2025 $200K Challenge Areas of Interest
The 2025 $200K Challenge is seeking solutions that fall under any of these four tracks! You can learn more about each track through our application process.
Military Medicine
Deliver life-saving solutions for service members in the field.
- Focus Areas:
- Intracranial pressure monitors for pre-hospital use.
- Pathogen-agnostic sepsis treatments.
- Infection prevention methods tailored for battlefield conditions.
MedTech Sustainability
Shape the future of sustainable healthcare with eco-friendly innovations.
- Opportunities for Impact:
- Reduce single-use diagnostic waste and improve material recyclability.
- Develop energy-saving solutions for hospitals and clinical settings.
- Create novel processes for reusing medical device components.
- Innovate with sustainable materials, designs, and green chemistry.
Surgical Devices
Advance therapeutic procedures with innovative devices, particularly in women's health and minimally invasive surgery.
- Spaces of Interest:
- Uterine (e.g., hysterectomy, endometriosis)
- Pelvic health (e.g., stress incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse)
- Breast, urologic, and pediatric surgery
- Robotic and interventional solutions (e.g., cardiovascular, neurovascular)
Point of Care Technologies
Transform healthcare by creating impactful solutions that bring diagnostics and treatments closer to patients.
- Focus Areas: Heart, lung, blood, sleep disorders, and more.
- Key Goals:
- Develop scalable, equitable solutions for global health challenges.
- Enhance proactive health detection and treatment.
- Address systemic gaps in healthcare delivery through cutting-edge technology.
