2025 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition Finalists

Out of 443 proposals submitted by teams across all tracks, the top 8 teams from each track have been selected and will advance to the final round. Teams will pitch in a closed session on April 12th to compete for first, second, and third prizes of $5,000, $3,000, and $1,000 respectively.

Advanced Health Finalists

  • Althea: A Therapeutic Back Brace for Chronic Non-Specific Lower Back Pain (University of Pennsylvania)
  • DialyLight: A Blue Light-Based Antimicrobial Device for Hemodialysis Catheter Disinfection (Columbia University)
  • DialySafe: Device to Decrease Infection Risk and Detect Infections Early for Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis (Rice University)
  • FlowCo: Controllable Occlusion System Intended for Bladder Training for Treatment of Neurogenic Bladder (Johns Hopkins Medicine & Whiting School of Engineering)
  • LYMOS: Lymphedema Monitoring System (LYMOS) for Real-Time Patient Tracking (University of Pennsylvania)
  • MedNova: Growth-Accommodating Pediatric Stent for Coarctation of the Aorta (Purdue University)
  • SinuStim: Novel Neuromodulation Mouthguard for the Treatment of Chronic Sinus Disease (Johns Hopkins University)
  • SpiraJAB: Spiral Nerve Wrap for the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Carnegie Mellon University)

Digital Health

  • Diversifai Solutions: AI-powered translation for clinical trials (Harvard University)
  • Ovelia: A Clinically-Vetted Approach to PCOS Risk Assessment and Symptom Management (Johns Hopkins University)
  • Team Ecoassist: Deep Learning-Aided Kidney and Liver Segmentation for Enhanced US Image Acquisition (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)
  • NeoScreenix: Smart AI System for Early Breast Cancer Screening (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)
  • BurnFlow: A Comprehensive Analysis Of Burn Fluid Management Using AnInteractive Mobile App (Bangladesh University Of Engineering Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
  • MammoSpot: Creation of An Interactive, Image-Based Teaching File Resource for Breast Radiology (Johns Hopkins University)
  • Kujali: An AI-driven decision-support tool for labor care (Johns Hopkins University)

Global Health

  • AutoAspira: Transforming Breast Fine Needle Aspiration for Accurate Diagnosis (Johns Hopkins University)
  • BirthEase: Low Cost Smart Vaginal Dilator (MIT)
  • InduRATE: Tuberculosis in India: Enhancing Screening Capacity for Pediatric Latent TB Infection through improved TB skin test measurement (Johns Hopkins University)
  • NANAI: A CARESS THAT HEALS (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia)
  • GlobalRehab: Rehabilitation Exoskeleton with haptic feedback and Voice Assistant in Community Languages with Emotional Support for Children with Cerebral Palsy (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)
  • GAITR: Your Parkinson’s Partner (Columbia University)
  • OcuSound: Enabling At-Home Glaucoma Monitoring in Low-Resource Settings (Johns Hopkins University)
  • BioGals: Development of a Color Analysis Test for the Diagnosis of Neonatal Meningitis (Rice University)
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