Peer Choice |
Monash University Clayton, Austrailia A novel aerosol delivery system for oxytocin that can be inhaled by patients from a simple, disposable device immediately after childbirth for the management of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). |
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People’s Choice |
Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR, USA The Xstat minisponge applicator for the treatment of PPH. |
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Transition-to-Scale Grant Nominees |
Africare Dakar, Senegal A collaborative community-based technology that integrates community support services with mobile and telemedicine platforms to increase demand for, and access to, quality prenatal care services in Senegal. |
Epidemiological Research Center in Sexual and Reproductive Health Guatemala City, Guatemala An integrated approach to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in northern Guatemala through simulation-based training, social marketing campaigns and formal health care system engagement. |
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA, USA A next-generation uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) device to treat PPH in Kenya and South Sudan. |
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, OH, USA A low-cost paper-based urine test for early diagnosis of pre-eclampsia to reduce pre-eclampsia morbidity and mortality in resource-limited areas. |
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Seed Grant Nominees |
BILIMETRIX SRL Trieste, Italy An inexpensive system to rapidly test for markers of hyperbilirubinemia (kernicterus) – an often fatal form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice – in low-resource settings in Nigeria, Egypt and Indonesia. |
Bioceptive, Inc. New Orleans, LA, USA A low-cost, reusable and intuitive intrauterine device (IUD) inserter to make the IUD insertion procedure easier and safer in low-resource settings. |
Convergent Engineering Inc. Newberry, FL, USA An inexpensive, easy-to-use, hand-held early warning system that detects pre-eclampsia 10-12 weeks before the onset of symptoms. The system pairs a wrist strap embedded with inexpensive ECG and photoplethysmography sensors with a smart phone for processing, data aggregation and communication. |
JustMilk - Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK A low-cost system that aids the administration of drugs and nutrients to breastfeeding infants via easily disintegrating tablets housed within a modified Nipple Shield Delivery System. |
Dimagi, Inc. (CommTrack) Cambridge, MA, USA An open-source distribution management system that integrates mobile and GPS technology to improve transparency, supply chain functioning, communication and the timely delivery of medicine to hard-to-reach, low-income areas in Africa. |
Duke University Durham, NC, USA Healthcare system integration of the “Pratt Pouch” – a tiny ketchup-like packet that stores antiretroviral AIDS medication for a year – to enable the pouch to be used in home-birth settings to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child. Testing taking place in Zambia. |
Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA A micro-needle patch that co-administers the influenza and tetanus toxoid vaccines to pregnant mothers and children in developing countries. |
Mbarara University of Science and Technology Mbarara, Uganda The Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR), which gives instant feedback to health care professionals performing newborn resuscitation to reduce neonatal deaths from intrapartum birth asphyxia or prematurity. |
Nanobiosym, Inc Cambridge, MA, USA A nanotech platform that enables rapid, accurate and mobile HIV diagnosis at point-of-care, allowing for timely treatment with antiretroviral therapy to reduce HIV-related mortality in infants in Rwanda. |
Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR, USA The Xstat minisponge applicator for the treatment of PPH. |
Population Services International Washington, DC, USA A new inserter for immediate postpartum intrauterine device insertions to increase contraceptive uptake in developing countries. |
President and Fellows of Harvard College Boston, MA, USA A hand-held vital sign monitor for the rapid diagnosis of frail and sick newborns. |
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) Seattle, WA, USA A heat-stable oxytocin in a fast-dissolving oral tablet to treat PPH. |
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) Seattle, WA, USA A magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) gel that simplifies treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. |
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI, USA A Lactobacillus casei strain that enables the sustainable home production of beta-Carotene-enriched dairy products for at-risk mothers and families in South Asia. |
The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia A low-cost, electricity-free oxygen concentrator suitable for providing provisional oxygen for neonates in low-resource settings. |
University of Toronto Toronto, Canada A spray-encapsulated iron premix that will be attached to tea leaves to reduce rates of iron deficiency of pregnant women in South Asia. |
University of Valencia Valencia, Spain A Rapid point-of-care test strips for early diagnosis of sepsis in pregnancy and childbirth. |