Diabetes Ideas Challenge

Winners:

Devina Kothari
rajkot, india
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arjun raj kumar
ahmedabad, india
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luca harrell
durham, nc, usa
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pragya singh
ahmedabad, india
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ion carbuni
chisinau, moldova
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lina trulsson
umeÅ, sweden
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avi aloni
london, uk
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kaustav majumdar
kolkata, india
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mehrafza mirzazad barijughe
carrboro, nc, usa
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dinesh kumar
ahmedabad, india
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How will insulin be
delivered in the future?

how might you shape the way people get insulin in the future?

what will the next-generation disposable delivery device for insulin look and feel like?

Join the innovation challenge
to design a concept for the next-generation
disposable delivery device for insulin.
Ten winning submissions will receive $5,000 each!
Except as noted below, the innovation challenge is open to individuals, teams, and organizations. Please carefully read the challenge rules before submitting an entry.

Background

Many patients self-administer regular injections of insulin to manage their blood glucose.
One of the most common ways
to inject insulin is by using
a disposable pen technology that was introduced in the 1980s.
How can we improve and evolve this technology or create something entirely new?

Design Criteria

Accessible

Your concept should be usable by a broad population: young or old, people with strong or weak hands, and others with impaired hand use and/or impaired vision.


Appropriate

Your concept should be easy to integrate with daily life: portable and aesthetically pleasing in terms of form. It has to be recognizable as an injection device while not appearing overtly medical. The device should appear robust and feel high-quality.

Functional

Your concept should address functional requirement as a medical tool, including:

  • Accuracy
  • Functionality for extended periods without electricity
  • Capability of storing more than one dose per disposable device
  • Disposability
  • Durability