Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine (GCIEM)
Name of the competition: Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine (GCIEM)
About the competition: The Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine is an international public-private-government collaborative serving the world as the premier global network to advance medicine through engineering and innovation. The consortium brings together medical schools, universities, researchers and students, industry and government leaders, philanthropists, and foundations from across the globe to change the future of medicine through collaboration. It was hosted by Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus.
Date of the competition: 7 April 2025
Achievement: Semi-Finalist (the only Year 1 team)
REP Students: Aasish Mamidi, Chavonz Foo, Lavantika Prakash
Product/Proposal: Neurostride
Description: Neurostride is a wearable knee brace and support system app for osteoarthritis. It uses a lightweight knee brace fitted with IMU and EMG sensors to capture how the knee moves and muscle activity. These various signals can point us when there are periods of increased pain. When that happens, the brace can deliver gentle electrical stimulation to help ease discomfort. The companion app uses machine learning to combine the sensor data, let users start and adjust the stimulation, and shows clear charts so they can track their progress over time.
(from second left to right): Aasish Mamidi, Lavantika Prakash and Chavonz Foo