2025 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition Winners

Out of 440 proposals submitted by teams across all tracks, the top 8 teams from each track were invited to pitch in the final round on April 12th to compete for first, second, and third prizes of $5,000, $3,000, and $1,000 respectively. Congrats to all the winners!

Advanced Health Winners

1st Place: SinuStimNovel Neuromodulation Mouthguard for the Treatment of Chronic Sinus Disease – Johns Hopkins University

2nd Place: DialyLightA Blue Light-Based Antimicrobial Device for Hemodialysis Catheter Disinfection – Columbia University

3rd Place: MedNova – Growth-Accommodating Pediatric Stent for Coarctation of the Aorta – Purdue University

Global Health Winners

1st Place: OcuSoundEnabling At-Home Glaucoma Monitoring in Low-Resource Settings – Johns Hopkins University

2nd Place: AutoAspiraTransforming Breast Fine Needle Aspiration for Accurate Diagnosis – Johns Hopkins University

3rd Place: GAITRYour Parkinson’s Partner – Columbia University

Digital Health Winners

1st Place: NeoScreenixSmart AI System for Early Breast Cancer Screening – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

2nd Place: Team EcoassistDeep Learning-Aided Kidney and Liver Segmentation for Enhanced US Image Acquisition – Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

3rd Place: KujaliAn AI-driven decision-support tool for labor care – Johns Hopkins University

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