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MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION

Get to know tomorrow's medical solutions

Driving the future of digital health

The MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION is searching for the most outstanding innovations in digital health. It aims to take innovations of start-ups to the next level by creating valuable connections and worldwide visibility. From health apps to new tools of healthcare data collection and AI enabled analytics, advanced robotics, and new approaches in diagnostics – innovators from around the globe are welcome to submit their solutions.

Start-ups worldwide can already submit their solutions to the 11th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION 2022.

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Benefits for the TOP12 Medical Start-ups

  • International visibility at MEDICA (12 speaking slots at finals pitch and award ceremony)
  • Exclusive entry to the MEDICA ecosystem featuring all major key-players and experts of the sector
  • Free marketing packages and extensive media coverage at a global level
  • Valuable expert advice for go-to-market, scaling-up, and more
  • Cash prizes up to 3.500 Euro
  • Placement in the Hall of Fame (if selected as the winners)
  • And many more!
Participation is free of charge.
Register for 2022 now!

Conditions of submission

  • Entry categories: health apps, AI in healthcare, robotics, diagnostics, “others”
  • Submissions in English
  • Available at least in one market until the end of Q2 2023 and not launched before 2019

Evaluation criteria:

  • Level of innovation
  • Technological feasibility
  • Marketing and go-to-market approach
  • Potential time to market
  • Commercial potential
  • Sustainability
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Organization of the MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION at MCHF

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Navispace GmbH

Program:
Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier
Managing Partner Navispace GmbH
Phone +49 8152 99886-23
Email: s.sulzmaier@navispace.de
Exhibition area and organization:
Hanh Nguyen
Phone: +49 173 425 6478
Email: h.nguyen@navispace.de

Review 2021

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Convenient online research of the event database 2021

Do you want to listen to lectures and discussions, follow presentations, attend advanced training courses, participate in seminars or award ceremonies? Search all events and speakers conveniently online.
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Experience on-demand videos of live streams after the trade fairs 2021

You didn't manage to attend the forums or conferences on site at the exhibition centre or online during the fair? If you had already purchased a ticket to MEDICA, you can watch the videos of the live streams on-demand until 31 March 2022. The video platform is Vimeo. The videos of the live streams of the German Hospital Day are freely accessible.
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These are the winners of the 10th MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION 2021

1st place: Phonolyser

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Finland

Product:
Phonolyser
Smart heart sound analyser
phonolyser.com

2nd place: Sympatient GmbH

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Germany

Product:
Invirto - The Future of Anxiety Therapy
App-based psychotherapy, mobile VR & telehealth treatment for anxiety
sympatient.com

3rd place: Virtonomy

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Germany

Product:
Virtonomy - vPatients
Data driven clinical trials on virtual patients
virtonomy.io

10th MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION

They made it to the podium at the 10th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION: Phonolyser, Sympatient GmbH and Virtonomy. The three winning start-ups explain what they do in our video!

Further finalists

AI in Healthcare

ExactCure

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France

Product:
ExactCure - Personalized drug simulations
Digital twin for personalized medication
www.exactcure.com

KML Vision GmbH

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Austria

Product:
IKOSA - Democratizing artificial intelligence for bioimage analysis
Smart image data analysis
www.kmlvision.com

Health apps

Komed Health

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Switzerland

Product:
Komed Health
Secure communication and collaboration in healthcare
komed-health.com

Tarabios AG

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Turkey

Product:
Tarabios
Mobile connected blood coagulation diagnostics platform
www.tarabios.com

Robotics

ACCREA

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Poland

Product:
Auxiliary robotic arms for medicine
Robotic arms for medical applications
accrea.com

Esper Bionics

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Ukraine

Product:
Esper - Bionic prosthetic hand
A robotic prosthetic hand, muscle sensors, and a software platform for rehabilitation
esperbionics.com

Existo S.r.L.

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Italy

Product:
Existo | Empower human capabilities
Wearable robotic grasping tool
www.existo.tech

Others

macu4 AG

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Switzerland

Product:
Macu4
Orthopedic solutions with 3D printed devices
macu4.com

Neoscan Solutions GmbH

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Germany

Product:
Neoscan
Innovative and compact neonatal MR system
www.neoscan-solutions.com