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Improving access to physical and mental healthcare is by far the biggest challenge tack-led by 2021 GGS graduates. Their most innovative solutions are aimed at enabling pa-tients and their carers to manage therapies and rehabilitation treatments at home, as well as using digital platforms to enable doctors to diagnose and monitor hard to reach patients more efficiently. The majority of solutions, as previous editions of the GGS have also shown, focus on the most vulnerable, like children, those living with chronic illness and disabilities, and the elderly.

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Healthcare

Hunan University

Home testing device to monitor the spread of infectious diseases and protect health workers

37°C

37°C

Healthcare

École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI)

A new design to raise awareness of thermal contraception for men

AEDES

AEDES

Animals

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

A trap allowing the study of highly resistant mosquitoes causing Dengue fever

aeri

aeri

Health monitoring systems

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Breath analysis device to support early detection of illness at home

ALOE

ALOE

Healthcare

Imperial College London

A personal scanner allowing early remote diagnosis of skin diseases

ANDO

ANDO

Healthcare

CENTRO

An adaptable hospital gown that allows medical examinations whilst maintaining patients’ dignity

Bo.by

Bo.by

Children

Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków

A communication system connecting parents with premature children in incubators

Bundle

Bundle

Safe healthcare

Rochester Institute of Technology

A system to hold wiring and tubing together, improving the safety of surgical environments

COTEK

COTEK

Healthcare

Rizal Technological University

Portable thermal camera transforming smartphones into fever detectors

DeFeit

DeFeit

Safe healthcare

Providence College of Engineering

Using gaming and blockchain to independently verify the authenticity and safety of drugs

DESINFECTING JACKET

DESINFECTING JACKET

UV light

Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building

Jacket pockets with integrated UV light sterilisation, for easy hands sanitation

Epione

Epione

Ethics

Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design

A gaming system to support healing and encourage communication for victims of violence

Exosuit – Gait wearable exoskeleton

Exosuit – Gait wearable exoskeleton

Data collection

Santos Dumont Institute

Assistive exoskeleton helping stroke patients recover their mobility and independence

Feminist Nutrition Interventions in Cardiac Rehabilitation

Feminist Nutrition Interventions in Cardiac Rehabilitation

Female health

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)

Reconsidering nutrition for women in cardiac rehabilitation through feminist design practices

FLEXISION

FLEXISION

Early diagnosis

Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design

Advanced reflex testing for early diagnosis of neurological diseases

Hale

Hale

Asthma

Alma Mater Studiorum Bologna

A smart inhaler supporting asthma patients with training and symptom control

Hatch

Hatch

Children

Virginia Tech

A sleep tracking device collecting data to better understand children’s health needs and patterns

HERO

HERO

Healthcare

Santos Dumont Institute

Affordable hand exoskeleton guided by a Brain-Machine-Interface to support post-stroke rehabilitation

Hicel

Hicel

Children

San Francisco State University

An interactive toy to help children connect with and understand their basic emotions

Immunization Calculator

Immunization Calculator

Infection risk reduction

Uganda Technology And Management University

A nation-wide digital service to monitor the vaccination status of children

IMO – Contactless Vaccination

IMO – Contactless Vaccination

Consumption and waste

Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design

A spray-based vaccination delivery method, improving safety and reducing waste

Kinix

Kinix

Sports

Keio University Graduate School of Media Design (KMD)

A platform connecting fitness hardware to e-sports

Laico

Laico

Child health

University of Antwerp

Easy to use EEG headset for young epilepsy patients

Lehdio

Lehdio

Elder mental health

National University of Singapore

A smart connected radio supporting community interaction for the elderly

Light-Op

Light-Op

Healthcare

University of Leeds

Energy efficient, easy to build surgical and emergency lighting solution

Loser

Loser

Children

Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

A group game to understand and cope with the feeling of failure

Luno

Luno

Sleep apnea solutions

Umeå Institute of Design

An integrated system to monitor and prevent obstructive sleep apnea

Malnutritional Digital Assistant

Malnutritional Digital Assistant

Child health

Kabale University

Remote digital assistant for early detection of malnutrition in children

Mamay

Mamay

At-home care

Bucharest National University of Arts (Unarte)

User-friendly and ergonomic TV remote control for the elderly

Minus

Minus

Water filter

Nottingham Trent University

A portable, adaptable and recyclable filter for instant clean water

Mixo-suit

Mixo-suit

Rehabilitation technology

Pratt Institute

Easy to use home rehabilitation device for children with cerebral palsy

OTO the hugging chair

OTO the hugging chair

Autism

L’École de Design Nantes Atlantique

A chair protecting users from sensory overload and providing a safe space for autistic individuals