09-30-20

The most innovative health projects of 2020

See all the honorees of Fast Company’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards in the Health category.

By Fast Company1 minute Read

Winner

[Image: Carbon and Resolution Medical]

The Resolution Medical Lattice Swab
Resolution Medical and Carbon
A 3D-printed nasopharyngeal swab (developed in less than three weeks to meet critical shortages in COVID-19 testing) that has a unique lattice structure that improves patients’ comfort and makes it easier for healthcare workers to collect samples

Finalists

[Image: CureMetrix]

AI Algorithm for Mammography
CureMetrix

[Photo: Ideo.org]

ColourZ
Ideo.org, PSI

[Photo: Max Tomasinelli]

CURA
Carlo Ratti Associati and the CURA task force

[Image: Coforma]

Human-Centered Design for the Indian Health Service
Coforma

[Photo: Open Standard Respirator]

Model M1
Open Standard Respirator

[Photo: Artefact]

Prism
Artefact and Seattle Children’s Hospital

[Photo: Spiro Devices]

Spiro Wave
Spiro Devices

[Image: Joe Doucet]

Vue Shield by Joe Doucet
Joe Doucet x Partners

[Photo: Massa Multimedia Architecture]

Walmart Health
Massa Multimedia Architecture

[Photo: Frog Design]

Yona
Frog Design

Honorable Mentions

[Photo: Live Well Collaborative]

ADL 1-2-3 Device
Live Well Collaborative

[Photo: Centaur Robotics]

The Centaur—Robotic Wheelchair
Centaur Robotics

[Photo: Studio 20 Design]

Circadia—COVID-19 Remote Respiratory Monitor
Studio 20 Design

[Photo: HKS]

COVID-19 Conversions
HKS

[Image: AppliedXL]

COVID-19 Tracker and County Preparedness Index
AppliedXL and Stat News

[Photo: Dadi]

Dadi Kit 2
Dadi

[Photo: Chris Cooper]

The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Perkins Eastman Architects, Ennead Architects, and Icrave

[Photo: Eargo]

Eargo Neo HiFi
Eargo

[Image: Collective Health]

Guide
Collective Health

[Image: Café.art.br]

IMAPI
Café.art.br and Odd.Studio

[Photo: Under the Weather]

IntubationPod
Under the Weather

[Image: Municipality of Anchorage i-team]

LaAnchoria 3D Printed N95 Alternative Mask
Municipality of Anchorage i-team

[Photo: Limerick]

Limerick Colostrum Collection System
Limerick

[Photo: Medtronic]

MyCareLink Heart Mobile App
Medtronic

[Photo: Ceek Women’s Health]

Nella NuSpec
Ceek Women’s Health

[Photo: Nike]

Nike PPE Face Shields
Nike

[Photo: Fjord]

Peter 2.0
Fjord, Design and Innovation from Accenture Interactive

[Photo: HGA]

STAAT Mod critical care units
HGA

[Photo: Frog Design]

Telehealth Toolbox
Frog Design

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