The Relay Innovation Engine, which identifies promising drug candidates from academic research institutions and early-stage biotechnology companies, is the brainchild of a Tufts University team of inventors (David Greenwald, Sackler; Brigham Hyde, M09; Rachel Lomasky, E05, E10) and a finalist for this year’s top 2011 Open Minds Video Competition award from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. The team is competing against more than a dozen other innovations from campuses around the world for the top prize.

Here’s the video entry that landed The Relay Innovation Engine a spot in the finals:

You can vote for The Relay Innovation Engine by selecting its video from the list of finalists and clicking “Submit.” The voting period ends today.