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Man with short dark hair wearing a lab coat smiling at the camera.

Sept 15, 2026

Welcome to the VHL Dr. Loushin

Michael Lousin's deep expertise in translational systems physiology and medical technology will be instrumental in advancing collaborative research and educational programming across the institute.

real heart with no blood

May 2026

Pulsing Heart of Medtronic’s Relationship with the UMN

Medtronic supports the U of M’s Visible Heart Lab in exchange for the chance to test devices on donated human hearts.

The only lab in the world reanimating heart written above a heart.

Sept. 2025

Go inside the one-of-a-kind Visible Heart® Lab

At the University of Minnesota’s Visible Heart® Laboratories, Medtronic scientists and engineers are partnering with researchers to test heart devices and prototypes inside beating human hearts.

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Stratasys Donates Cutting-Edge 3D Printers to Visible Heart Laboratories

A lab with a lot of (literal and figurative) heart

May 2026

The Visible Heart® Laboratories is at the forefront of using AI to solve problems in the medical devices industry.