Aaron Enten, Ph.D., MBA, MBID (he/him/his)

Affiliate Instructor

Aaron Enten, Ph.D., MBA, MBID (he/him/his)

Affiliate Instructor

Dr. Aaron Enten is an accomplished healthcare technology leader with over 15 years of experience in driving innovation, from ideation through exit. Expertise spanning medical instrumentation and devices, commercialization, and strategic leadership, with a particular focus on health-tech and med-tech solutions that address global health challenges and clinical needs. Known for focusing on cutting-edge technologies in rapid manufacturing and agentic tools.

Education

  • Georgia Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – Bioengineering
  • Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business
    • Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Innovation Management & Technology Commercialization
  • Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering
    • Master of Science (MSE) – Bioengineering Innovation and Design
    • Bachelor of Science (BS) – Biomedical Engineering
    • Bachelor of Science (BS) – Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Certifications

  • Product Management Professional Certificate (PrMP)
  • Financial Analysis and Modeling Professional Certificate
  • Change Management Professional Certificate
  • Corporate Finance Foundations Professional Certificate
  • Python for Data Science Professional Certificate

Courses

  • B EE 495 Capstone Senior Design in Electrical Engineering (Design)
  • B EE 496 Capstone Senior Design in Electrical Engineering (Build)
  • B EE 533 Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation
  • B ME 343 Mechanical Systems Design III
  • B ME 495 Capstone Senior Design in Mechanical Engineering (Design)
  • B ME 496 Capstone Senior Design in Mechanical Engineering (Build)
  • B ME 493 Advanced Special Topics In Mechanical Engineering (Introduction to Instrumentation)
  • B Engr 494 Introduction to Innovation
  • B CE 496 Capstone Senior Design in Computer Engineering (Build)
  • B CE 495 Capstone Senior Design in Computer Engineering (Design)

Teaching Interests

Innovation and Interdisciplinary Education

Research and Scholarship Interests

Dr. Enten’s academic research to date has spanned a wide range while primarily focusing on exploring novel microfluidic and millifluidic flow control systems to advance scalable, high-performance diagnostic and biomanufacturing technologies. By combining mechanical design, control systems, and fluid dynamics, he aims to create adaptive platforms that enhance yield, uniformity, and reproducibility in cellular, droplet, and particle manufacturing. Throughout his career, he has translated cross-functional engineering into technologies that tangibly improve healthcare outcomes.

  • Enten AC, Nankivil D, Maceo B, Arrieta E, Manns F, Parel J-M. Optomechanical Response of Primate Lenses: Effects of Decentration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci [Internet]. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; 2011 Apr 22 [cited 2016 Apr 12];52(14):816. Available from: http://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2351378&resultClick=1
  • Enten, Aaron Christopher. Flow rate modulated periodic backflush to improve dead-end filtration. Diss. Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019.
  • Enten, A.C., Leipner, M.P.I., Bellavia, M.C. et al. Optimizing Flux Capacity of Dead-end Filtration Membranes by Controlling Flow with Pulse Width Modulated Periodic Backflush. Sci Rep 10, 896 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57649-9
  • Enten A, Yang Y, Ye Z, Chu R, Van T, Rothschild B, Gonzalez F, Sulchek T. A Liquid-Handling Robot for Automated Attachment of Biomolecules to Microbeads. Journal of Laboratory Automation. 2015 Aug 26; Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26311061 PMID: 26311061
  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR P1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield C1: HITC
  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR P1)
  • T32 Cell and Tissue Engineering Training Grant
  • Technology Innovation: Generating Economic Results
  • Consortia for Improving Medicine with Innovation and Tech

Fellowships

  • Merit Fellowship: Scheller College of Business
  • Business of Regenerative Medicine Scholarship
  • Georgia Institute of Technology Presidential Fellowship
  • Graduate Research Association Leadership Training
  • KU Leuven Technology Innovation Student Exchange

