Blog

Aug 11

Speaking Words of Wisdom: The TREAT Leadership Team

The TREAT Leadership Team is a group of clinicians, engineers, and business experts who guide the development of our programs and help innovators navigate the challenging commercialization process. After having been a part of the TREAT program over the last five years, we asked four of them to impart some... read more →
May 21

What is the Right Business Structure for Your Start Up?

Laura Bleyendaal, MBA, is an Entrepreneur Fellow at TREAT.  Her background includes eight years of experience working in regulatory affairs for the DePuy Synthes companies of Johnson & Johnson where she focused on commercialization of spinal surgery medical devices. Laura received her MS in Regulatory Affairs from the Northeastern University... read more →
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Sep 27

SBA Announces $50,000 Award to TREAT Through Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced 60 winners of SBA’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. The SBA awarded $3 million in prize money to competition winners which included the New Hampshire’s Center for the Translation of Rehabilitation Engineering Advances and Technology (TREAT) in Lebanon. The recipients, representing accelerators and incubators across... read more →
Sep 25
Jul 22

RehabWeek Round Up

The multi-conference RehabWeek was held in Toronto, June 24-28, 2019. TREAT presented a workshop on June 24th titled A Multidisciplinary Approach to Commercializing Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. Speakers Ryan Ratts, MD from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Christine McDonough, PT, PhD from University of Pittsburg, Greg Lange, MS and Angela Smalley, PhD... read more →
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Jun 03

The Importance of Understanding Healthcare Delivery Pathways When Developing Rehabilitation Innovations

A new module about healthcare delivery was recently added to the Clinical Rationale section of TREAT’s educational materials. This is an important addition because studying the healthcare delivery process provides valuable insight into how the clinical ecosystem influences the adoption of rehabilitation innovations. Each aspect of rehabilitation can be conceptualized... read more →