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Transcatheter device for restricting blood flow through the pulmonary artery

Transcatheter device for restricting blood flow through the pulmonary artery

Unmet Need In the United States, approximately 10,000 newborns a year will require surgery for a congenital heart defect such as atrial or ventricular septal defects. These defects can cause excessive blood flow to the…

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A smartphone-based detector for mobile health applications

A smartphone-based detector for mobile health applications

Unmet Need It is estimated that there are over 6 billion smartphone users worldwide, which translates to almost 83% of the world’s population. Due to their widespread use, smartphones present a golden opportunity to redefine…

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Surgical device to insert graft between skull and dura

Surgical device to insert graft between skull and dura

Unmet Need About 16,000 patients per year are diagnosed with a mastoid space defect. This is a defect in the skull that leads to hearing loss caused by cerebrospinal fluid leaking into the mastoid space,…

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A synergistic chemotherapy and radiotherapy drug delivery technology for treating prostate cancer tumors

A synergistic chemotherapy and radiotherapy drug delivery technology for treating prostate cancer tumors

Unmet Need Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest manifestations of cancer in clinical oncology. Despite accounting for only 3.2% of all cancer cases, it is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality. National Comprehensive…

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Blood pressure control by gene editing

Blood pressure control by gene editing

Unmet Need The World Health Organization estimates that high blood pressure (hypertension) results in approximately 9 million annual deaths worldwide. Currently available drugs used to control blood pressure can be effective but are limited by…

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Tunable elastomer-like polymers for use in soft tissue regeneration and drug delivery

Tunable elastomer-like polymers for use in soft tissue regeneration and drug delivery

Unmet Need Biodegradable synthetic polymers are often used as scaffolding or support materials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. However, many of the materials that have been used widely, such as PLLA and PCL, do…

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Fiber optic probe with integrated photodetector capabilities

Fiber optic probe with integrated photodetector capabilities

Unmet Need Light-based diagnostics is a non-intrusive procedure that can be used to monitor chemotherapy treatment efficacy. Optical imaging additionally has the capacity for roles in diagnosis and surgery guidance. Currently, many devices for optic…

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Gene therapy for ATP1A3-Related Neurologic Disorders

Gene therapy for ATP1A3-Related Neurologic Disorders

Unmet Need Children with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood can have episodes of temporary paralysis, dystonia, and severe behavioral problems. The prevalence of AHC is estimated to be 1 in one million to 1 out of…

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Biodegradable, elastomeric copolymers that can be used in continuous digital light processing 3D printing applications

Biodegradable, elastomeric copolymers that can be used in continuous digital light processing 3D printing applications

Unmet Need The global market for 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is growing rapidly with a compound annual growth rate of approximately 22.0% predicted to occur until 2024. Medical and dental products account for about…

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Non-opioid treatment for chronic pain using a neurotensin receptor 1 modulator

Non-opioid treatment for chronic pain using a neurotensin receptor 1 modulator

Unmet Need For individuals experiencing chronic pain, day-to-day tasks and activities can become difficult or impossible. It can also lead to other long-term health challenges including insomnia, stress, anxiety, and depression. Chronic pain is so…

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Engineered conductive polymer for neural activity recording

Engineered conductive polymer for neural activity recording

Unmet Need Dysfunctions in neural circuit activity underlie complex psychiatric diseases such as depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, and others. Neural activity recording is critical to understand brain function and how aberrations in neural circuits lead…

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Genetically encoded neuronal electrophysiology

Genetically encoded neuronal electrophysiology

Unmet Need An essential part of studying the brain is understanding how a symphony of neurons activate together, as a circuit, to carry out specific functions. Studying these circuits sheds valuable insight into healthy neurons…

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