Dec
13
Well done! You have received approval from the FDA to market your device in the United States and/or internationally; this in itself is quite an achievement! So now, what next? Getting FDA clearance does not necessarily guarantee a revenue stream, acceptance within the medical community, or strong sales. If potential...
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Sep
29
A curious and engaged audience was present at this summer’s TREAT Workshop, “Evading the Valley of Death.” TREAT co-director, Rick Greenwald, PhD, was presenting at the end of RESNA’s 2016 annual conference in Arlington, VA – concluding a week jam-packed with meetings, exhibits, talks and networking. However, in the midst...
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Sep
16
Innovators addressing the unmet need for medical devices used in pediatric rehabilitation were awarded funding and assistance through NEPDC's 2016 Target Challenge. NEPDC, TREAT, POSNA, and the Foundation for Physical Therapy awarded $150,000 in grant funding and over 400 hours of in-kind service to the commercialization of four medical devices...
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Jul
29
In this article, Garrett Kryt, 2015 winner of the TREAT Award at the RESNA Student Design Competition, gives a first person account of his recently completed three week internship in residence at TREAT. My name is Garrett Kryt and I have a passion for engineering design and all thing bicycle...
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Jul
21
A team of researchers from UT Knoxville not only won first prize in VentureWell’s 2016 BMEidea Competition but also took home the TREAT Award for the “Rehabilitation Technology Most Likely to be Commercialized.” The FastCast team wowed a multi-disciplinary panel of judges with their innovative approach to casting, which, because it enables...
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Jun
09
The reviewer panels at TREAT and NEPDC have offered up their advice for making your Target Challenge grant proposal the best it can be. Take a look! Content 1. Concisely describe your innovation allowing the reviewers to quickly conceptualize the device and/or solution. 2. Describe the value your innovation brings to the market...
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Jun
09
Describe your role at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. At DHMC, my primary clinical responsibility is in the occupational medicine clinic seeing patients with complex work injuries and disability to promote functional rehabilitation and return to work. I also support employee health, safety, and wellness initiatives at the hospital. My clinical and...
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May
24
NEPDC and TREAT partner with leading clinical foundations and societies to address unmet rehabilitation needs for children. New England Pediatric Device Consortium (NEPDC) and the Center for Translation of Rehabilitation Engineering Advances and Technology (TREAT) announce the release of their 2016 Target Challenge grant opportunity to address an underserved topic...
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Apr
18
Karen Page recently joined the TREAT team as Program Administrator. She is responsible for operating and maintaining TREAT’s external programs and outreach initiatives. Karen says she is “thrilled at the opportunity to help inventors bring their device ideas to market to improve the health and well-being of people with injuries...
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Mar
24
This year TREAT (Center for Translation of Rehabilitation Engineering Advances and Technology) is offering an additional $1,000 prize for excellence in Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies in VentureWell’s BMEidea competition. Since 2005, the BMEidea competition has recognized innovative biomedical engineering design with high commercial potential and social impact. The competition is...
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