Research & Innovation Pipeline
Tomorrow’s newborn health innovations, in the making.
This is distinct from our real-world deployments. These are early-stage innovations and pilots — grant-funded prototypes, feasibility studies, and hospital pilots — that may become tomorrow’s deployed products.
KangaGrow: A Smart Sling to Motivate Kangaroo Care
Funded by a Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations grant, KangaGrow is a smart KMC sling that visually rewards caregivers in real time as they complete more kangaroo care — protected by a U.S. patent.
Grand Challenges Canada: CareCradle Remote Newborn Monitoring
A remote newborn monitoring cradle funded by Grand Challenges Canada, implemented by the Karnataka Health Promotion Trust.
Grand Challenges Canada: B-Happy Postpartum Depression Screening
A postpartum depression screening program funded by Grand Challenges Canada.
Massachusetts General Hospital: Uterine Balloon Tamponade (UBT) Development
Development of a Uterine Balloon Tamponade device in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital.
Grand Challenges Canada: KMC Time Measurement Device
Development of a device to measure Kangaroo Mother Care time, funded by Grand Challenges Canada.
Help fund the next innovation.
We partner with foundations and research institutions to develop new solutions for newborn health in low-resource settings.