Feb
06
With necessity being the mother of invention, sometimes innovative product ideas for rehabilitation and assistive technology are conceived through personal need or experience. Other product ideas are conceived in the laboratory while researching a particular question. At TREAT, we want to help all types of innovators develop their ideas into...
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Dec
11
Megan Yeigh joined the TREAT team in June, 2017 as the current TREAT Entrepreneur Fellow. In this perspective piece, Megan discusses how the academic calendar can be a challenge for engineering students learning product design and development and how her TREAT Fellowship has filled in knowledge gaps. In an engineering...
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Nov
21
“Ground-breaking research could change the lives of millions.” You have read the headlines, but what happens when the spotlight dims, and the researcher goes back to the lab? How often do you see the resulting groundbreaking treatment or product in your hometown clinic or used by your loved ones? You...
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Oct
17
When a natural disaster strikes, staying safe during the event and dealing with the aftermath are stressful at best and can be traumatic and life altering for some. For people with disabilities, the challenges are greatly compounded. Fortunately, they have an advocate. TREAT team member Gerald "Jerry" Weisman has spent...
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Jul
30
Whether you manage a small team in a startup, a midsize company or are an independent entrepreneur facing the challenges of commercializing on your own, good project management is essential for your success. Bringing a rehabilitative or assistive device to market is difficult, and in a small organization there may...
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Jun
13
How does an innovator define the value of their innovation in the present day healthcare environment? TREAT challenges the innovators within its Commercialization Assistance Program to hone in with laser focus to answer one, seemingly, simple question: Who sees value in your innovation, and why? Most often innovators are focused...
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Jun
07
Dr. Jessica Kramer is a TREAT Client and an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitative Sciences at Boston University. Dr. Kramer's interests center around the involvement of children with disabilities in research and intervention planning, the development of theory-based assessments and interventions, and disability rights and culture. Dr. Kramer...
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Mar
08
SBIR grants are a source of research and development funding for small business concerns to develop products. Are you considering an SBIR application to fund development of your assistive or rehabilitation technology? Read on for information and advice from TREAT to get you started. Written by Christine McDonough, PT,...
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Feb
04
From July 2016 to the end of January 2017, TREAT Entrepreneur Fellow Shailly Jariwala was immersed in the world of device commercialization for rehabilitative and assistive technologies. Working closely with TREAT mentors, she internalized TREAT's commercialization methodology and helped advise TREAT clients with their own go-to-market strategies. Among other learning...
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Jan
17
Suzanne Malinowski developed foot drop in her left foot in 2008 at the age of 36 as a result of degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis. Although back surgery relieved the compression, the foot drop was permanent. She founded the New England Foot Drop Center and, in April 2016, was accepted...
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