Researchers from Harvard and MIT have formed a company to mass-produce a more effective three-ply mask for everyday use. Anyone who wears glasses knows that the ubiquitous blue pleated mask leaks vapor upward, despite the wire designed to conform to the shape of the nose. Less obvious is the leakage from the mask’s sides and […]
Jeff Karp
Medtech should think more deeply about the problems it’s trying to solve
Medtech can improve by thinking more about the problems it is trying to solve and looking outside of normal avenues for inspiration. [Photo by Sinan Helfenstein on Unsplash] Jeff Karp, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. For companies and academics aiming to innovate in the medical space, we often don’t spend enough time thinking about the problem […]