EPIC PITCH BATTLE FOR HEALTH TECH STARTUPS

400

Challengers

8

Tracks

80

Finalists

1

Winner

EPIC PITCH BATTLE FOR HEALTH TECH STARTUPS

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ABOUT HEALTH TECH CHALLENGERS

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 – Gamified Wellness & Fitness, Gender-Specific Health, Sleep Science & Technology, Mental & Holistic Health, Nutrition, Metabolic & Gut Health, Employee Wellness & Burnout Prevention, Chronic Disease Management or Solving X (Wild Card).

8 application tracks

Gamified Wellness & Fitness
Gamified Wellness & Fitness
Gender-Specific Health
Gender-Specific Health
Sleep Science & Technology
Sleep Science & Technology
Mental & Holistic Health
Mental & Holistic Health
Nutrition, Metabolic & Gut Health
Nutrition, Metabolic & Gut Health
Employee Wellness & Burnout Prevention
Employee Wellness & Burnout Prevention
Chronic Disease Management
Chronic Disease Management
Solving X (Wild Card)
Solving X (Wild Card)

HOW DOES IT WORK?

10 companies in each track 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 2023, 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 2023 award.

APPLICATION CRITERIA

Timeline

1

Application deadline

September 25
2

Top 80 announced

October 9
3

Top 80 pitches

November 28 @ Health Tech Forward
4

Top 8 pitches & Winner announced

November 29 @ Health Tech Forward

JURY

Ida Luka Lognone

Ida Luka-Lognone

CEO Health, Board of Management @ Allianz Partners

Stephen Konya

Stephen Konya

Senior Advisor to the Deputy National Coordinator for Health IT and Innovation Portfolio Lead @ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Sofie Roorda

Sofie Roorda

Global Associate Digital Health Strategy Director @ Novo Nordisk

Michael Treskow

Michael Treskow

Partner @ Eight Road Ventures

Pekka Simula

Pekka Simula

Founding Partner @ Innovestor Life Science Fund

Guy Spigelman

Guy Spigelman

EMEA Lead Healthcare and Life Sciences Startups @ Amazon Web Services

Dominick Kennerson

Dominick Kennerson

Senior Vice President, HealthTech @ HSBC Innovation Banking

Jaime Bland

Jaime Bland

Chief Executive Officer @ CyncHealth

Sander Ruitenberg

Sander Ruitenberg

Digital Health Solutions Head @ Novartis

Cris Salinas

Cris Salinas

Global Head, MedTech Advisory and Innovation @ Salesforce

Dr. Sabine Klein

Dr. Sabine Klein

Managing Director @ TUM Venture Lab Healthcare

Ayotunde Aladejana

Ayotunde Aladejana

Global Partnerships Lead @ Founders Factory Africa

Madeleine Durand

Madeleine Durand

Head of Strategy @ Bupa

Dr Karolina Maria Nowak

Karolina Maria Nowak PharmD, PhD, MBA

Director of Innovation and Biotechnology Development Department @ Medical Research Agency

