the straps of back braces worn by youngsters with scoliosis; Khushi Baby, a digital necklace that contains an infant's complete vaccination history; an as-yet-unnamed device that aims to make notoriously painful bone marrow biopsies virtually painless; and more. Related story: A Khushi Baby is a healthier baby, thanks to Yale entrepreneurs. Each of these projects is in a different stage of development, from early testing to a fully-blown company backed by grants and investments, but each started within the CEID's window-lined walls at 15 Prospect St. 'If the CEID didn't exist, the company probably wouldn't exist,' said Levi DeLuke '14 of Wellinks, the start-up he founded with Ellen Su '13. DeLuke, a mechanical engineering major, and Su, an art major, created a clip that monitors the tension of the straps on the back braces worn by kids with scoliosis. The clip allows kids to put on their braces independently (it vibrates when the strap has reached the appropriate amount of tension), meaning they are more likely to wear the braces and less likely to miss class due to the need for assistance.
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