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COVID Key

Image containing the COVID Key application logo, a smartphone displaying the COVID Key login screen, and a smartphone displaying the user's COVID clearance results.
A technology platform that combines data from vital signs screening, daily health surveys, SARS-CoV-2 infection testing results, and vaccination status, designed to support reporting of an individual’s current COVID-19 status through an iterative monitoring protocol performed over a defined time period.
Sponsor: Texas A&M Health
  • Competencies: Medical Technology, Mobile Data Collection
  • Industries: Medical, Data Analytics, Local & State of Texas

DREAMSTM Digital EMS

Disaster Relief & Emergency Medical Services

This image depicts 4 aspects of the DREAMS (Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services) Digital EMS project: a screenshot of the software user interface, a military HMMWV ambulance, a white civilian ambulance, and a dual-screen Physician cart.
A mobile telemedicine solution providing high quality video, audio and patient physiologic data in real-time from mobile remote ambulances, deployable systems, and portable kits to hospital physicians to enable earlier physician intervention, resulting in increased survivability and reduced morbidity.
Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
  • Competencies: Medical Technology, Decision Support
  • Industries: Medical, Emergency Response, Training, Federal Agencies, Local & State of Texas

FAST-STAR

Fletcher Allen Specialized Telemedicine for Supporting Transfer And Rescue

This image depicts several aspects of the FASTSTAR (Fletcher Allen Specialized Telemedicine for Supporting Transfer And Rescue) digital ambulance project: a rugged mobile laptop with a FASTSTAR screenshot, a rugged Grab & Go case with external connectors for various devices, and a photo of the FASTSTAR ambulance.
Designed, developed, deployed, and supported a fleet of five digital ambulances for the Fletcher Allen Level 1 trauma center in Burlington, Vermont. Also fielded a standalone deployable wireless on-scene camera as well as portable “Grab & Go” cases to be used with ambulances outfitted with minimal pre-install equipment.
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Competencies: Medical Technology, Decision Support
  • Industries: Medical, Emergency Response, Training, Federal Agencies, Local & State of Texas

KABS

Kenya Animal Biosurveillance System

Image of two iPads displaying the login and data entry screens for the Kenya Animal Biosurveillance System (KABS) mobile application.
A full-featured surveillance system that leverages a mobile-based data collection and web-based reporting system; this system has been fielded across Kenya and used to support syndromic-based disease surveillance among livestock and wildlife and antimicrobial use and resistance in animal production.
Sponsor: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Competencies: Medical Technology, Decision Support
  • Industries: Agriculture, Federal Agencies

LARA

Laboratory Animal Reporting Application

Screenshot of the Laboratory Animal Records Application (LARA) web application.
Designed, developed, and deployed a mobile Laboratory Animal Reporting Application (LARA) system for the restrictive Biosafety Level 3 biocontainment facilities within the Plum Island Animal Disease Center to increase efficiency of data management and improve data reliability and availability.
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Science and Technology Directorate
  • Competencies: Medical Technology, Decision Support
  • Industries: Medical, Emergency Response, Training, Federal Agencies

Lifeline

Screenshots of Lifeline dispatcher web application consisting of a a 2D aerial map on the right overlayed with a selected dispatch location and a list of events/personnel on the left. Overlayed on top of the screenshot is a smartphone with the Lifeline app login screen.
An integrated system that enables exploration of innovative healthcare delivery models, linking those in immediate need of emergency medical services with those qualified individuals that are nearby and capable of responding.
Sponsor: Texas A&M Health
  • Competencies: Medical Technology, Geospatial Computing, Mobile Data Collection
  • Industries: Emergency Response, Local & State of Texas

mCVI

Mobile application for Certificates of Veterinary Inspection

Image of two iPads displaying the Mobile application for Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (mCVI) login screen and an example Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
An easy-to-use, cross platform mobile application for digitally entering animal health certificate data. Submitted CVIs can be automatically and/or manually entered into state animal health information systems, as well as paper-based forms printed directly from the mobile application.
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Science and Technology Directorate)
  • Competencies: Medical Technology, Data Analytics
  • Industries: Agriculture, Emergency Response, National Security

mLife

Mobile Healthcare Research Vehicle

This is a photo of the mLife mobile healthcare research vehicle at sunset.
A laboratory platform for exploring innovations in mobile healthcare and those enabling technologies that are critical to advancement in this important area of research. The vehicle provides a fully reconfigurable hardware and software environment for hosting multiple research projects simultaneously that are centered on broader challenges in mobile healthcare.
Sponsor: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
  • Competencies: Medical Technology, Decision Support
  • Industries: Medical, Emergency Response, Training, Federal Agencies, Local & State of Texas

MyDiabetes Score

Screenshot of the myDiabetes Score result data and graphs overlayed with a smartphone displaying the welcome page to the myDiabetes Score mobile application.
An integrated mobile application and web-based clinician portal that utilizes contingency management to increase engagement and adherence with therapeutic plans for patients under treatment for Diabetes Type 2.
Sponsor: Texas A&M Health
  • Competencies: Medical Technology, Mobile Data Collection
  • Industries: Medical, Data Analytics, Local & State of Texas

SDM

Study Data Manager

Screenshot of the Study Data Manager (SDM) web application in which the overall study summary information and graph is displayed at the top and very detailed graphical data capture information is displayed at the bottom for the various devices worn by the various human patients participating in the study.
A software platform for study data curation that helps reduce errors when collecting and organizing study participant data coming from multiple wearable sensors. Data is cross-validated with participant records to reduce the likelihood of common data aggregation issues like misattribution. The tool allows for both automatic retrieving of data from cloud services as well as manual upload.
Sponsor: Private Industry Partner
  • Competencies: Medical Technology, Data Fusion, Data Visualization, Data Analytics, Mobile Data Collection
  • Industries: Medical, Emergency Response, Federal Agencies, National Security