Future Generation Innovators Present Shark Tank

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Wednesday, August 10, 2016; 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

 US Food and Drug Administration, Building 31

10903 New Hampshire Avenue

Silver Spring, MD 20903

 

Thirty youth innovators will present their mobile medical apps developed during a summer incubator program. The presentation will be the first public exhibition following a presentation to White House staff for review and feedback.

The summer incubator program is a partnership program between Montgomery County Public Libraries and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Science & Engineering Laboratories (OSEL). Other partners include Gaithersburg High School, Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers and A Wider Circle.

The program will also include a speaker’s program, participant recognition and participant demonstrations. Three teams will pitch their mobile medical apps to a panel of judges in a shark-tank-style competition. One medical app called “SportsAid” helps students learn to recognize the signs of a concussion; another app helps teens to quickly locate the antidote naloxone to reverse a potentially lethal drug overdose. A third group developed an app called “PotsHub” to help improve the quality of life for patients afflicted with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).

Special Instructions for the Media: Driving directions and parking information are available online: http://www.fda.gov/aboutfda/workingatfda/buildingsandfacilities/whiteoakcampusinformation/ucm241748.htm All guests over 18 must bring a government-issued photo ID and should enter through Building 1. You will then be directed to Building 31.

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Media Contact: Judy Stiles 240-777-6507