NEUROTECH HARBOR: OUR NATION'S FIRST EQUITECH ECOSYSTEM FOR NEUROMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES - PROJECT SUMMARY OVERALL THE TWO AIMS OF NEUROTECH HARBOR ARE: (AIM 1) TO ACCELERATE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOST PROMISING NEUROMEDICAL SOLUTIONS, AND (AIM 2) TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN & URM INNOVATORS THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AND TO IMPROVE EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NEUROMEDICAL SOLUTIONS. NEUROTECH HARBOR (NTH), LED BY JOHNS HOPKINS AND HOWARD UNIVERSITIES, WILL ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHLY PROMISING SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH FOR ALL. SOLUTIONS FOR ALL MEANS ALSO FOR THE UNDERSERVED, OFTEN SYNONYMOUS WITH MINORITY GROUPS. DIVERSE INNOVATORS SHOULD SIT AT THE TABLE ON DAY ONE, BUT VERY FEW MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS EXIST. TO ADDRESS THESE INEQUITIES, WE WILL BUILD NTH WITH AN EQUITECH PHILOSOPHY, WHICH IS THE BELIEF THAT DIVERSITY OF TEAMS, LEADERSHIP, AND PERSPECTIVES IS A FORCE MULTIPLIER TO FUEL INNOVATION, PRODUCING SOLUTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL COMMUNITIES. H

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NEUROTECH HARBOR: OUR NATION'S FIRST EQUITECH ECOSYSTEM FOR NEUROMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES - PROJECT SUMMARY OVERALL THE TWO AIMS OF NEUROTECH HARBOR ARE: (AIM 1) TO ACCELERATE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOST PROMISING NEUROMEDICAL SOLUTIONS, AND (AIM 2) TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN & URM INNOVATORS THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AND TO IMPROVE EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NEUROMEDICAL SOLUTIONS. NEUROTECH HARBOR (NTH), LED BY JOHNS HOPKINS AND HOWARD UNIVERSITIES, WILL ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHLY PROMISING SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH FOR ALL. SOLUTIONS FOR ALL MEANS ALSO FOR THE UNDERSERVED, OFTEN SYNONYMOUS WITH MINORITY GROUPS. DIVERSE INNOVATORS SHOULD SIT AT THE TABLE ON DAY ONE, BUT VERY FEW MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS EXIST. TO ADDRESS THESE INEQUITIES, WE WILL BUILD NTH WITH AN EQUITECH PHILOSOPHY, WHICH IS THE BELIEF THAT DIVERSITY OF TEAMS, LEADERSHIP, AND PERSPECTIVES IS A FORCE MULTIPLIER TO FUEL INNOVATION, PRODUCING SOLUTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL COMMUNITIES. H