VEHICLE,
VEHICLE, NOT A DeLOREAN. BUT SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST MINDS
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SHOWCASING THEIR VISIONS FOR
THE FUTURE.
THE FUTURE. INNOVATIONS THAT THEY HOPE TO
CHANGE YOUR LIFE BY CHANGING
HER HEALTH.
HER HEALTH. THEY HAVE THE CASH PRICE, AN
IMPRESSIVE PANEL OF JUDGES AND
I PROBABLY FORGOT TO MENTION
THE INNOVATORS ARE STILL IN
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> Reporter: READINGS FOR MAY
2019 HEALTH INNOVATION
CHALLENGE FINALS.
CHALLENGE FINALS. THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
BRILLIANT STUDENTS FROM ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HERE TO
PRESENT WHAT THEY THINK MIGHT
JUST BE THE NEXT BIG IDEA IN
HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE.
$15,000 IN FUNDING ON THE LINE
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. BRILLIANT IDEAS LIKE
>> OVER 10 MILLION AMERICANS
ARE LIVING WITH CONDITIONS
WHICH AFFECT THE MOBILITY OF
THEIR HANDS, SO WE HAVE
DESIGNED A STREAMLINED PORTABLE
AND EASY TO USE ROBOTIC LOVE
THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DO THINGS
WITH HER HANDS ONCE AGAIN BY
INCREASING GRIP STRENGTH AND
DEXTERITY.
DEXTERITY. >> WE ARE LITTLE BIT UNIQUE IN
THAT WE HAVE BOTH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND
WSU STUDENTS HERE TO TACKLE
THIS PROBLEM THAT WE ARE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
OUR PRODUCT IS A POINT OF CARE
SYSTEM TO DIAGNOSE EARLY ONSET
OF PANCREATIC CANCER.
IT WILL BE A LOW-COST,
NONINVASIVE BLOOD TEST THAT
WILL DRASTICALLY INCREASE THE
FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE ON
PANCREATIC PATIENTS.
PANCREATIC PATIENTS. >> WE ARE ADDRESSING THE
PROBLEM OF PHARMACEUTICAL
ENTERING THE WASTEWATER CYCLE.
OUR SOLUTION ARE ACTIVATED
CARBON-BASED URINAL CAKES THAT
EFFECTIVELY ABSORB AND DEGRADE
PHARMACEUTICALS BEFORE THEY
EVEN ENTER THE WATER CYCLE.
>> SO HERE WE ARE DEVELOPING A
DEVICE TO BREATHE FOR PATIENTS
THAT ARE NOT BREATHE BY
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. A SIMPLE THREE-STEP SOLUTION,
AND PUT THE NECK PILLOW TO
POSITION THE AIRWAY, STRAP ON
THE NOVEL MASS DESIGN AND PRESS
THE GO BUTTON AND YOUR
BREATHING FOR THE PATIENT.>>
Reporter: A LITTLE PROBLEM AND
SOLUTION TIME.
SOLUTION TIME. YOU VETERANS IN THE GAME.
YOU JUST GOT FDA APPROVAL.
TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT A PROBLEM
YOU'RE TRYING TO SOLVE.
>> SO CURRENTLY I DROPS HER
OVERSIZED.
OVERSIZED. THAT MEANS WHEN YOU PUT IN THE
EYEDROP AND EVERYTHING THAT
COMES UNDER PHASE, YOU'RE
PAYING FOR THAT WASTE.
SO FOR PEOPLE WITH CONDITIONS
LIKE GLAUCOMA FOR PAYING UP TO
$500 A BOTTLE FOR THEIR
MEDICATIONS, THEY ARE PAYING
FOR A LOT OF MEDICATION TO BE
DRAINING DOWN THEIR FACE.
SO WE DESIGNED AN ADAPTER THAT
SCREWS ONTO THOSE EYEDROP
BOTTLES.
BOTTLES.
BOTTLES. IT JUST REDUCES THE DROP SIZE.
SO NOW PRODUCES A DROP THAT THE
EYE CAN ACTUALLY ABSORB.
THEY'RE USING ALL THE
MEDICATION COMING OUT OF THE
BOTTLE.>> Reporter: WHAT WOULD
IT MEAN FOR YOUR TEAM TO WIN
AND GET THAT $15,000 IN
FUNDING?
FUNDING?
FUNDING? >> SO WE HAVE REALLY LINED UP
EVERYTHING WE NEED TO GET IS
SOLUTION TO PATIENTS.
WE HAVE OUR FDA CLEARANCE, WE
ARE PATENT PENDING, WE HAVE
CONTRACTED THE MANUFACTURER.
WE JUST NEED THAT LAST LITTLE
BIT OF FUNDING TO FLIP THE
SWITCH.
SWITCH.
SWITCH. AND START MANUFACTURING AND GET
THIS OUT WHERE IT CAN ACTUALLY
HELP PEOPLE.
HELP PEOPLE. >> Reporter: IT WOULD MEAN A
WHOLE LOT IS WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING.
SAYING.
SAYING. YOU WOULD BE MANUFACTURING HER
OWN TEARS OF JOY.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. [
>> YES. [ LAUGHTER ].
>> Reporter: A LOT OF GREAT
IDEAS ON DISPLAY HERE.
ONLY ONE WILL BE CROWNED
CHAMPION.
CHAMPION.
CHAMPION. JUDGING HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK.
THEY WILL HAVE A WINNER
DETERMINED BY 6 O'CLOCK
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. >> YEAH, THERE JUDGING AS WE
SPEAK.
SPEAK.
SPEAK. I
SPEAK. I SHOULD GIVE KUDOS TO THE
FOSTER SCHOOLS BROOKS CENTER
FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP BEHIND ALL
OF THIS.
OF THIS.
OF THIS. NOT ONLY DID THEY OFFER $2500
IN, YOU NEED A PROTOTYPE,
THEY'RE OFFERING THERE.
ALL THE KIDS HAD TO DO FOOD
SUPPLY FOR THAT.
THEY TAKE NO EQUITY.
SO IF AND WHEN SOME OF THESE
IDEAS TURN INTO BUSINESSES AND
SPLIT A POPULARITY, THEY DON'T
HAVE ANY STAKE.
THEY ARE JUST HELPING PROPEL
IT.
IT.
IT. I
IT. I THINK IS REALLY BEFORE I LEFT
THEY SAID MAKE SURE YOU JOIN US
IN APRIL BECAUSE THIS IS THE
FOURTH TIME THEY'VE DONE THIS
FOR HELP, BUT IN APRIL THEY ARE
GOING TO SHIFT TO
ENVIRONMENTAL.
ENVIRONMENTAL. THAT WILL BE A SEATTLE CENTER.
WE WILL BE THERE WITH MORE
INFORMATION ON THAT.
>> IT IS FUN TO SEE PEOPLE THAT
AGE THAT IS SO SMART, SO
SOPHISTICATED IN TACKLING
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS. A LOT OF THEM OFF CAMERA I
ASKED, YOU KNOW, HOW DID YOU
COME UP WITH THIS?
AND IT IS A FAMILY,