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Need screening is a rigorous process of filtering and ranking a collection of need statements based on objective metrics such as healthcare value, market size, clinical impact, disease state, and disease pathophysiology.9
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Mokarram, N., Denend, L., Lyon, J. et al. Need Statements in Healthcare Innovation. Ann Biomed Eng 49, 1587–1592 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-021-02782-3
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