CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund Awardees – Spring 2025

To help heart failure patients get the right care at the right time, this team is developing a small, automated lung sensor that checks for fluid buildup—without the need for expensive machines or expert operators.

This team is improving railway safety with TrackMate, an AI-powered system that uses existing fiber networks to detect problems in real time, helping prevent accidents, theft, and service disruptions across long stretches of track.

To make underwater navigation safer and more efficient, this team has developed a compact 3D sonar system that gives operators a clear, wide-angle view, reducing the risk of damage or loss to unmanned vehicles.

To tackle deadly and hard-to-treat cancers like liver cancer, this team has developed a next-generation immunotherapy that triggers a strong immune response at much lower doses, offering new hope where earlier treatments fell short.

This team is using low-cost paper tests and AI to help people track and manage inflammation—a key driver of chronic disease—before it leads to serious health problems.

This team’s AI-powered platform gives researchers deeper insights into animal behavior with less effort—improving accuracy, reducing variability, and accelerating progress in disease research and drug development.

To extend battery life in demanding, compact applications like medical implants, this team has developed a new activation process that doubles power output while preserving nearly all of the battery’s capacity.

To cut costs and reduce pollution, this team has created a system that uses supercritical CO₂ to clean and reuse industrial water filters—safely destroying toxic PFAS chemicals in the process.

This team has developed a low-cost material that sits under solar panels, turning excess heat into extra power—boosting energy output by up to 30% while helping panels last longer.

To improve cancer care in low-resource settings, this team has created a mobile platform that guides patients with timely, accurate information to boost treatment adherence and outcomes.

This team has developed a surgical tool that combines suction and tissue gripping to help surgeons control bleeding faster—improving visibility and reducing operation time for better patient outcomes.