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Join us for the Health Tech Competition from the American Heart Association (AHA) November 10 in Chicago, IL. Highly qualified applicants will be selected to pitch their health startup company to healthcare executives, investors and thought leaders. Participants will get critical feedback on their product and plans.
Days until the event:
The AHA Health Tech Competition
Application Criteria
- Improves patient outcomes through innovative technology Incorporates evidence-based health research
- A working prototype or minimally viable product
- Privately held self or venture-funded company
- Available to showcase and present live before a panel of judges in Chicago on November 10
We are looking especially for companies focused:
- Cardiac Rehab
- Stroke Rehab
- Heart Failure
- AFIB
Finalist Details
Finalists will receive conference passes, present live before a panel of judges, and showcase their technologies to 18,000 scientists and healthcare professionals at the AHA Scientific Sessions in Chicago on November 10.
Finalist Benefits
- 2 Passes to Scientific Sessions ($2190)
- Health Innovation Showcase ($2000) in the Health Innovation Pavilion
- Meeting with AHA Center for Health Technology & Innovation team
- Networking with over 18K scientists and healthcare professionals
- Consideration for participation at future AHA health tech events
The AHA winner gets:
- Advisory Meetings with the AHA Center for Health Technology & Innovation leadership
- AHA physician faculty and judge Recognition by the AHA as the winner of the 2018 Health Tech Competition in the form of a digital badge
Timeline
AUG 03 Applications period opens
SEP 07 Application deadline
SEP 22 Finalists Notified/ Coaching begins
NOV 09 On-site pitch rehearsal
NOV 10 Pitch Event
The Health Tech Competition
American Heart Association
McCormick Place | Chicago, Illinois
November 10, 2018 | 1:00 PM
Scientific Sessions 2018
American Heart Association
McCormick Place | Chicago, Illinois
November 10–12, 2018
New 3-Day Meeting. New Experience. New Sessions.
Our 2017 Emcee was Lisa Suennen. Lisa is Senior Managing Director at GE Ventures. She leads the firm’s healthcare venture fund which invests in early-to-growth stage healthcare investments across health IT, health services, medical technology and life science technologies. She is a prolific blogger on health innovation and can be found at Venture Valkyrie.
Our 2018 Emcee to be announced soon.
Meet our 2017 Judges
(Judges for the 2018 event to be announced soon.)
Ann Marie Navar
Dr. Navar is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), prevention researcher, and director of innovations at the Duke Clinical…
Animesh Tandon
Animesh (Aashoo) Tandon, MD, MS, is practicing pediatric cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, with…
Maulik Majmudar
Dr. Majmudar is a practicing cardiologist and Associate Director, Healthcare…
Eric Peterson
Dr. Peterson is the Fred Cobb, Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, a DukeMed Scholar, and the Executive Director of…
Robert Harrington
Dr. Robert A. Harrington is an interventional cardiologist and the Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor of Medicine and…
Lee Shapiro
Lee Shapiro is Managing Partner at 7wire Ventures, an investment firm he co-founded over a decade ago. He is a member of the National Board…
Renee Ryan
Renee Ryan, Vice President, Venture Investments, joined Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC) in 2011. She is based in Silicon Valley…
Michael McConnell
“Michael V. McConnell, MD, MSEE is Head of Cardiovascular Health Innovations at Verily Life Sciences and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine…
AHA’s annual Health Tech Competition is a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs and startups to introduce their innovation to cardiology thought-leaders from around the country.
The Eko team greatly benefited from the feedback we received during the competition and have found ways to partner with many of the amazing judges, attendees, and fellow presenters we met at the conference.
Jason Bellet
Co-Founder & COO
Eko Devices
Another health innovation initiative produced by http://Energizing.Health.