Health Technology Showcase
Overview
Each year, we're impressed by what our students learn and accomplish in Stanford Biodesign’s project-based courses. Their unmet needs are compelling and their nascent solutions are exciting. As a result, many of the teams aren’t ready to stop working on their projects when their classes come to a close.
Some of these motivated teams compete for and are awarded Biodesign NEXT extension funding to continue working on their ideas. With mentorship and support from Stanford Biodesign, the students de-risk their early-stage technologies and business plans, with the hope of ultimately making a difference for patients.
We celebrate their progress at our annual Health Technology Showcase – a gathering where teams share their inventions with other students, faculty, and staff across Stanford. This year, the event featured keynote remarks by Mika Eddy, former Biodesign student and co-founder of Malama Health, as well as project presentations and prizes for the teams. Serosense was recognized for the most compelling need, and the Brainiacs won for most copelling solution!
Learn more about some of this year’s participating teams by exploring the stories below.
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DemCare Provides a System that Enables Physicians and Caregivers to Better Monitor Treatment for Dementia Patients
Caring for patients with dementia can be challenging. DemCare helps by providing more consistent, actionable information to physicians and caregivers to improve care while respecting the patient’s privacy and dignity.
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GetMoovin Encourages Seniors to Exercise by Envisioning Their Desired Future Activity Levels
Inactivity is a major driver of healthcare costs. GetMoovin prompts seniors to consider what they’d like to be able to do in their final decade, and then suggests exercises to help ensure they reach that goal.
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Motherly Increases Maternal Health Confidence to Improve Postpartum Health Outcomes
New moms are not always taught what to expect and how to care for themselves postpartum. Motherly provides community-sourced patient education, and remote patient monitoring and interaction with caregivers.
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Serosense aims to help patients receive the right anti-anxiety medication
Anti-anxiety medications often come with awful side-effects, so Team Serosense has created a mechanism to personalize treatment plans to reduce unintended consequences.
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NeuroBeat Reduces Subjectivity in Concussion Diagnosis by Measuring a Physiological Response
The Brainiacs team devised a way to use heart rate variability, an indicator of how well a body’s autonomic nervous system is functioning, to help determine if an athlete sustained a concussion.
THANK YOU!
On behalf of the Stanford Biodesign team, thank you for all of your hard work this year. We’re inspired by your dedication and enthusiasm, and we wish you the best of luck as you continue these projects and/or tackle other important healthcare needs.
