Global Health Innovation Insight Series
Overview
Through our research, we identified six main challenge areas that are most likely to derail global health innovators:
The stories we complied from global health innovators about both their successes and their struggles in each area were not just encouraging, but packed with hard-earned insights, cautionary advice, and creative solutions that can be adapted to other products and services, disease states, and geographies. We hope this work will assist other global health innovators as they attempt to bring their own solutions to market.
Getting to a Market-Ready Product or Services
AdaptAir-Developing and Commercializing an Accessory Versus a Stand-Alone Product
Brilliance I-From Prototype to Product Company
Consure Medical II-Developing a Regulatory and Clinical Strategy to Support Global Growth
DoseRight I-Moving Out of the Lab
DoseRight II-Transitioning to High Volume Production
EMW-Expanding Organizational Capacity
Inspire-Evaluating a Transition to Product Development
KickStart II-Overcoming Manufacturing Challenges
Mulago Foundation II-Building More Than Just a Product or Service
Respira Design-Complex Requirements for a Simple Solution Sales, Marketing, and Distribution
Sales, Marketing, and Distribution
CycleBeads III-Implementing Too Much, Too Soon
d.light III-Building Credibility and Trust
Gradian II-Marketing to Multiple Stakeholders in a Complicated Field
Life Force Kiosks I-Reporting and Accountability
KickStart III-Marketing to Hard to Reach Consumers
Maternova-Bringing Together Buyers and Sellers
PATH I-Building a Direct Sales Force
PATH II-Demonstrating Products in Rural Areas
Phoenix I-Generating Preliminary Sales
Phoenix II-When Partner Sales Fall Short of Expectations
PSI II-Changing Perceptions and Behaviors
Defining a Viable Business Model
Anacor-Neglected Disease R&D Within a For-Profit Model
Brilliance II-Achieving Impact Through Licensing
CycleBeads II-Creating a Dual Market
Embrace-Deciding on a Hybrid Structure
Gradian I-Spinning Out a Commercial Entity from a Nonprofit Foundation
IDRI-Neglected Disease R&D with a Nonprofit Model
Impact Review-Sustaining a Good Idea without a Standalone Business Model
JaipurKnee II-Scaling Up the Business
KickStart I-Delivering Enduring Solutions
Mulago Foundation III-Choosing a Legal (and Capital) Structure
Resources
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- Learning Materials on health technology innovation and how we teach it. Read more
- Alumni Association Our international community of Stanford Biodesign Fellowship alumni. Read more
- Careers Launch or accelerate your profession in health technology innovation. Read more
- Directory Meet the many people within our growing circle. Read more