Stefan Schwarz

Stefan Schwarz

Referent Innovation Scouting and Venturing @ ERGO Group

Marcin Kwiatek

Marcin Kwiatek

Digital Health Solution Executive (CEE & SEE & DX Region) @ Abbott

Erki Mölder

Erki Mölder

Managing Partner @ Verge HealthTech Fund

Aleksandro Grabulov

Aleksandro Grabulov

Head of Product, Fitbit Health Solutions @ Google

Christina Brandmair

Christina Brandmair

Senior Program Manager @ STARTUP CREASPHERE | Plug and Play Tech Center

Tatiana Klimanova

Tatiana Klimanova

Accelerator Director @ FemTech Lab

Amine Benmoussa

Amine Benmoussa

Venture Partner @ Karista

Beatriz Testoni

Beatriz Testoni

Investment Manager @ YAYA capital

Jan Szollos

Ján Szöllös

Senior Director AI Platforms BD @ Insilico Medicine

Blaschke Johannes

Johannes Blaschke

Principal @ Calm/Storm Ventures

Simon Turner

Simon Turner

Partner @ Sofinnova Partners

Katharina Neisinger

Katharina Neisinger

VC Investor @ Pace Ventures

Hugh Bowen

Hugh Bowen

Associate @ SOSV

Justin Smith

Justin Smith

Managing Partner @ Recharge Capital

Aahuti Rai

Aahuti Rai

Partner @ Four Points Consulting

Katarzyna Kolasa

Katarzyna Kolasa

Professor of Health Economics @ Kozminski University Warsaw Poland

Alexis Edwards

Alexis Edwards

Associate Partner @ IBM Healthcare Consulting

Ritesh Patel

Ritesh Patel

Senior Partner, Global Digital Health @ FINN Partners

Issy Gordon

Issy Gordon

Associate @ HambroPerks

Philipp Spenger

Philipp Spenger

Investment Advisor to the EIC Fund - Venture and Growth Capital @ European Investment Bank

Nick Fox

Nick Fox

Head of Proposition Development @ AXA Health

Simon Bates

Simon Bates

Digital Health Expert, Partner @ PA Consulting

Dan Ma

Dan Ma

Head of Innovation & New Commercial Partnerships @ Sandoz Germany

Dr. Saira Ghafur

Dr. Saira Ghafur

Co-Founder @ Prova Health

Alexander Kuznetsov

Alexander Kuznetsov

Managing Partner @ Kodori Ventures

Daniel Dilinger

Daniel Dillinger

Principal @ Redalpine

Tomasz Chwiałkowski

Tomasz Chwiałkowski

Partner @ Aligo Venture Capital

Ilona Hubbard

Ilona Hubbard

Clinical Project Manager @ CHUV | Lausanne university hospital

Lina Behrens

Lina Behrens

Head of Content @ HLTH Europe

Max Grenz

Max Grenz

Global Head of Value Creation | Healthcare Consulting @ Siemens Healthineers Consulting

Bottler Nils

Nils Bottler

Principal @ Angelini Ventures

Amin Esmaily-Fard

Amin Esmaily-Fard

Senior Pharmacy Clinical Informatics Specialist @ The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Susan van Boxtel

Susan van Boxtel

Sr Advisor FDI Health & Food @ East Netherlands Development Agency (Oost NL)

Terje Peetso

Terje Peetso

Chief Medical Innovation Officer @ North Estonia Medical Centre

Martina Vitezova

Martina Vitézová

Investment Manager @ Uniqa Ventures

Avi Mehra

Dr Avi Mehra MBBS BSc (Hons) FFCI

Associate Partner & Clinical Safety Officer @ IBM

Lucas Paul

Lucas Paul

Investment Director @ Redstone

Sascha Lorenzen

Sascha Lorenzen

Investment Analyst @ BonVenture

Suki Nahl

Suki Nahl

Vice President @ EQT Growth

Johannes Fischer

Johannes Fischer

Principal @ Wellington Partners Life Sciences

Marta Mrozowicz

Marta Mrozowicz

Investment Manager @ Heal Capital

Christian Oberlé

Christian Oberlé

President - Director @ Caisse Nationale de Santé / d'Gesondheetskeess / National Health Fund

Filippo Falaschi

Filippo Falaschi

Partner @ Spex Capital

Bill McMahon

Bill McMahon

Chief Algorithmic Analytics Officer @ Sumitovant Biopharma

Philipp Kopp

Philipp Kopp

Investment Manager @ BMP ventures

Jose Ferrer Costa

Dr. José Ferrer Costa, MD

Innovation and Projects, Research and Education teams @ Badalona Serveis Assistencials

Daria Gherghelas

Daria Gherghelas

Associate @ Speedinvest

Johannes Link

Johannes Link

Investment Banking Associate @ FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH

Maciej Banach

Maciej Banach

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) @ Nomi Biotech Corporation & Dairy Biotechnologies

