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Since Tech Briefs magazine launched the Create the Future Design contest in 2002 to recognize and reward engineering innovation, over 15,000 design ideas have been submitted by engineers, students, and entrepreneurs in more than 100 countries. Join the innovators who dared to dream big by entering your ideas today.

Read About Past Winners’ Success Stories

Special Report spotlights the eight top entries in 2023 as well as past winners whose ideas are now in the market, making a difference in the world.

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A ‘Create the Future’ Winner Featured on ‘Here’s an Idea’

Spinal cord injury affects 17,000 Americans and 700,000 people worldwide each year. A research team at NeuroPair, Inc. won the Grand Prize in the 2023 Create the Future Design Contest for a revolutionary approach to spinal cord repair. In this Here’s an Idea podcast episode, Dr. Johannes Dapprich, NeuroPair’s CEO and founder, discusses their groundbreaking approach that addresses a critical need in the medical field, offering a fast and minimally invasive solution to a long-standing problem.

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Thank you from our Sponsors

“At COMSOL, we are very excited to recognize innovators and their important work this year. We are grateful for the opportunity to support the Create the Future Design Contest, which is an excellent platform for designers to showcase their ideas and products in front of a worldwide audience. Best of luck to all participants!”

— Bernt Nilsson, Senior Vice President of Marketing, COMSOL, Inc.

“From our beginnings, Mouser has supported engineers, innovators and students. We are proud of our longstanding support for the Create the Future Design Contest and the many innovations it has inspired.”

— Kevin Hess, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Mouser Electronics

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Marvin A Rossi

Epilepsy Neurologist & Physician Scientist
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Marvin A. Rossi, MD, PhD, received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in 1996. His doctoral degree is in Molecular Biophysics. His work addresses neural plasticity as it relates to neurostimulation and molecule delivery strategies for the treatment of refractory epilepsy and brain cancer. Dr. Rossi completed his neurology residency training at the University of Chicago Hospitals and served as faculty-elected chief resident from 1999-2000. After finishing an ACGME accredited clinical neurophysiology fellowship at the University of Chicago in 2001, he returned to Rush to complete an advanced epilepsy fellowship. Currently, as assistant professor and attending at Rush, he has been integral in establishing a translational research initiative for developing neuro-visualization techniques and targeted nano-control neural interfaces. These diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are focused on curing refractory epilepsy and brain cancer. An additional aim of this translational research initiative is to provide new insights into the underpinnings of information processing at the synaptic and brain circuitry levels. Progress of ongoing research projects can be followed in the laboratory at, http://www.synapticom.net.