HealthTech Award
To recognise and showcase new health tech innovations by honouring a promising product or solution developed in Sweden.
The award is open to innovative companies based in the Nordics and the Baltic countries that provide a health tech product, service, or solution that has a proven positive impact on healthcare, prevention, prediction, health, and/or quality of life.
This award is a collaboration between Vitalis, Sahlgrenska Science Park, and Great.
Examples of the assessment criteria the jury is looking for:
Innovation
A product, service or solution with valuable outcomes for the individual, patient, clinician or healthcare organisation.
- Involvement of users/patients in development
- Scalability and Market Potential
The pathway to national and international growth, size of market.
- Prediction (not mandatory)
Predictions that give the tools and insights for preventive health care
- Sustainability
Referring to Agenda 2030.
- Care outcomes
- Social Impact
E.g. jobs generated, impact on society and improved quality of life.
What does the prize consist of?
In addition to honour and visibility:
- A free 9 m2 booth at Vitalis 2025.
- 1-year membership in GREAT, with a dedicated contact from the Board, allowing a strategic dialogue concerning your business affairs, legal considerations, and IT matters.
- Keynote presentation slot @ A GREAT DAY; an annual event with more than 300 participants.
- Pitch slot @ A GREAT PITCH; which provides the opportunity to meet investors and other innovators in Gothenburg.
- Opportunity to participate in an internationalization-focused event hosted by the CO-AX accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park.
Ten finalists are invited to present at A GREAT Pitch @Vitalis on May 14th, 2024 at 11.00.
Price ceremony: 15.00
Apply for the award via this link before April 5.
Jury
Peter Kelly, Physician and Digitalization strategist, Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- Anders Klingström, Director Consulting Services, CGI
- Annica Grimberg Lignell, Director Business & Innovation and Head of the CO-AX Accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park
- Frode Langmoen, Ecosystem Development, IBMa
- Maria Sterner, Manager Vitalis
- Marianne Larsson, Director, HealthTech Nordic
- Markus Lingman, Chief of Strategy, Halland Hospital Group
What will the jury be looking for?
They are defined and composed about the following perspectives:
Technology, the patient, healthcare, regulation, and investment.
For more information, please contact:
Maria Sterner, affärsansvarig, Vitalis
maria.sterner@svenskamassan.se
tel +46 31 708 82 35
Jamie Smith, Communications, Sahlgrenska Science Park
jamie.smith@sahlgrenskasciencepark.se
tel +46 723 757507