George Mitropoulos

George Mitropoulos

Healthcare & Life Sciences Sector Leader @ EY Greece

Samanta Dall'Agnese

Samanta Dall'Agnese

Editorial Committee Member @ Medscape

Laura Schaefer

Laura Schäfer

Manager @ Lea Partners

Jan Przybylowicz

Jan Przybylowicz, MD

Investment analyst @ MTIP

Sophy Li

Sophy Li

Investor @ Headline

Matthew Foran

Matthew Foran

Healthcare Innovation Consultant @ EnableHealth LLC

Bernhard Ungerböck

Bernhard Ungerböck

Principale @ Qventure

Jakob Lilienweiss

Jakob Lilienweiss

Investment Manager @ HTGF

Thorsten Kern

Thorsten Kern

Investor @ ARCHIMED

Pieter De Maeght

Pieter De Maeght

Science & Technology Diplomat @ Flanders Investment & Trade

Ruth Coleman

Ruth Coleman

Investment Manager @ Mercia Ventures

Hanna Fedchyshyn

Hanna Fedchyshyn

Research & Insights @ Ananda Impact Ventures

Livia Jacob

Livia Jacob

Senior Specialist for Digital Health @ SWICA

Michael Hübner

Michael Hübner

Manager Innovation and Digitalization @ Sana Kliniken AG

Andre Sarmento

André Moraes Sarmento

Investment Associate @ Dealflow

Elizabeth Piatkowska

Elizabeth Piatkowska

Business Development and Strategy Manager @ VentureBlick

Jakub Chwiećko

Jakub Chwiećko

Managing Partner @ Polish Chamber of Doctors and Dentists, Innovation Network (NIL IN)

Benjamin Belot

Benjamin Belot

Partner @ Kurma Partners

Alexander Selzer

Alexander Selzer

Chapter Head Strategy, Innovation & Partnerships @ PHOENIX group

Nicolas Vandekerkhof

Nicolas Vandekerkhof

EIT Health CLC BeNe - Business Creation Manager @ EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology

Moritz Grosse

Moritz Grosse

Associate @ Altano Capital

We announce new jury members every week.
Stay tuned!

LAST YEAR’S HIGHLIGHTS

WINNERS OF 2022

ULTIMATE
CHALLENGER

NovaSight focuses on bringing pediatric vision care into the digital age by delivering eye tracking-based solutions for vision diagnostics and treatment. NovaSight has two flagship products:
– The CureSight™ – an FDA cleared digital therapy for amblyopia that is designed to replace traditional patching
– The EyeSwift®PRO – a comprehensive vision diagnostics device which screens for multiple vision impairments

DOWNLOAD POST EVENT REPORT

ULTIMATE
CHALLENGER

NovaSight focuses on bringing pediatric vision care into the digital age by delivering eye tracking-based solutions for vision diagnostics and treatment. NovaSight has two flagship products:
– The CureSight™ – an FDA cleared digital therapy for amblyopia that is designed to replace traditional patching
– The EyeSwift®PRO – a comprehensive vision diagnostics device which screens for multiple vision impairments

Download post event report

TOP 8 finalists

Yatek is a company that develops VR-based exposure training to help millions of people treat social anxiety using VR exposure therapy & AI.

Motilent is a technology startup focused on delivering innovative services for the quantitative investigation of the gut. Motilent champions the use of novel MRI post-processing software as a cheaper and safer biomarker for Gastrointestinal and Bowel Disorders, providing quantitative end points for research, drug development and clinical decision-making.

Alertgy has been founded by a small team of innovators that had collaborated on challenging technical programs over the years, specifically to address the highly desired ability to measure blood sugar levels with an external wearable sensor device.

Implicity developed a remote monitoring platform for patients with connected pacemakers and defibrillators. Designed for cardiologists and healthcare professionals, it automates remote monitoring of their patients. An artificial intelligence module determines the criticality of each alert considering the medical context of the patient.

medical magnesium develops metallic bioabsorbable implants for orthopaedic and trauma surgical therapy, based on its mm.X implant technology. The mm.X implants are mechanically stable and will be physiologically absorbed by the body after the fracture has healed.

NovaSight focuses on bringing pediatric vision care into the digital age by delivering eye tracking-based solutions for vision diagnostics and treatment. NovaSight has two flagship products:
– The CureSight™ – an FDA cleared digital therapy for amblyopia that is designed to replace traditional patching
– The EyeSwift®PRO – a comprehensive vision diagnostics device which screens for multiple vision impairments

Onsurity is a HealthTech & Employee Benefits organisation, disrupting the SME and startup healthcare market with technology and innovation. The company is offering a revolutionary healthcare platform – TeamSure, the next big thing in comprehensive employee healthcare.

Saventic Health is a med-tech company that creates artificial intelligence algorithms to support doctors in diagnosing rare (hidden) diseases early based on patients’ medical records i.e. laboratory test results, radiology and other descriptive medical data.

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