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Big Ideas Winners

TyphGen; A Better Point Of Care Diagnostic For Typhoid Fever
2019, Honorable Mention
Makerere University

TyphGen; A Better Point Of Care Diagnostic For Typhoid Fever

Carenea: Redefining the Storage of Cornea Transplants
2019, Honorable Mention
UC Irvine

Carenea: Redefining the Storage of Cornea Transplants

Solving the Arsenic Problem in Rural California
2019, 3rd Place
UC Berkeley

Solving the Arsenic Problem in Rural California

ReEMS: Revolutionized Emergency Medical Services
2019, 1st Place
UC San Diego

ReEMS: Revolutionized Emergency Medical Services

Cloud-based Emergency Response System
2019, 1st Place
Makerere University

Cloud-based Emergency Response System

Opi-Aid: A Diagnostic for Better Opioid Screening
2018, Honorable Mention
UC Berkeley

Opi-Aid: A Diagnostic for Better Opioid Screening

Coordinated Emergency Response System
2018, Honorable Mention
Makerere University

Coordinated Emergency Response System

ALPS: Accelerated Lead Pipe Scale-buildup
2018, Honorable Mention
UC Berkeley

ALPS: Accelerated Lead Pipe Scale-buildup

Forget Me Not
2018, 3rd Place
UC Berkeley

Forget Me Not

Ecosmart pads
2018, 3rd Place
Makerere University

Ecosmart pads

SurgeCare
2018, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

SurgeCare

Loo Lab
2018, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

Loo Lab

Lumenda
2018, 1st Place
Makerere University

Lumenda

HopeAssist (UC Berkeley)
2017, Honorable Mention
UC Berkeley

HopeAssist (UC Berkeley)

The First Aid Post-Partum Haemorrage Belt (Makerere University)
2017, Honorable Mention
Makerere University

The First Aid Post-Partum Haemorrage Belt (Makerere University)

mDex – Your Smart Sickle Cell Diagnostic Tool (Makerere University)
2017, 3rd Place
Makerere University

mDex – Your Smart Sickle Cell Diagnostic Tool (Makerere University)

KNO2 Sensor: A Wearable Device for Oxygen Saturation Monitoring in Low and Middle Resource Settings (UC Berkeley)
2017, 3rd Place
UC Berkeley

KNO2 Sensor: A Wearable Device for Oxygen Saturation Monitoring in Low and Middle Resource Settings (UC Berkeley)

Vitalize (UC Berkeley)
2017, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

Vitalize (UC Berkeley)

MedServe (Duke University)
2017, 2nd Place
Global Health

MedServe (Duke University)

Point-of-Care Early Diagnostic Test for Preeclampsia (Duke University, Makerere University)
2017, 1st Place
Makerere University

Point-of-Care Early Diagnostic Test for Preeclampsia (Duke University, Makerere University)

LiquidGoldConcept: Breast Massage Knowledge Bank (UC Davis)
2016, Honorable Mention
UC Davis

LiquidGoldConcept: Breast Massage Knowledge Bank (UC Davis)

SkinIQ: Precision Diagnostics of Melanoma w/ Mobile Imaging & Deep Learning (UC Santa Barbara)
2016, Honorable Mention
UC Santa Barbara

SkinIQ: Precision Diagnostics of Melanoma w/ Mobile Imaging & Deep Learning (UC Santa Barbara)

PedalTap: Modifying the Water Tap System to Create a No Touch Cost Effective Solution in Developing Countries (Makerere University)
2016, 3rd Place
Makerere University

PedalTap: Modifying the Water Tap System to Create a No Touch Cost Effective Solution in Developing Countries (Makerere University)

SHRI Community Sanitation Facilities (UC Berkeley)
2016, 3rd Place
UC Berkeley

SHRI Community Sanitation Facilities (UC Berkeley)

FloGlow: Low Cost Spirometer (UC Berkeley)
2016, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

FloGlow: Low Cost Spirometer (UC Berkeley)

VIRA: A Low-Cost HIV Viral Load Quantification System (UC San Diego)
2016, 2nd Place
UC San Diego

VIRA: A Low-Cost HIV Viral Load Quantification System (UC San Diego)

Open Viral Load (UC San Diego)
2016, 1st Place
UC San Diego

Open Viral Load (UC San Diego)

Hombres Verdaderos (UC Berkeley)
2015, 3rd Place
UC Berkeley

Hombres Verdaderos (UC Berkeley)

MAMA-OPE (Makerere University)
2015, 2nd Place
Makerere University

MAMA-OPE (Makerere University)

Visualize: Saving Lives with Training for Cervical Cancer Screening (UC Berkeley)
2015, 1st Place
UC Berkeley