Awards

  • Georgia Institute of Technology Excellence in Teaching
  • 40 under 40: Changing the World One Changemaker at a Time, GT Alumni Assoc.
  • Georgia Bio Emerging Leader of the Year 2022
  • United Way Health Innovation Technology Challenge Grand Prize
  • 2nd runner up TiE-U Global Pitch Competition
  • Finalist United Way Health Innovation Technology Challenge Social Impact Grant
  • 1st Place TiE-U Atlanta Pitch Competition
  • Top 5 Create-X Demo Day
  • Chris Ruffin Excellence in Leadership Award
  • Top 10 of 500+ Atlanta Startup Battle
  • 1st Place Healthcare Dealmakers Pitch Competition
  • Top 10 of 60+ Health:Further Pitch
  • NIH T32 Digital Poster Award Winner
  • 2nd Place NAPEC Innovation Conference: iNeurologics Non-invasive ICP Assessment Tool
  • 2nd Place in MGH-APF/CIMIT Primary Care Competition: Non-invasive Hemoglobin Monitor
  • 1st Place Bioinstrumentation design for bilateral below elbow bio-gaming system
  • 1st Place Medical and Educational Perspectives Device Design Initiative: Testing in India
  • 3rd place Engineering World Health National Design Competition: Low Cost O2 Analyzer
  • Eagle Scout and Order of the Arrow (Honor Society of Scouting)

Programs

  • NIH C3i, eC3i, dC3i Program management and Mentoring Bootcamp
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield SmartHealth Innovation Lab C1 (Customer First)
  • Creative Destruction Lab – Toronto – Health Track
  • Newchip Seed and Series A Accelerator
  • Create-X Launch – Product Market Fit Accelerator
  • Accelerate South Medtech
  • Student Exchange KU Leuven University and the Flanders Business School in Belgium
  • Health Wildcatters
  • Technology Innovation: Generating Economic Results
  • Enten, A., LaGrow, T. (2022) Patent Application No. 17586491; CAPTURING DIAGNOSABLE VIDEO CONTENT USING A CLIENT DEVICE; US Filing Date: January 27, 2022. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Enten, A., Sulchek, T. (2019) International Application No.: WO2019152476A1; PULSE-MODULATED PERIODIC BACKFLUSH FOR CLEARANCE OF FOULING LAYERS IN DEAD-END FILTRATION SYSTEMS; International Filing Date: January 30, 2019. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Acharya, S., Polhemus, A., Colbert, K., Mayya, V., Enten, A., & Budman, J. (2018). U.S. Patent No. US20180116515A1. A NON-INVASIVE BIO-FLUID DETECTOR AND PORTABLE SENSOR-TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER SYSTEM. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Papers

  • Submitted ABME-D-25-02214: Enten A, Young K, King L, Bernard F, Willett N, Sulchek T. Pulse Modulated Periodic Backflush Scaffold Seeding to Improve Cell Uniformity and Density.
  • Enten A, Stone N, Belhareth S, Sulchek T. Predictive Modelling of Recovery Percentage in Pulse Modulated Periodic Backflush of Dead-end Systems. J Membrane Science. EST 2026
  • Enten A, Yaminishi C, Katafias E, King L, Takayama S, Sulchek T. Mechanisms of Particle Reintegration in Pulse Modulated Periodic Backflush Dead-end Systems. J Membrane Science. EST 2026
  • Theodore J. LaGrow, Aaron Enten. Deep Learning in Retina Imaging: A Comprehensive Review. EST 2026

Patents

  • Enten, A., LaGrow, T. EST 2026. Panoramic Image Stitching, Fundus Video Exam from Landmark Feature Recognition. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Enten, A., LaGrow, T. EST 2026. Image Quality Enhancement of Biological Markers and Feature Detections in Fundoscopy Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Enten, A., LaGrow, T. EST 2026. Interpixel Super-Resolution Enhancement from Video Capture for Retinal Diagnostics Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Enten, A., LaGrow, T. EST 2026. Real-Time Pre-Screening Video-To-Image Quality Detection of Fundus Exams Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Enten, A., LaGrow, T. EST 2026. Vascular Multidimensional Reconstruction of Fundus Pre-Screening Diagnostic Exams Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Enten, A., LaGrow, T. EST 2026. Incremental Online Quality Improvement for Diagnostic of Fundus Exams Using an Intra-Subject Mixing Model Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Books

Enten, A., LaGrow, T. Medical Devices and Technology Pocket Guide. Readsy