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Mom Therese Ojibway creates whimsical fairy forest inspired by son with autism.

Therese Ojibway, a devoted mother with a passion for fairy tales and a childhood filled with magic, turned a simple forest walk into a journey of creation and healing. Her inspiring story takes us from the calm woods of Millburn, New Jersey, to an enchanted kingdom where imagination flourishes and the community comes together around a noble cause.

David Vinzant created WordStumble to help his daughter reading.

WordStumble is a revolutionary reading app developed by David Vinzant, a dedicated parent from Las Vegas. Faced with his daughter Aubrie's struggles in reading, exacerbated by the challenges of the pandemic, David took it upon himself to create a solution that would not only aid Aubrie but also benefit countless other children. Leveraging the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and his determination to help children overcome reading difficulties, David crafted WordStumble, a free web application accessible to all.

Matthew McConnell creates resource- Love From Dad- for coping with the loss of his baby.

Love From Dad is a carefully designed free digital platform to offer support and guidance to parents facing the painful reality of perinatal loss. Conceived by Matthew McConnell in response to the loss of his daughter, Wren, Love From Dad's primary goal is to provide a space of comfort and practical resources for those grieving the loss of a newborn child.

Hillary creates Curio to help care coordination, enhance provider communication, and deliver personalized resources to cancer patients.

Curio is a project run by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, engineers, and advocates, on a mission to revolutionize cancer care. Their focus is to empower patients, healthcare providers, and pharmaceutical companies through data-driven, AI-enabled solutions. By leveraging advanced technology, Curio aims to streamline care coordination, improve communication between providers, and deliver personalized educational resources to patients in real time.

Caregiver Sigurjón Lýðsson founded Medilync to simplify his father's diabetes management.

Medilync is a comprehensive free app designed to revolutionize the management and treatment of diabetes. Developed by Sigurjón Lýðsson and his team, Medilync addresses the challenges faced by diabetic patients and their caregivers by offering innovative tools and technologies for streamlined disease management and enhanced communication.

The "Sounds Workshop" project by JUNITEC and consists of a free platform of educational children's games for reading and writing.

The "Oficina dos Sons" project, developed by JUNITEC - Junior Enterprises of the Instituto Superior Técnico, comprises students from the Técnico, aimed at assisting children with learning difficulties in reading and writing. Recognized with the prestigious Most Impactful Project award by Junior Enterprises Europe (JE Europe), this initiative provides a free platform of educational games tailored for children's literacy development.

Emily Imblum creates Pump Peelz-an entire line of custom fit graphics for diabetes medical devices.

In 2012, American entrepreneur Emily Imblum, leveraging her background in graphics and multimedia, founded Pump Peelz, a prominent provider of diabetes care accessories. Recently, the company unveiled its latest innovation tailored to enhance the management experience for individuals with diabetes. The new Pump Peelz Dexcom G7 Patches seamlessly merge functionality with style, targeting users of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) systems. These patches boast easy application and removal, prioritizing user convenience.

Richard Hanbury creates Sana Relief - a device to recovery from fatigue.

The Sana Relief Device is a cutting-edge solution harnessing audiovisual stimulation to rebalance brain activity, inducing deep relaxation in long-term meditative practices. This innovative device, comprising a simple mask and headphones, employs carefully synchronized pulses of light and sound to guide users into a state of profound tranquility, facilitating enhanced recovery from fatigue.

Tim Fitzpatrick founded IKONA Health- a free platform that enhances health literacy throughout the entire kidney disease journey.

IKONA is an innovative platform, founded in 2017 in New York, United States, dedicated to revolutionizing the way patients and providers learn about kidney diseases.

By making complex medical information simple, effective, and accessible, IKONA offers its services for free, ensuring that everyone has access to high-quality educational resources.

The initiative was born from the personal experiences of its co-founder Tim, a Navy veteran, who faced significant challenges in understanding his health condition and treatments.

Patient Peter Hames & Scientist Colin Espie created cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia - Sleepio

Sleepio, developed by Big Health, is a digital therapeutic platform designed to help individuals overcome poor sleep and its associated issues. Co-founded by Peter Hames, who personally suffered from insomnia, and Professor Colin Espie, a leading sleep scientist, the solution is grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).

Daughter Anita Schjøll Brede creates Iris AI - platform analyzes and comprehends the content of cancer scientific articles

Iris AI is an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solution to democratize access to scientific research. Using machine learning algorithms, the platform analyzes and comprehends the content of research documents, making the search and analysis of scientific and academic articles easier.

Users of Iris AI input a research problem, a project description, or a hypothesis, and the AI searches for the most relevant related articles. The platform is capable of mapping the research landscape of a specific topic and identifying trends, gaps, and key influencers.

Patient Monica Knoll creats CANCER 101 - organization that provides resources and toolkits to help cancer patients.

Cancer101 is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering cancer patients and their caregivers with the necessary tools, resources, and information they need to manage the disease from the point of diagnosis through survivorship or end of life. Recognizing the overwhelming nature of a cancer diagnosis, Cancer101 aims to provide practical resources and guidance to help individuals navigate the complex journey of cancer care.

Brothers Jamie and Ben created PatientsLikeMe - a plaftform that connects ALS patients

Collaborator James Leckey makes equipment to improve the quality of life and social inclusion of children with special needs

The Firefly line, renowned for its range of portable postural support products, is all about fostering participation. These clinically sound, practical, and engaging products are specifically designed to assist children with additional needs in engaging with everyday life. Rigorously tested, these products ensure that children receive the essential postural support they require. Some items within the Firefly collection are even utilized as aids in early intervention therapy. The comprehensive range is geared towards children aged between approximately 1 and 16 years.

Susana and Joe, parents of Caui, created the platform "Vencer o Autismo" in order to reduce the negative stigma associated with autism.

At Vencer Autismo Platform, they constantly assess the impact of their efforts so that they can reduce the negative stigma of autism and to provide training for those who live with someone with autism, enabling them to use tools that will bring about significant improvement in their lives and the lives of those they care for.

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