Our Mission & Vision
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The New Standard for Health Innovation. We believe the next generation of medical breakthroughs will not come from isolated academic departments, but from a single, unified ecosystem. Unit X blends world-class health sciences, advanced engineering, and the deep clinical scale of Michigan Medicine with immediate venture capability into a single engine for human health. We are building a $1 billion innovation flywheel designed to turn Michigan-born discoveries into life-changing medical realities.
Our Team
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Unit X is led by pioneers at the intersection of medicine and engineering.
Arul Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director
Joerg Lahann, Ph.D.
Co-Director
Institutional Leadership and Advisory Board
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Unit X is a presidential priority guided by an Executive Board that unites U-M’s top leadership, including the President, Provost, Chief Financial Officer, and the CEO of Michigan Medicine.
We are actively assembling an External Scientific Advisory Board (ESAB), consisting of exceptional leaders in basic science, biomedical engineering, computational science, clinical translation, institute-building, and biotech venture creation.
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We are actively assembling an External Scientific Advisory Board (ESAB), consisting of recognized leaders in basic science, biomedical engineering, computational science, clinical translation, institute-building, and biotech venture creation.
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Join the Team
Build Your Legacy, Unconstrained. We are actively recruiting 10 to 15 world-renowned, HHMI-level scientific leaders to establish major research platforms within our ecosystem.