Julius Mugaga Email and Phone Number
I am a medical device engineer with a passion for improving lives and patient outcomes through my work. I enjoy using my experience and skills in R&D, new product development, design, design thinking, design controls, Human-Centered Design, 3D printing, and subtractive manufacturing to innovate and advance medical technology in order to positively impact people across the globe mostly those in resource-limited settings. Biodesign Teaching, MedTech innovation coaching, Volunteering, and community service have always been important parts of my life, and thus I feel that it is my responsibility to use my engineering and medical background for the greater good and to serve those around me. I also believe that championing diversity, equity, and inclusion is a crucial aspect of advancing health for humanity. My strengths include creativity, critical thinking, teaching/lecturing, active listening, communication, as well as leadership, which I cultivated through my working at Makerere University Biomedical Engineering program and the various mentorship programs with Engineering for Change, One League Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) program, Y Combinator startup school and Stanford Online I&E classes.I am open to consulting with local and international MedTech innovators, Healthcare Startups, and big companies on medical device clinical trials and validation studies, regulatory approval, Intellectual Property, and Business model development.
Design Cube - Makerere University
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Head Of Design CubeDesign Cube - Makerere University Mar 2021 - PresentMulago HillDesign Cube is a Biodesign and Innovation space housed at one of the best Medical Colleges in Africa (The College of Health Sciences at Makerere University) and we are providing a conducive environment, physical space, tools, equipment, expertise and human resource necessary to accelerate your medical innovation towards the Bedside. I lead, coordinate and supervise medical device research and innovation activities on top of mentoring trainees including fellows from Duke University sponsored by Duke Engage. I also coordinate activities for the local manufacturing of KeyScope (low-cost laparoscope), Gastro-Bag (locally manufactured gastroschisis silo bag costing $3) and Lumenda (affordable Bacterial Meningitis kit). Achievements: Mobilized resources, equipment and supplies to support the training activities. Participated in grant proposals raising funds from National Health Institute, USA to locally manufacture, clinically validated, regulate our flagship medical device- KeyScope (Low-cost laparoscope). The goal is to ensure that the innovation center can facilitate the process to locally develop and manufacture affordable medical technologies to tackle global health challenges.
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Technical Facilitator Mak-Duke Biodesign Fellowship (Uganda)Dukeengage - A Program Of Duke University Apr 2022 - PresentUgandaI support the design and implementation as a Human-Centered Design Facilitator for the Duke-Mkaerere Biodesign program. I led design classes from needs finding all through prototyping and testing of a team of students including 8 Duke students and 8 Makerere Biomedical Engineering students in an in-depth residential and experiential learning fellowship at the Design Cube.Achievements: The program is in it's second year with already 16 fellows successfully completed and added to the alumni list. Over $50,000 has been allocated for the execution of the program to cater for fellow accommodation, supplies and tools. -
Local Technical Coordinator (Uganda)Duke- Mak Partnership Keyscope Project Jun 2018 - Jul 2023UgandaWith a multi-disciplinary collaboration between biomedical engineers and surgeons at Makerere University in Uganda and Duke University in the USA, we have developed a low-cost, durable laparoscopic system for use in resource-limited settings.The Keyscope is a comprehensive set of prototypes including the ReadyKit which is the low- cost hardware laparoscope device, ReadyView; Software with Tele-mentoring interfacing and Key-loop; a retractor tool to mechanically lift the abdominal wall during surgery to eliminate the use of carbon dioxide and electricity.We completed our proof-of-concept and the first phase of animal studies, and geared up to start clinical trials in Uganda at Uganda Cancer Institute. We are also setting up the necessary equipment, partnerships, and expertise required for translation and commercialization first in Uganda and progressively in the rest of the resource-limited countries.
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Research FellowEngineering For Change, Llc May 2021 - Dec 2021United StatesI was an E4C Health Fellow assigned to the project by Chemonics International to analyze and carry out predictive modeling on data collected over 3 years using telematic sensors placed in ambient pharmaceutical communities as they move along the supply chain to the last-mile consumer in 5 African countries. After the analysis, my co-fellow and I worked on a whitepaper as guided by the project funding team from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. https://www.engineeringforchange.org/fellow/julius-mugaga/ -
Chief Technology OfficerBadaye Technologies Feb 2020 - Jul 2021Kampala, UgandaIn this role, I worked alongside the CEO and CAO to lead and supervise design and manufacturing activities and process for the development of two flagship technologies including the Sunsula (a low-cost grain cleaning technology) and TW-20 Kit - an affordable touchless handwashing machine with capabilities to collect point of data about utilization, performance and uptime. Achievements: Supported the Startup raise over $150,000 in funding and investment, secured 2 Intellectual property rights and streamlined quyality management systems. -
Biomedical Engineering Research And Teaching FellowMakerere University College Of Health Sciences Jun 2017 - Feb 2021Activities• Prepared and delivered lecture classes to 290 students in the past four years• Supervise and provide Technical Support to 35 student projects, leading to 22 proof-of-concept prototypes dedicated to problem-solving and 5 Minimum viable products under pre-clinical and clinical trials.• Influence 16 students to join the career of Biodesign and research, and currently leading startups in Uganda• Contribute to grant proposal and journal article writing Achievements and new changes introduced• Trained 290 Biomedical Engineering Bachelor holders in 4.5 years• Co-authored 4 published peer-reviewed journal articles, 2 accepted and 3 in waiting• Contributed to proposal grant writing leading to the cumulative award of $1.5 million in grants in the past four years• Led the incubation of 2 surgical medical devices innovations from idea to the clinical trial stage in Uganda• Equipped the space with essential prototyping tools like 3D printers, hand tools, drills, power machines -
Research Project CoordinatorLeads University & Makerere University - Gcrf Funded Ea Regional Project Jun 2018 - Jul 2019Kampala, UgandaI planned and coordinated the project activities including M&E meetings, questionnaire design, field visits, Workshops, and conferences. This Global Challenges Research Funded project titled "Biomedical Engineering as a Driver for Improvements in Health care for East Africa" focused on collecting and analyzing data from all 6 East African Countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan. The work led by Prof. Mike Rwaxworthy from Leeds University, UkK culminated in the production of a regional report that presents Biomedical Engineering human resource training and supply, medical device manufacturing, regulation and management, Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and all players in the sector. I made a number of trips around the region to Tanzania, Kenya, and different sites in Uganda to meet stakeholders and study respondents.
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Technical Project ManagerClinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. Nov 2018 - Jan 2019Kampala, UgandaI participated in the design, execution, and coordination of the project to conduct equipment inventory assessment in 6 districts across the country where I did equipment troubleshooting, repairs, and equipment specifications for the different health facilities in Uganda (Regional Referral Hospitals, Health Centre IV, III & II). I also participated in data entry of the Normad system. I provided leadership to a team of 15 research assistants to successfully implement this project.
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Biomedical/Medical Engineering
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Julius Mugaga works for Design Cube - Makerere University
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Julius Mugaga's current role is Head of Design Cube Makerere University Biomedical Engineering | On a mission to train 1+ million Innovators.
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Julius Mugaga attended Makerere University.
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Julius Mugaga has skills like Microsoft Office, Research, Management, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop, Healthcare, Project Planning, Project Management, Sales, Social Media.
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