ABOUT HEALTH TECH CHALLENGERS 2025
Health Tech Challengers is a premier platform for discovering and supporting innovative digital health startups that make a difference in the world. Each year, we host an epic pitch competition for entrepreneurs who develop disruptive products revolutionising the future of health.
To enter, startups must be innovators in one of the eight tracks fostering the digital health revolution – Connected Care, AI Supported Healthcare, TechBio, Disruptive Diagnostics, Chronic Disease Management, Consumer Tech & Wellness, Women’s Health, Solving X (Wild Card).
8 application tracks
HOW DOES IT WORK?
80 companies are shortlisted by a distinguished panel of industry experts from leading corporations, Venture Capital, ecosystem builders and media partners.
The Top 80 startups are invited to pitch live at Health Tech Forward 2025, the leading industry conference of the year, offering valuable media and PR attention, as well as vast networking opportunities.
One company is announced as the ultimate winner of the Health Tech Challengers 2025 award.
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STARTUP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
Each of the 80 finalist companies (10 per each track) are granted 1 complimentary ticket to Health Tech Forward 2025. It’s an event that you don’t want to miss!
JURY MEMBERS
Altuna Akalin

Amine Benmoussa
Anastasiya Markvarde
Andreas Ringman Uggla
Anne Forsyth
Bibi Sattar Marques

Carlos Chaib
Christian Lautner
Daniel Moreno Martinez
Delphine Demeestere
Donna Parr

Elena Torrente Segarra

Eudald Mas Hurtado
Eric Machado
George Syrmalis

Giovanni Rizzo

Helena Torras
Hanna Villa
Ida Luka - Lognoné
Jaanika Merilo

Grace Cordovano

Jack Cox
Jordi Jordà Compañó

Jose Manuel Fernández
Katharina Soell

Louise Warme
Lucia Orozco
Madeleine Durand
Malcolm Boyd
Malin Johansson
Marko Kuisma
Marvin Amberg
Maxime Huerre
Michella Botto Andrade
Mirko Stange

Nicolas Artzimovitch

Paolo Gentile
Patricia Ripoll Ros

Pratik Popat
Ritesh Patel

Ruth Coleman

Samantha Jérusalmy
Sarah Luppino
Sílvia Vinyes Roca
Thom Rasche

Tom Gibbs

Valentina Isetta

Beatriz Gandarias

Yolanda Puiggrós Jiménez de Anta

Lukas Seemann

Patricia Falagan de la Sierra

Moritz Große

Markus Törstedt

Philipp Harnischfeger

Oscar Sala Palomés
Alberto Rodríguez Cañada

César Velasco Muñoz

Elena Canetti

Raúl G. Saraiva

Albert Cot
Paolo Pio
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