Antenatal Screening Kit
Team Bios
Team Members
- Sean Monagle, B.S Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
- Maxim Budyansky, B.S Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
- Matthew Means, B.S Biomedical Engineering, Bucknell University
- Peter Truskey, B.S.E Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
All Team Members are currently enrolled in the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID) Master’s Program at Johns Hopkins University.
Fun Facts
- Sean has two loves in the world: golf and Bar-B-Q.
- Maxim loves to beatbox.
- Peter once dunked a basketball…only once.
- Matt loves to get lost outdoors.
Business Summary
Every year, 6.3 million pregnant women and infants die from complications that develop during pregnancy. Although many of these deaths are preventable, the high cost of current screening methods prohibits timely detection of these complications for women in developing countries - where 99% of maternal deaths occur. Our team from Johns Hopkins University in conjuction with Jhpiego, the nation's leading NGO in the field of maternal/child health, is developing the Antenatal Screening Kit: a sustainable, low-cost kit to screen pregnant women for potentially fatal conditions including pre-eclampsia, anemia, and gestational diabetes.