17th HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP® at MEDICA

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HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP

Building the new generation of healthcare innovators

Technology-driven innovations have brought great benefits to society and are reshaping healthcare in multiple ways. Telemedicine, mobile health solutions, artificial intelligence, XR and AR, and medical wearables are enabling new approaches to diagnostics, prevention, and treatment. For 17 years the Innovation World Cup® Series has been the catalyst of health innovations worldwide. And for many innovators the Innovation World Cup® has been an important milestone to successfully scaling up their businesses and gain worldwide visibility.

The 17^th Healthcare Innovation World Cup® is looking for the next generation of smart health devices, medical wearables, XR solutions, digital biomarkers, electroceuticals, intelligent patches, and more. HealthTech and MedTech innovators worldwide are invited to take part.

Winners of the HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP 2025

Nanose Medical

1st place & winner Public Vote

Israel

Develops a table-top device to digitize and analyze breath samples in real time

Acorai

2nd place

Sweden

Provides non-invasive measurement of cardiac and pulmonary pressures to enable early heart failure detection and personalized therapy

OxyPrem AG

3rd place

Switzerland

Develops optical, non-invasive sensors for continuous monitorin of brain oxygen in newborns

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Weitere Finalisten

Clyype

Spain

Develops an advanced, reusable, and bidirectional respiratory protection system

ConnCons GmbH

Germany

Streamlines infusion therapy for safer, more efficient patient care

E3A Healthcare

Singapore

Transforms prenatal care with continuous AI monitoring

FaceHeart

Taiwan

Transforms a standard mirror into a clinically validated, contactless health monitoring device

Flywallet

Italy

Merges double-biometric security with continuous, medica-grade vital-sign monitoring

Lilio Health

Germany

Monitors babies' vital signs non-invasively

Myoact

Germany

Visualizes neuromuscular imbalances using EMG, AI, and biofeedback

Neurobit Technologies

Taiwan

Develops an AI-powered neuro-oculomotor diagnostic platform combining high-resolution infrared eye tracking with real-time analytics

Rheo AG

Switzerland

Develops a device that captures all five core vital signs

Watchibia AG

Switzerland

Turns any traditional wristwach into a health-monitoring device without altering its design

Organization of the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM

Navispace GmbH

Program management:
Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier
Managing Partner Navispace GmbH
Phone +49 8152 99886-23
Email: s.sulzmaier@navispace.de

Partner opportunities and program organization:
Sarah Endepols
Project & Innovation Manager Navispace GmbH
Phone +49 1735 854 698
Email: s.endepols@navispace.de