Munich, March 5, 2026
Excitement filled the air at the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference 2026 Hong Kong, held on 4–5 March 2026 in Hong Kong, as 11 outstanding finalists took to the stage to pitch their cutting-edge wearable innovations. After a meticulous evaluation by the expert jury, the Top 3 finalists were selected.
And now, without further ado, the Top 3 winners of the Hong Kong MedTech Innovation World Cup® 2026 are:
1st Place: FluoretiQ Limited (United Kingdom)
2nd Place & Public Vote Winner: Lighthouse Tech SA (Switzerland)
3rd Place: United Sensing & MediTech (Hong Kong)
Congratulations to all 11 finalists who amazed us with their innovation, creativity, and dedication:
- E3A Healthcare(Hong Kong)
- E-SENSE(Hong Kong)
- EveryBaby(Hong Kong)
- FaceHeart Corporation(Taiwan)
- ible Technology Inc. (Taiwan)
- ORPHE(Japan)
- Thinkie Inc(United States)
- XCOPE(Italy)
Thanks to the respected jury board for their valuable expertise and dedicated efforts during the evaluation process:
- Christopher R. Lowe – OBE – University of Cambridge
- Justin C.Y. Wu – Associate Dean – City University Hong Kong
- Law Sheung Wai – Assistant Dean (Health System), Faculty of Medicine – CUHK
- Fabian Chan – MD Global Equity Markets APAC – Santander Bank
- Anderson H.C. Shum – Vice-President – City University Hong Kong
- Max Ostermeier – CEO & Founder – G-Metrics GmbH
- Olaf Müller – Representative – Time Interconnect
- William Hung – Director and Executive VP – Time Interconnect
- Chris Chan – Partner – EY
- Isaac Tse – Assistant Director, Business Development – Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks
- Andrew Round – Investment Director – Deepbridge Capital
- Bharath Rajagopalan – Director of Strategic Marketing at STMicroelectronics
A big thank you to all the other semifinalists as well: Aghetto, Agilis Robotics Limited, All Intelligence Sdn Bhd, ANRim Biotechnology, Athana, Belle Health, Caduceus BIotechnology Inc., Conova Medical Technology Limited, Deep Breath UG , Dentcense oy, Dr Albani Ltd, Eieling Technology Limited, Janitri Innovations, MedicalTek Co.,Ltd, NextStep Robotics, RT HealthTech, SHG Technologies PvT Ltd, SleepUp,
About Innovation World Cup® Series
With over 20 years of successful competitions, the Innovation World Cup® Series is the most established open innovation platform worldwide. We discover emerging applications, solutions, and investment opportunities in new industries with massive growth potential.
In partnership with over 70 leading regional ICT clusters all over the globe, the Innovation World Cup® Series has a significant impact on all parties involved. The competitions connects the ingenuity of techpreneurs with the potency of leading industry partners to form powerful alliances capable of transforming budding ideas into global giants. For many, the Innovation World Cup® is the reason their innovation is visible to those who make a difference.
The Innovation World Cup® Series is initiated and organized by Techprnrs, a pioneer in Open Innovation, fostering a unique ecosystem and providing through industry insights to connect you with tech innovators, startups, and industry experts.
About WT | WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES AG
The Wearable Technologies (“WT”) platform was founded in 2006 and has since grown to become the world’s leading innovation and market-development platform in the wearable and IoT space — recognized globally as the benchmark for connecting players across the entire value chain of wearable technology. WT serves as a central hub where technology leaders, manufacturers, researchers, start-ups and global corporations converge. With a network comprising over 30,000 companies and more than 50 organized events to date, WT delivers unmatched reach and market insight across all segments of wearable tech — from smart garments, sensors, and wearable robotics to health-tech, AR/VR, smart textiles and consumer wearables.
About Medical Engineering & Innovation Council (MEIC)
The Medical Engineering & Innovation Council (MEIC) was established in January 2025, to fostering the innovation and translation in medical technology among Hong Kong industries. The Council facilitates information sharing to Enhance members’ understanding of the latest innovations and investment opportunities in medical engineering. It also serves as a bridge connecting industry with government, industry, research, academia, and financier for the sharing of services and information, facilitating product commercialisation. Additionally, the Council actively builds industry networks to gather relevant industries’ participation and promote awareness of Hong Kong’s strengths and capabilities in medical engineering in both domestic and overseas markets. The Council is also committed to strengthening regional cooperation and development, assisting traditional industries in transformation, fostering integration of supply chains between Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, and exploring overseas market opportunities.
About Time Interconnect Technology Limited
TIME Interconnect Technology Limited is a well-established supplier of customised interconnect solutions with over 30 years of industry experience. The Group is headquartered in Hong Kong and has manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, Suzhou, Jiangxi and Huizhou, the PRC, Japan and Mexico. The Group currently manufactures and supplies a wide variety of copper and optical fibre cable assemblies, digital cable products, medical products and servers. Its products are used by a number of established PRC and international customers in various scenarios, including telecommunications, data centres, industrial equipment, medical equipment, automotive wire harnesses, digital cables and servers.
More information: www.innovationworldcup.com, www.techprnrs.com
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