MTEC was at the Military Health Systems Research Symposium (MHSRS) hosted at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kimmissee, Fl the week of August 26, 2024. We were fortunate enough to have a booth large enough to host a small poster session as an extension of the larger MHSRS poster session. Over the course of three days, we rotated through 40 different MTEC members presenting the latest data and advancements of their products.
We appreciate all of the presenters taking the time to walk us through their exciting product developments. Several of these presentations can be found below, divided into the following sections:
Section 3: Human Performance and Regenerative Medicines
Section 4: Regenerative Medicines
Section 5: Infectious Diseases
Section 7: Other Casualty Care
We are grateful for all of the MTEC members that participated at MHSRS. We look forward to seeing you all again next year!
“VESTAid”
Praxis: portable mixed reality-based platform for assessment and rehabilitation of multi-sensory and cognitive impairments after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) to expedite RTD.
“Strl Air – A Portable Disinfection Technology for Combat Care Use.”
Strl Air is a TRL-4 continuous disinfection device that reduces nosocomial infections in high-risk surgical environments.
“Oculometric Assessment of Brain Health”
Human performance on operational tasks can be modeled in terms of a set of basic skills, often including the ability to accurately perceive and respond to visual motion, which can be easily quantified and tracked using eye movements.
“Engineered Solutions for Traumatic Brain Injury Research”
Center for Injury Biomechanics, Materials and Medicine (CIBM3)
Integrating engineering, biology and medicine to address Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) through experimental, computational and therapeutic methods in preclinical models.
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
“Osteopathy in the cranial field as a method to enhance brain injury recover: A preliminary study”
This is a preliminary, preclinical study of the use of Osteopathy in the cranial field as a non-invasive, non-pharmacologic method to enhance brain injury recovery from traumatic brain injury.
“CoagCare™ - Rapid, Point-of-Care Viscoelastic Diagnostic Platform for Prolonged Care of Hemorrhage in the Battlespace”
Abram Scientific is developing a rapid, point-of-care, viscoelastic blood diagnostic platform (CoagCare) for prolonged care of hemorrhage in the battlespace, with the potential to reduce overall mortality by 57%, by early detection of trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) and adjudication of appropriate use of limited blood products/pharmaceuticals.
“Massive Hemorrhage Control: Treatment of Non-Compressible Hemorrhage with External Pressure”
For traumatic hemorrhage, rapid control is essential for reducing mortality, and the AAJT-S bridges the gap by providing early, effective hemorrhage control in pre-hospital settings, stabilizing patients for transport and supporting whole blood transfusions during critical emergencies.
“Movement-Synchronous Electrical Muscle Stimulation For Accelerated Muscle Re-Strengthening & Re-Training”
Wearable medical devices that accelerate muscle re-strengthening and re-education during everyday activity using dynamic, movement-synchronous electrical muscle stimulation.
Institute for Behavior Resources SleepTank
“The SleepTank app: Individualized Sleep Planning for Cognitive Readiness”
SleepTank is an app that uses sleep data from your smart watch or fitness tracker to estimate cognitive alertness and the impact of sleep on your mental readiness.
“Continuous Assessment of Health to Prevent Injury and Optimize Performance: Wearables-Based Solutions for the Warfigher”
RTI International develops algorithms using high-resolution data from commercially available wearables for a variety of military applications to ensure operational readiness including presymptomatic illness detection, screening and recovery from a traumatic brain injury, and monitoring and assessing treatment for mental health applications.
"EverMatrix™ - Permanent Tissue Integrating Technology"
CorNeat Vision’s platform material technology, the CorNeat EverMatrix™, overcomes the main issue with implants and implantables, by permanently embedding itself within live tissue, without triggering an inflammatory response. The poster details two projects, the CorNeat KPro, a tissue-integrating artificial cornea, and the CorNeat gPatch, a tissue-integrating matrix for guided tissue and bone regeneration, funded by the US Army and US Navy, respectively.
“Assisted Muscle Regeneration”
GenAssist has created MyoMatrix, a patented biomaterial that regrows muscle lost to disease or traumatic injury.
“Platelet-derived Extracellular Vesicles for Rapid Treatment and Regeneration of Severe Burns and Wounds”
Rion Inc. has developed a shelf-stable, clinical-grade, platelet-derived Regenerative Medicine product that can be rapidly administered at point-of-care for the treatment of burns and soft tissue injuries.
“Pathogen Genomic Biosurveillance Tools for Environmental and Clinical Samples”
Battelle offers biosurveillance services and has developed several technologies to improve sample collection, sample extraction, and sample analysis for detection of pathogens from any environment.
“Revolutionizing Treatment of Chronic Diseases”
“Phage Therapy: Targeting Military Infectious Disease Threats”
BiomX is developing both natural and engineered phage cocktails and personalized treatments designed to target and destroy harmful bacteria in chronic diseases, including cystic fibrosis and diabetic foot osteomyelitis.
“Infection control for wounds that is safe and effective, even against biofilms, with no resistance generation issues and a multi-year shelf life”
AvantGuard is a Cornell University spin-off that improved upon our own immune system to create an infection fighting antiseptic in liquid or hydrogel form that can also be incorporated into wound dressings.
“A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 1 Single and Multiple-dose Pharmacokinetic First-in-Human Study of AV-001 in Healthy Subjects for the Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome”
Vasomune Therapeutics is a private biotechnology company dedicated to developing the next generation of medical treatments. Our first-in-class strategy tackles vascular dysfunction—a common factor in many serious health conditions—by activating the Tie2 pathway, a critical endothelial specific receptor involved in the maintenance of vascular health.
“ErythroMer™: Field-Deployable Artificial Red Blood Cells (RBC)"
KaloCyte is a pre-clinical biotech company developing ErythroMer as a shelf-stable O2 carrier for use when blood is not available.
“Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI): Enabling Point-of-Care Microvascular Assessment to Guide Clinical Care”
Modulim is delivering a burn digital assessment tool based on its SFDI point-of-care microvascular assessment technology that empowers military healthcare teams to manage soldiers in far-forward environments.
“Active wound healing, infection, and hemorrhage control”
Advanced wound care products delivering nitric oxide: active wound healing, effective infection control, and hemorrhage management.
“Advanced Material, Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage, Wounds, Burns”
The Universal Combat Matrix (UCM) is an advanced multifunctional material designed to enhance warfighter protection in austere environments by seamlessly integrating stealth, shielding, and life-saving First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST).
“AI-Driven Ultrasound Imaging Systems for Far Forward Operational Environments”
At RIVANNA, our mission is to develop and commercialize world-first imaging-based medical technologies that elevate global standards of care.
“Austere Locatoin 3D Printing for Custom Medical Devices and Equipment Maintenance "
XO Armor studies Austere Location 3D Printing for Custom Medical Devices.