This year’s Health-i-Award was dedicated to the booming health startup scene. From a total of 129 applications received, Techniker-Krankenkasse and Handelsblatt selected the ten most innovative German health startups. The finalists pitched in September in Düsseldorf before a jury of experts from healthcare, the digital economy, and the investment industry. Three startups won the vote and were honored on October 12 in Hamburg.
The winner of the evening was Curevision. With its AI-powered software, the startup aims to revolutionize care quality for 12 million patients worldwide with chronic wounds. To do this, Curevision developed a certified medical device 3D wound scanner for care staff that measures wounds with millimeter precision and identifies different tissue types in the wound bed. The solution saves up to 90 percent of the time required for conventional wound analysis and thereby also reduces costs for the healthcare system.
Second place went to Neo Q from Berlin, whose software solution aims to simplify workflows in radiology. In “RadioReport,” radiologists enter all information about findings for X-ray, MRI, or CT scans with a single click or touch command. This makes examination results available faster to those providing further treatment and allows them to be transferred in GDPR-compliant manner into hospital information systems.
Third place went to Stuttgart-based startup Semanux. With the product SemanuxAccess, people with motor restrictions can operate computers independently, intuitively, and without contact. Only a webcam is required. This makes it easier for people to participate in the digital society in both private and professional contexts.
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