The Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Center addresses the pressing clinical needs of disabled Veterans by harnessing the most recent developments in untapped engineering and basic science disciplines, and applying them to design and disseminate new rehabilitation interventions. The Center facilitates the creation and clinical translation of novel, cross cutting devices or methodologies within a framework that promotes regulatory compliance, outsourcing by contract manufacturers, clinical testing, and dissemination throughout the rehabilitation community. Its unique and supportive environment enables VA investigators to develop advanced assistive or restorative technologies that serve Veterans with sensory, motor, or cognitive deficits, as well as limb loss. The Center capitalizes on significant local expertise in pursuit of research and development activities in three main clinical Application Areas: Prosthetics & Orthotics, Health Monitoring & Maintenance, and Neural Interfacing. Innovative devices and foundational technical resources for the new treatment paradigms to progress from proof-of-concept through first-in-man clinical feasibility testing in these areas are developed by the Center’s Enabling Technology core. Center projects address new materials and microsystems for communicating with the nervous system for novel neurotherapeutic or neuroprosthetic interventions, mechanisms and optimal delivery of electrotherapy to accelerate wound healing or modulate chronic pain, novel sensing systems for point-of-care blood analysis and personalized health, replacing or restoring limb and pulmonary function, long-term monitoring of bladder status through wireless sensors, novel active exoskeletons and articulated support structures that enable locomotion and stair climbing, and advanced neurally-integrated prostheses to restore sensation to upper or lower limb amputees. The Center has established the internal engineering, quality control, and regulatory systems required for successful translation of its discoveries to clinical implementation. Center programs facilitate generation and protection of original intellectual properties, encourage interactions with the clinical services at the local medical center, and identify, mentor, and retain talented clinician-scientists dedicated to improving Veterans health. APT Investigators secure significant independent support from multiple local, national, governmental, and private agencies, including major awards from NIH, DARPA, NSF, and DoD, in addition to Merit Review and other VA funding, and disseminate their findings broadly in prestigious peer-reviewed journals, clinical and scientific meetings, and the lay media. The Center also empanels Clinical and Industrial Advisory Boards, and other mechanisms of governance and program evaluation that include representatives from Veterans Service Organizations, to actively create productive collaborations with academic and commercial partners. The Center estab...