Science Serving Humanity

Wallace H. Coulter was an engineer, inventor, entrepreneur and visionary. He was co-founder and chairman of Coulter Corp., a worldwide medical diagnostics company headquartered in Miami, Fla. His awards included the highly prestigious John Scott Award for Scientific Achievement, given to inventors whose innovations have had a revolutionary effect on mankind. The two great passions of his life were applying engineering principles to scientific research, and embracing the diversity of world cultures.

Prior to his death Mr. Coulter established the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation to fund improving health care through medical research and engineering. The Foundation will continue this legacy by funding translational research in biomedical engineering with the goal of accelerating the introduction of new technologies into patient care.

The Foundation’s flagship program is the Translational Research Partnership Award. The University of Virginia is one of nine institutions selected during the inaugural award cycle.

Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
U.Va. Biomedical Engineering