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• Active Mattress for Infant Health
  Wyss pediatric biotech startup Prapela is commercializing a gently vibrating mattress pad that helps soothe infants and normalize their breathing. This medical device can be used to address a variety of health conditions, including infant apnea and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.

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  Prapela: from understanding infant breathing rhythms to treating newborn babies
  November 20, 2025
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  Wyss Institute’s infant health-promoting technology licensed to Prapela
  August 22, 2018
• Press Release
  
  Effectiveness of infant apnea prevention technology demonstrated in clinical trial
  November 23, 2015

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  NeuroAssess
  A team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess have developed a computer tablet application that could rapidly and quantitatively assess neuromuscular performance. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

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  Vibrating Mattress: Preventing Infant Apnea
  What if we could prevent infant apnea? Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University