New Technologies and Innovations can substantially improve the health of the poor in low-income areas. Since resources for widespread implementation are limited while the ideas for New Technologies and Innovations are enormous, it is essential to establish priorities for investment in research, development and use. Choice of technologies is frequently based on technical attributes rather than on public health needs and feasibility. An expert group of faculty and researchers from across the UC Berkeley campus have formed HEALTH INNOVATION PRIORITIES to independently, rigorously, and transparently assess priorities based on impact, financial viability, market practicality, ease of use by the client and community, intellectual property and legal issues, and regulatory hurdles. This group includes faculty from UC Berkeley's School of Public Health, Haas School of Business, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions (TIER), Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA), Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, and works closely with the not-for-profit Venture Strategies for Health and Development.