The Washington-Baltimore Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is positioned as a "MedTech Harbor" and global leader. At the nexus of critical enablers, our CSA includes top-tier researchinstitutions, a world-renowned national laboratory (APL) that excels at prototyping and demonstrating transformative technology, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutionswith deep expertise and commitment to health equity.

Hosted: NIH, Harvard University, Yale University, Applied Physics Lab, Epilepsy Foundation, Johns Hopkins Medicine, CIMIT, CINTA, Berman Institute, Johns Hopkins CBID, Maryland Nonprofits, Upsurge Baltimore, Empath Ventures, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, Eliza's Watch, Ayuda Medical, FireFlyVR, Howard University, Neurovations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, JHTV, and OTIPI NIDA to discuss neurotechnology developments and inclusive MedTech approaches.

Forty wide-ranging projects to be anchored at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C., have been selected to receive funding support from the university's Nexus Awards program.The awardees include 102 scholars and researchers representing all nine academic divisions of the university. The inaugural Nexus awardees will bring exceptional creativity, innovation, and opportunities ensure our faculty's best insights and discoveries will inform society's approach to its greatest challenges.

OSPOs are industry-proven methods of accelerating open source adoption among Governments, not-for-profit organizations and academia alike leading to an unmistakable uptick in open source thought, strategy and long-term goals and implementation at all scales globally.Insofar as OSPOs are good for fostering an open source community, they are ineffective if siloed solely within their respective organizations. Their presence, though beneficial to the organization, still houses significant untapped potential as open source is inherently collaborative and global.

Exploring ways to bridge the divides between the world’s toughest challenges and the innovative solutions that aim to build a better future for us all.