Visualize: Saving Lives with Training for Cervical Cancer Screening (UC Berkeley)

A Novel Approach to Remediate Groundwater Fluoride Contamination in Nalgonda, India (UC Berkeley)
2015, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

A Novel Approach to Remediate Groundwater Fluoride Contamination in Nalgonda, India (UC Berkeley)

Keti Klaba: A Safe Place for Girls (College of William and Mary)
2015, Honorable Mention
Global Health

Keti Klaba: A Safe Place for Girls (College of William and Mary)

Clean Water For Crops: As Simple as Sand and Seeds (UC Davis)
2015, 1st Place
UC Davis

Clean Water For Crops: As Simple as Sand and Seeds (UC Davis)

Project Drsti: A Sustainable Method for Alleviating Vitamin A Deficiency (UC Berkeley)
2015, Honorable Mention
UC Berkeley

Project Drsti: A Sustainable Method for Alleviating Vitamin A Deficiency (UC Berkeley)

India Smiles (UC Berkeley)
2013, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

India Smiles (UC Berkeley)

Emmunify (UC Berkeley)
2013, 1st Place
UC Berkeley

Emmunify (UC Berkeley)

Que Viva La Mujer: Knights Landing Community Maternal Health Program (UC Davis)
2013, 2nd Place
UC Davis

Que Viva La Mujer: Knights Landing Community Maternal Health Program (UC Davis)

Modular Riboswitch Diagnostics
2008
Global Health

Modular Riboswitch Diagnostics

Haath Mein Sehat (UC Berkeley)
2011, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

Haath Mein Sehat (UC Berkeley)

Portable, Affordable, and Accurate Means of Assessing Hemoglobin Levels in Resource-Poor Settings (UC Berkeley)
2012, 1st Place
UC Berkeley

Portable, Affordable, and Accurate Means of Assessing Hemoglobin Levels in Resource-Poor Settings (UC Berkeley)

The State of Ear Health and Rise of Tympanocentesis (UC Berkeley)
2011, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

The State of Ear Health and Rise of Tympanocentesis (UC Berkeley)

Vietnam Tooth Project (UC Berkeley)
2011, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

Vietnam Tooth Project (UC Berkeley)

A Healthy Smile (UC Berkeley)
2011, Honorable Mention
UC Berkeley

A Healthy Smile (UC Berkeley)

Nuestra Agua Safe Water Social Franchise (UC Berkeley)
2011, 3rd Place
UC Berkeley

Nuestra Agua Safe Water Social Franchise (UC Berkeley)

Power for Water (UC Berkeley)
2011, 3rd Place
UC Berkeley

Power for Water (UC Berkeley)

Developing a Portable Method to Predict Dengue Virus Infection (UC Berkeley)
2011, 1st Place
UC Berkeley

Developing a Portable Method to Predict Dengue Virus Infection (UC Berkeley)

Power for Water (UC Berkeley)
2011, 3rd Place
UC Berkeley

Power for Water (UC Berkeley)

Nuestra Agua (UC Berkeley)
2011, 1st Place
UC Berkeley

Nuestra Agua (UC Berkeley)

Magneto-Optic Technology Hits The Field: A pilot program to implement a new malaria diagnostic device in Southern Benin (UC Berkeley)
2009, 1st Place
UC Berkeley

Magneto-Optic Technology Hits The Field: A pilot program to implement a new malaria diagnostic device in Southern Benin (UC Berkeley)

Medical Smart Card System for Patient Record Management (UC Berkeley)
2009, 1st Place
UC Berkeley

Medical Smart Card System for Patient Record Management (UC Berkeley)

Evaluation of a simple point-of-care rapid test for detecting Trichomonas vaginalis in Mysore, India (UC Berkeley)
2009, 3rd Place
UC Berkeley

Evaluation of a simple point-of-care rapid test for detecting Trichomonas vaginalis in Mysore, India (UC Berkeley)

Examining levels of estriol and seroprevalence of Hepatitis E virus during pregnancy in India (UC Berkeley)
2009, 3rd Place
UC Berkeley

Examining levels of estriol and seroprevalence of Hepatitis E virus during pregnancy in India (UC Berkeley)

Long-term impacts of early childhood de-worming (UC Berkeley)
2009, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

Long-term impacts of early childhood de-worming (UC Berkeley)

Development of a simple prognostic test for rheumatic heart disease (UC Berkeley)
2009, 2nd Place
UC Berkeley

Development of a simple prognostic test for rheumatic heart disease (UC Berkeley)

A point-of-care malaria drug resistance assay (UC Berkeley)
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Global Health

A point-of-care malaria drug resistance assay (UC Berkeley)

Saving Mothers
2006
Maternal & Child Health

Saving Mothers

Microclinics
2006
Global Health

Microclinics

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