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Technology Name

Month & Year

“Add some quote here about the technology..”
Person of note, from important organization or project partner

Beyond Traditional Borders

Rice University
6100 S. Main St. - MS142
Houston, TX 77005
Ph: 713-348-4549
Fax: 713-348-5877
E-mail: beyondtraditionalborders@rice.edu

Student Design Team
Student Name 1
Student Name 2
Student Name 3
Student Name 4

This initiative is made possible by a grant to Rice University from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute through the Undergraduate Science Education Program.

Global Health Challenge
Add text here about the current health need that the new technology will be addressing. Give statistics about the number of people afflicted with the disease or condition and where they are in the world. Discuss the current state of detection and/or treatment options for the disease and the limitations that exist in the use of such technology in settings with resource constraints, including lack of infrastructure, trained personnel, etc…Mention any collaborating organization that was crucial in the identification of the need.
Appropriate Solution
Add text that describes a novel device that meets the needs outlined in the above section. Add text about the prototype’s development; mention the student team (members) by name and the course (e.g. BIOE260: Introduction to Global Health Issues or BIOE451: Bioengineering Senior Design) in which the original device was built. Describe the features that the new device has that take into account the range of circumstances in which it must operate; how it is particularly suited to resource-limited regions of the world with particular emphasis on scalability and sustainability. If the solution hasn’t been or has only recently been introduced, include estimates of persons and/or communities that will be impacted by the availability of the solution in the short and long-term; specify the areas in which this impact will be felt, e.g. health, education, and/or economic well-being. Mention collaborators and project mentors who played a key role in the development of the solution.
Current Status
Add text about what is being done at present (or is planned for the near future) with the solution. Describe the field testing of the device (by undergraduates on internships overseas or clinical partners) that has occurred or will occur . Include feedback that the device has received that is impacting future iterations of the device. Discuss plans to refine, manufacture, distribute, and disseminate the solution, and in what markets this will occur. Mention any organizations or governments that are playing an active role in making this happen. If this solution is in use, include estimates of persons and/or communities that have been and expect to be impacted by the solution; specify the areas in which this impact will be felt, e.g. health, education, and/or economic well-being.

An initiative for the advancement of appropriate, high-value innovations in global health biotechnology

Student Design Team
Please insert your team name, team logo, and individual team member names.
In the dark gray box on the left hand side of the document, replace the black diamond with your team logo. List the individual team member names as specified below the logo.

2) Partner Organizations
Please insert any of the following logos from the organizations that your team partnered with for the project.
Place the logo(s) on the left hand side of the document, in the space below the team member names and above the HHMI logo.

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Rice University
6100 S. Main St. - MS142
Houston, TX 77005
Ph: 713-348-4549
Fax: 713-348-5877
E-mail: beyondtraditionalborders@rice.edu

Beyond Traditional Borders