VHA - VA Ventures

Our Mission

VA Ventures aims to:
Create a multi-disciplinary environment with the facilities, space and resources needed to transform ideas, problems and emerging technologies into tangible solutions for Veterans.
Establish close public-private collaborations to maximize talent, knowledge and execution of emerging product innovations.
Build the right space at the right scale to truly make VHA an industry leader in point-of-care manufacturing for patients.

PAPR Hood
VHA invents reusable Personal Protective Equipment to protect providers

At the onset of the pandemic, VA providers and patients found themselves at increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 due to critical personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages caused by a national supply chain crisis. In response, a team of VA researchers from VA Ventures developed a universal, reusable Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) hood to protect health care providers from exposure to infectious disease.

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BioBone
VA Puget Sound Health Care System’s VA Ventures partners with Advanced Solutions Life Science to bring 3D printed living bone to point of care

Puget Sound Health Care System’s VA Ventures is bringing its recipe for 3-dimensional bioprinting of vascularized bone tissue to the point of care through a partnership with Advanced Solutions Life Sciences.

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COVID-19 Response
3D Printing Innovations Facilitate Medical Breakthroughs for Veterans

VA Ventures addressed COVID-19 supply chain vulnerabilities by working to develop, prototype, and clinically evaluate designs for PPE and other supplies. These efforts included: Evaluating 200+ 3D Print Exchange prototypes, including face shields and face masks, based on American Society for Testing Materials standards and through filter, face fit, and usability challenges Researching and testing other potential 3D Printed solutions Testing the safety and viability of 3D Printed nasal swabs

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News and Events

The VA Blazes The Trail To Fix Medical Supply Chains With Point-Of-Care 3D Printing

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The VA could get 3D-printed living bone to clinics in three years: Dr. Beth Ripley on latest tech

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3D Systems, Veterans Health Administration Collaboration Transforms Patient Care for U.S. Veterans

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VA Ventures

Promoting early collaboration
between VA, academia, start-ups, and industry

Our Mission

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VA Ventures

Promoting early collaboration between VA, academia, start-ups, and industry

Our Mission

Promoting early collaboration
between VA, academia, start-ups, and industry