{"673800":{"#nid":"673800","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NeuroChamp Wins 2024 ACC InVenture Prize","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ET\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehree Georgia Tech students who created a pediatric\u202fmedical device won $15,000 Wednesday night during the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.accinventureprize.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E2024 A\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECC InVenture Prize\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, an annual undergraduate entrepreneurship competition.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBiomedical\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E engineering \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Estudent \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECaitlin van Zyl, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eher sister and mechanical engineering \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emajor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJacqui van Zyl \u2014 both Stamps President\u0027s Scholars \u2014 and Meg Weaver\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a biomedical engineering major,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E took first place with their invention,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENeuroChamp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. The wearable, concealed headband is used to continuously \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emonitor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E pediatric seizures. Half a million \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Echildre\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003En nationwide suffer from epilepsy, and many children experience daily, frequent seizures that cannot be detected by their parents, their teachers, or even themselves. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENeuroChamp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E sets itself apart from existing \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emonitoring\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E devices because of its concealed design. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user19937856\/review\/924872480\/9f0d688ff7\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWatch their pitch for the competition\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe team was inspired to create the device partly from personal experience. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA child in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJacqui van Zyl\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2019s hometown\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E experienced the \u201csilent seizures\u201d that \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENeuroChamp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E can help \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emonitor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eteam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eis\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E already working with physicians at Emory University and Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta to launch a pilot study of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emedical \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edevice. Their ACC InVenture Prize winnings will help fund continued testing.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETeams from 14 universities competed in this year\u2019s event, which was held\u202fat Florida State University.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree Georgia Tech students who created a pediatric medical device won $15,000 Wednesday night during the 2024 ACC InVenture Prize, an annual undergraduate entrepreneurship competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Three Georgia Tech students who created a pediatric\u202fmedical device won $15,000 Wednesday night during the 2024 ACC InVenture Prize, an annual undergraduate entrepreneurship competition."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2024-03-28 13:40:29","changed_gmt":"2024-04-02 15:41:48","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673525":{"id":"673525","type":"image","title":"IMG_7202b_0.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003E2024 ACC InVenture Prize Winners. (L-R) Chris Reaves, assistant vice provost for Undergraduate Education; Jacqui van Zyl; Meg Weaver; Caitlin van Zyl\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1711633388","gmt_created":"2024-03-28 13:43:08","changed":"1711656067","gmt_changed":"2024-03-28 20:01:07","alt":"2024 ACC InVenture Prize Winners - NeuroChamp"}},"media_ids":["673525"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.accinventureprize.com\/","title":"ACC InVenture Prize"},{"url":"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user19937856\/review\/924872480\/9f0d688ff7","title":"VIDEO: NeuroChamp Pitch"}],"groups":[{"id":"556121","name":"ACC InVenture Prize"},{"id":"650643","name":"InVenture Prize"},{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"281961","name":"Office of Undergraduate Education \u0026 Student Success"},{"id":"108731","name":"School of Mechanical Engineering"},{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. 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