Four New Concept Awards and an Interdisciplinary project have recently begun in the following areas:

Clinical Need: Vascular stent for juxtarenal AAAs
Solution: New design, biomaterials identified, testing on novel engineered model, Computational Fluid Analysis

Clinical Need: Definitive diagnosis and monitoring of lower respiratory tract infections
Solution: Diagnostic fingerprinting of exhaled breath

Clinical Need: Lachrimal stent to manage watering eyes
Solution: New designs and biomaterials

Clinical Need: Non invasive, bedside neuro monitoring technique for pre term babies
Solution: signal processing, software development

Clinical Need: Ultrasonic Visible Needle
Solution: echogenic coatings, new magnetic materials

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