The i-care Award recognizes up to three innovative digital health applications that enable caregivers in outpatient care services, day care centers, inpatient care facilities, or hospitals to devote more time and quality to direct contact with patients and those in need, thus making care more humane. The first-place winners will receive funding of up to €5,000. The winners will be announced at the German Nursing Day 2022 in Berlin.
“Innovations to improve healthcare are at the heart of everything Servier does,”
says Oliver Kirst, Managing Director of Servier Germany.
"We pursue a holistic approach that includes innovative pharmaceuticals as well as digital health applications. Therefore, we also support digital innovations in the care sector to actively shape improved healthcare in the future."
"The presentation of innovative ideas and projects is a core element of the German Nursing Day. In 2022, we will once again dedicate a separate program pillar to digital innovations and aspects of nursing. We are delighted by the initiative of our premium partner Servier to support this development with the i-care Award. It is an honor for us that the awards ceremony is taking place as part of the German Nursing Day. The German Nursing Day is the perfect platform to present new ideas directly to the target audience and to discuss them with them,"
so Jürgen Graalmann, Managing Director of the German Nursing Day Service Company and organizer of the German Nursing Day.
Participation in the i-care Award
To be eligible to participate in the competition, the digital application product in question must have been marketed in Germany since January 1, 2019, at the earliest. Furthermore, the companies must be headquartered in the DACH region, be less than five years old (founded after January 1, 2017), and have fewer than 100 employees. An interdisciplinary jury will decide on the award.
You can send your application documents to the following email address i-care-Award-de@servier.com The deadline for applications is May 31, 2022.
At the last i-Care Award, the Munich startup Cliniserve The Cliniserve enables nurses and hospital staff to spend more time with patients with its digital mobile application. Smart task management helps reduce duplicate walking and time-consuming phone calls, as well as prioritize and delegate tasks.
