Announcement of the TOP12 Health Techpreneurs and TOP12 Medical Start-ups 2021

More than 550 start-ups, scale-ups and innovative SMEs worldwide submitted their solutions to the 13th Healthcare Innovation World Cup® and the 10th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION. The jury selected the most ground-breaking solutions based on the level of innovation, technological feasibility, marketing & go-to-market approach, potential time to market, commercial potential, and sustainability.

The pitch and award ceremonies of the two competitions will take place at the 9^th MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM (Hall 12, Stand 12E35), on 15 and 16 November 2021, 13:00 – 15:00 CET respectively. Great prizes will be awarded, including cash, 1-1 introductions with investors, business partners & health tech experts, extensive media coverage, placement on the Hall of Fame, and many more.

The TOP12 Health Techpreneurs 2021 of the 13^th Healthcare Innovation World Cup® - Pitch on Monday, 15 November 2021, 13:00 CET

(in alphabetical order):

• AiSteth - Smart stethoscope to screen, detect and predict cardio-respiratory disorders (India)
• Cynteract - Rehabilitation glove (Germany)
• DiaMonTech - Non-invasive blood glucose monitoring (Switzerland)
• Dot Pad & Dot Watch - Dynamic Braille devices for the visually impaired (Korea/USA)
• Esper - Bionic prosthetic hand (Ukraine)
• Feelix by Sonavi Labs - AI-enabled diagnostic device to detect and monitor respiratory diseases (USA)
• GlucoActive - Non-invasive glucometer technology (Poland)
• iLoF - Cloud-based library of disease biomarkers and biological profiles for drug discovery (UK)
• EYEMATE by Implandata Ophthalmic Products - Remote glaucoma care system (Germany)
• flex - Motion sensors for physical rehabilitation (Romania)
• Nukute - Respiratory analysis wearables (Finland)
• Rubitection - Skin assessment & care management system for chronic skin-related conditions (USA)

The TOP12 Medical Start-ups 2021 of the 10^th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION – Pitch on Tuesday 16 November 2021, 13:00 CET
(in alphabetical order per category):

AI in healthcare

• ExactCure - Personalized drug simulations (France)
• IKOSA by KML Vision - Democratizing artificial intelligence for bioimage analysis (Austria)
• Phonolyser - Smart heart analyser (Finland)

Health apps

• Invirto by Sympatient - App-based psychotherapy, mobile VR & telehealth treatment for anxiety (Germany)
• Kranus Edera - Health app to treat erection problems (Germany)
• Tarabios - Mobile connected blood coagulation diagnostics platform (Turkey)

Robotics

• Esper - Bionic prosthetic hand (Ukraine)
• Existo - Wearable robotic grasping tool (Italy)
• Myoplexer by Gaia Technologies - Upper limb prosthetic sensor array / control unit (USA)

Others

• Macu4 – Orthopedic solutions with 3D printed devices (Switzerland)
• Neoscan - Innovative and compact neonatal MR System (Germany)
• Virtonomy – Data driven clinical trials on virtual patients (Germany)