Concept to Commercialization

Milestone	How Will We Achieve This?
Ability to communicate the usefulness of our design	Through blog posts, design reviews, intra-group discussions
Prove our design is better than current market alternatives	There are no current market alternatives for bacteria detection in urinary catheters.
Understand the setting for the use of our technology	Through our prior visit to Nicaragua over Spring break, and communication with Noel, the microbiologist that we are in contact with in Nicaragua
Proof of the effectiveness of our design	Through previous research done on the chemical tests we are using, through our own tests, and through other people’s experiences with health care and behavior in hospitals in Nicaragua.
Prove that our design is safe	By showing that the chemicals are not harmful to a person or by showing that the chemicals cannot leave the sticker once applied
Quantify the usefulness of our design	By researching the number patients suffering from UTIs and the current sanitary practices when it comes to use of urinary catheters
Feedback from potential customers and persons who will utilize the design.	Talk to as many people as possible in Nicaragua who are in the medical profession.
Estimate cost of design	We will need to determine how much chemical is needed per test, and simply divide the cost of the chemicals by the number of tests that can be produced from that volume. The other materials should not add a significant cost.
Defend intellectual property	We will need to research how to do this, as we don’t have any prior experience with patents and other forms of intellectual property defense
Acknowledge areas of uncertainty in our design	We will get feedback from instructors and peers, so that we don’t overlook important areas in our design.