TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPMENT

Many products introduced into low- and middle-income countries fail because of an inadequate understanding of the factors required for successful utilization. To be effective in low-resource settings, especially at the community level, technologies must meet operational and performance requirements consistent with the community setting and the skills of community health workers who may be the primary users of the technology. We’ve collected many technologies in development that address some of these requirements. We invite you to review these technologies in development and submit comments. Please use the search function to narrow your focus by condition, development status, or keyword. You may also submit a technology.

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LifeWrap

LifeWrap

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: ATONIC UTERUS
Application Designed for use in clinical or home settings in developing countries;   Advantages Able to treat shock, resuscitate, stabilize, and prevent further bleed...Read More
Last Update: 9.12.13
TYPE
Treatment
STAGE
Field/clinical studies
FUNDING
Private foundations and individual donors; Every Mother Counts
Maternal-Fetal Monitoring System

Maternal-Fetal Monitoring System

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: PRE-ECLAMPSIA
  Neil Euliano of Convergent Engineering in the U.S. is developing and testing a maternal-fetal monitoring system that uses reusable capacitive sensors and smart phones that provide early ...Read More
Last Update: 7.1.13
TYPE
STAGE
Early R&D
FUNDING
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
MEDkit

MEDkit

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: MULTIPLE CONDITIONS
Application Designed for commuity health workers in low-resource settings Advantages Portable; Can screen for multiple conditions, including preeclampsia, anemia, and abnormal...Read More
Last Update: 7.15.13
TYPE
STAGE
Early R&D
FUNDING
USAID; Grand Challenges Canada; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; World Bank; Norwegian Ministry of F
Miraculins Pre-Eclampsia Markers

Miraculins Pre-Eclampsia Markers

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: PRE-ECLAMPSIA
Application Dual use in developed and developing countries;   Advantages First major development of a reliable biomarker diagnostic that can accurately predict the on...Read More
Last Update: 6.27.13
TYPE
STAGE
Early R&D
FUNDING
Commercialization license in place
Morriston Pneumatic Ventilator

Morriston Pneumatic Ventilator

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Application Any clinical setting with an oxygen source (dual use);   Advantages Gas efficient; No pressurized air or electrical requirements; Provide effe...Read More
Last Update: 10.23.13
TYPE
Treatment
STAGE
Field/clinical studies
FUNDING
MOT-TEST

MOT-TEST

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: MALARIA
Application Designed for use in low-resource settings Advantages Quick-to-respond; Portable; Extremely inexpensive; Highly accurate; Minimal training require...Read More
Last Update: 9.13.13
TYPE
Diagnostic
STAGE
Prototype
FUNDING
European Union
mTor Preterm Diagnostic

mTor Preterm Diagnostic

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: PREMATURITY
  S.K. Dey of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the U.S. will test the hypothesis that the protein mTor, which regulates cell growth and survival, plays a critical role ...Read More
Last Update: 6.28.13
TYPE
Diagnostic
STAGE
Early R&D
FUNDING
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
MTTS CPAP

MTTS CPAP

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Application Designed for use in low-resource district hospitals that have access to oxygen and a reliable power source but do not have ventilatory support for infants;   Adva...Read More
Last Update: 9.13.13
TYPE
Prevention, Treatment
STAGE
Prototype
FUNDING
Lemelson Foundation; Limited Brand; Niles Foundati
Neobreathe

Neobreathe

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
Avijit Bansal and Ayesha Chaudhary of Windmill Health Technologies in India will develop an easy-to-use device to enable front-line health workers to more successfully resuscitate newborns. The cur...Read More
Last Update: 6.28.13
TYPE
Treatment
STAGE
Early R&D
FUNDING
NeoNurture Incubator

NeoNurture Incubator

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: PRETERM BIRTH
Application Designed for use in low-resource hospitals and rural clinics ;   Advantages Manufactured from readily available and repairable materials; Repair tra...Read More
Last Update: 12.16.13
TYPE
Treatment
STAGE
Prototype
FUNDING