Cohort 2

Award Period: January 2023 – July 2024

The following are our 2022 Innovation Challenge Awardees. Projects are currently underway for all six awards. Awardees have 12-18 months to complete their projects.

Check back for ongoing updates on the current awardees and their teams.  

• Hololens Guided Lumbar Puncture
• Implementation of a Pharmacist-led Comprehensive Medication Management Service at the UMMC Midtown Health Center
• Indirect Calorimetry Access for Critical Need Populations through an Inter-Disciplinary Workflow
• CT TAVR Abdomen Study
• Development of a CRISPR-based Rapid Test for the Diagnosis of Malaria
• FastMRI

For questions regarding the Innovation Challenge, please email UMMC_Innovate@umm.edu.

Graduation Celebration 

On October 2, 2024, the awardees in the second cohort of the UMMC and UMB Innovation Challenge were honored during a graduation celebration. The event recognized the projects, highlighted collaborative efforts, celebrated turning ideas into impactful solutions and fostered connections among the UMMC innovation community. Attendees enjoyed inspiring presentations that reflected the hard work and commitment of the six project teams. 

Congratulations to our second cohort on all their achievements over their 18-month award period!