Scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute won $3 million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for development of a device to help premature infants breathe.
The device, called the Seattle-PAP, is simpler and cheaper than the current breathing devices used on infants around the world.
“Worldwide, almost 1 million infants die each year from respiratory distress,” said Dr. Thomas Hansen, CEO of Children’s, in a statement. “Most of these deaths occur in resource-limited…
Scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute won $3 million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for development of a device to help premature infants breathe.
The device, called the Seattle-PAP, is simpler and cheaper than the current breathing devices used on infants around the world.
“Worldwide, almost 1 million infants die each year from respiratory distress,” said Dr. Thomas Hansen, CEO of Children’s, in a statement. “Most of these deaths occur in resource-limited…