San Antonio, TX – January 15, 2025 –EmergenceMed, LLC proudly announces that Dr. Robert De Lorenzo, the company’s President and Co-Founder, has been awarded the esteemed 2025 Hill Prize in Technology by Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology (TAMEST) and Lyda Hill Philanthropies. This recognition underscores EmergenceMed’s commitment to advancing life-saving medical technologies.
Dr. De Lorenzo, alongside Co-Principal Investigator and EmergenceMed Co-Founder Dr. R. Lyle Hood of The University of Texas at San Antonio, received this honor for their groundbreaking innovation, the Flexible Airway Securement Tube (FAST). This revolutionary redesign of the traditional endotracheal tube addresses critical issues in emergency, critical care, and surgical settings, including high failure rates, dislodgement, and leakage. The FAST solution incorporates cutting-edge features such as expanding and contracting geometries, smart materials, and modular components, offering unparalleled adaptability and safety in airway management.
“We are thrilled to receive this prestigious award, which will allow us to accelerate the development of FAST technology and redefine airway management practices,” said Dr. De Lorenzo. “This innovation has the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes while paving the way for future advancements in medical technology.”
The Hill Prize, funded by a $10 million commitment from Lyda Hill Philanthropies, provides $500,000 in seed funding to each recipient to propel transformative ideas with real-world impact. Recipients were selected by a distinguished committee of Texas Nobel Laureates, Breakthrough Prize Laureates, and TAMEST members, further highlighting the caliber of this achievement.
Dr. De Lorenzo and his team will be officially recognized at the TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference’s opening reception on February 4, 2025, in Irving, Texas.
For more information about the 2025 Hill Prizes and the innovative work of Dr. De Lorenzo and EmergenceMed, visit www.tamest.org/hill-prizes.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗠𝗲𝗱, 𝗟𝗟𝗖
EmergenceMed, LLC specializes in developing innovative solutions to enhance patient care in critical and emergency medical settings. Co-founded by leading experts in medicine and engineering, the company is dedicated to transforming healthcare through cutting-edge technologies. For more information, visit www.emergencemed.com.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝘆𝗱𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀
TAMEST, founded in 2004, is Texas’s premier scientific academy, fostering collaboration among top researchers in medicine, engineering, science, and technology. Lyda Hill Philanthropies, committed to funding transformational advances in science and nature, empowers innovation with a fervent belief that “science is the answer.”
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