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design competitions

A woman wears a clear plastic mask
Innovators
The new (fully visible) face of surgery
Published June 21, 2018
Hopkins-grown startup ClearMask scores $25K from Social Innovation Lab
Representatives of Team Treyetech and Team AssistENT
Undergraduate research
Teams of young inventors recognized
Published June 21, 2018
Two teams of Hopkins biomedical engineering students are among winners at MIT competition
Three Hopkins team members pose with silver medals
Undergraduate research
JHU 2nd at Collegiate Inventors Competition
Published June 21, 2018
Undergraduate students developed AssistENT, a device designed to open obstructed nostrils and aid sleep
Three students pose with an oversized check for $15,000
Biotechnology
Winning idea for eye surgery
Published June 21, 2018
Treyetech team, made up of 8 undergrads, develops novel device for transplanting, unrolling corneal tissue
Members of team Rain Rain Go Away pose with their invention and a man who uses a wheelchair
Hackathon
Inspired design
Published June 21, 2018
Students win contest with inverted umbrella that deploys with the flip of a switch to help keep wheelchair users dry
The Cryoablation team who competed at the Collegiate Inventors Competition (from left) Bailey Surtees, Sarah Lee, Yixin Clarisse Hu, and Serena Thomas.
Undergrad research
JHU team takes bronze
Published June 21, 2018
Students place third at Collegiate Inventors Competition with low-cost cryotherapy system to treat breast cancer