2ND ANNUAL
IEEE SA Telehealth Tech Pitch Competition
Bringing the Hospital to the Home
The 2nd Annual IEEE SA Telehealth Tech Pitch Competition is a global startup competition for innovators addressing challenges in the telehealth domain. Drawing from the work of the IEEE SA Telehealth Start-Up Community, the competition will connect innovators with a network of investors, corporations, and mentors to help them raise capital, navigate healthcare market collaborations, and scale their world-changing startups.
Why Enter the Competition?
Global Visibility
Live virtual pitch to a highly diversified international audience
Access to Mentors and Industry Leaders
Exposure to corporate executives, VCs, clinicians, hospital leaders and more
Potential for Strategic Partnership
Network with influential industry leaders with potential for business development and collaboration
Who Is Eligible?
The competition is open to all product or service submissions based on a new technology product or application designed or built by the submitter to address a patient or other stakeholder need for bringing the hospital to the home. Applicants can be individuals or teams from any country and fall into any of the following categories:
- Concept Stage: Paper, article, proposal, theoretical
- Early Stage: Prototype - Lab
- Mid Stage: Pilot phase - Limited release, trial, soft launch
- Late Stage: Start-up - Released in the market (no more than 2 years)
The submitted project proposal or product cannot violate any intellectual property rights, including but not limited to patents, copyrights, and trade secrets.
What are the Winning Prizes?
- Exclusive interview with the IEEE SA Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences on the IEEE SA Re-Think Health Podcast
- Panelist position on the IEEE SA WAMIII Webinar Series
- Presentation position at an IEEE HLS in-person Forum (travel expense included)
- Exclusive interview in the IEEE Institute Magazine (available to all 400K+ global members)
- Opportunity to present as a "mentor" at the IEEE Telehealth Start-Up Community Quarterly Meetings
- A blog post with mention of the winning innovation published on the IEEE SA Beyond Standards Blog
- Mentorship opportunity at a Global Telehealth Engineering Innovations Lab - (company to be announced soon)
How are Entries Evaluated?
A highly diverse judging committee will evaluate competitors. Submissions will be judged based on quality, ability to satisfy the required criteria, and sustainable viability. Each application will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Product/Service Innovation
- Product Market Fit for Bringing Hospital to the Home
- Tech for Good and impact on the patient and healthcare issue
Bruce Hecht
Chair, IEEE SA Transforming the Telehealth Paradigm IC Program
Narendra Mangra
Co-Chair, IEEE SA Transforming the Telehealth Paradigm IC Program
Gora Datta
FHL7, VS, SMIEEE, SMACM; Chairman & CEO CAL2CAL Corp
Adrian Stoica
Senior Research Scientist & Program Manager, NASA-JPL; Chair, IEEE Future Directions Committee on Telepresence
Celia Desmond
Senior Project Manager & Owner, World Class Telecommunications; Chair, IEEE Industry Engagement Committee
Elizabeth Baker
Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University; Secretary, IEEE SA Telehealth IC Program
Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos, PhD
Senior Independent Adviser, World Bank, European Commission, WHO, UNICEF
Josh Rabinowitz
Founder & CEO of Articulate Labs; 2nd Place Entity Winner of the 2022 IEEE SA Telehealth Competition
Tory Cenaj
Founder & Publisher, Telehealth Medicine Today & Blockchain in Healthcare Today; Advisor, IEEE SA Telehealth IC Program
Maria Palombini
Director, IEEE SA Healthcare & Life Science Practice
The IEEE/Standards Association does not endorse, advocate, sponsor, or fund any of the product submissions, contestants and/or winners of this competition.
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