Düsseldorf, 12 November 2024
The pitch and award ceremony of the 13th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION was hosted at the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM, the worldwide hub for health innovations, on Tuesday, 12th of November. More than +250 start-ups submitted their solutions in AI in healthcare, health apps, lab diagnostics, and robotics.
Evaluating innovation, go-to-market strategy, commercial potential, and sustainability, the live expert jury board has made its selection for the Top 3 Medical Start-Ups of 2024:
1st place: Robeauté – Helps physicians to better cure their patients with neurosurgical microbots (France)
2nd place: AGED Diagnostics – Accurate blood test for fatty liver disease (United States)
3rd place: VertifyMed – Assessment of patient’s imbalance symptoms through a novel approach of assessing vertigo (Austria)
These victorious startups of the 13th MEDICA Start-Up COMPETITION have now joined the esteemed MEDICA ecosystem, where they will have the privilege of networking with eminent global health tech experts, investors, and business partners from over 170 countries. Additionally, they will be awarded cash prizes of up to 3,500 EUR, along with a comprehensive package of free marketing and promotional activities through MEDICA, propelling the success of the Top 3 Medical Start-Ups of 2024 even further.
Congratulations to all Top Medical Start-Ups of 2024 (alphabetically sorted by company name):
AI in Healthcare
- Bots4you – AI assistants for controllable automation of internal & external business processes in healthcare (Germany)
- Citadel AI – Develops software tools to evaluate, monitor, and improve Health AI systems and AI-powered SaMD (Japan)
- U-Care Medical Srl. – AI to improve efficiency and clinical outcomes in intensive care units (Italy)
Health apps
- Doctorderma – Develops an App for quick diagnosis through photo analysis, which is designed to avoid long waiting times for an appointment with a dermatologist (Germany)
- PharmaTrail AG – Digital solutions to streamline and optimize the management of clinical trials (Switzerland)
Lab Diagnostics
- Dxcover – Innovative liquid biopsy technology for the early detection of cancer through a blood test (United Kingdom)
- Fepod Oy Ltd. – Portable, AI-powered diagnostic devices for fast and accurate medical testing in remote or resource-limited settings. (Finland)
Robotics
- goodBot GmbH – Pipetting robot designed to meet the needs of research labs (Germany)
- Robota – Automized system for the sterilization and the management of surgical instruments (Italy)
Many thanks to our esteemed panel of judges, who evaluated these pitches live:
- Dr. Andreas Keibel, KUKA
- Bart de Witte, HIPPO AI Foundation
- Caroline Fichtner, HTGF
- Michael Byczkowski, SAP
- Nina Wöss, Female Founders
- Paul Lukowicz, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
- Svenja Lassen, Gateway Ventures & Female Investors Network
The 14th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION is already open for submissions. Participation is free of charge with chances to present at MEDICA 2024.
More information & free submission: http://www.medica-tradefair.com/mac2
Behind the scenes
The MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION initiated by Messe Düsseldorf and organized by Navispace GmbH is the international leading competition for medical start-ups. The objective is to drive innovation for use in the daily routine of patients and doctors around the globe.
The 13th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION finals with contributions of the Top12 Medical Start-ups 2024 and international jury, investors, and business partners took place on Tuesday, 12th of November 2024 at the MEDICA – the world’s largest medical trade-fair.
Press Contact
Nadine Elderini | Project & Innovation Manager
n.elderini@techprnrs.com
