To develop highly effective healthcare solutions for underserved communities, we at Rice360 use a process called "the journey of an innovation". The journey of an innovation is a 4-step process to ensure that an idea can become a sustainable solution.
01 IDENTIFYING THE NEED
Through partnerships with international stakeholders in low-resource health care settings, we are able to identify opportunites for innovation. Our stakeholders range from clinicians, care providers and engineers.
02 DEVELOPING THE DESIGN
Rice360 matches the identified global health challenges with student teams in the Global Health Technologies minor design courses. Once a challenge reaches the students, prototypes are then developed.
03 BENCH TO COMMERCIALIZATION
We assign the most promising and potentially impactful technology innovations to global health engineering fellows. During their fellowship, they are able to develop, refine, and evaluate technologies through design for manufacturing, clinical trials, and regulatory approvals.
04 COMMERCIALIZATION & POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE
Rice360 deploys low-cost, high-performance commercial products worldwide through distribution partnerships to achieve equitable and quality health care for everyone, everywhere. Post-market surveillance identifies ways to improve future products.