Munich/Düsseldorf, October 16, 2025
The 17th Healthcare Innovation World Cup® has attracted a vibrant mix of innovators from more than 60 countries, with over 250 submissions highlighting groundbreaking healthcare solutions. These Health Techpreneurs are driving the future of healthcare with innovations such as smart wearables, cutting-edge diagnostics, and remote patient monitoring technologies.
The Top 12 Health Techpreneurs of 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
- Acorai – Provides non-invasive measurement of cardiac and pulmonary pressures to enable early heart failure detection and personalized therapy (Sweden)
- Clyype – Develops an advanced, reusable, and bidirectional respiratory protection system (Spain)
- ConnCons (Connected Consumables) – Streamlines infusion therapy for safer, more efficient patient care (Germany)
- FaceHeart Corporation – Transforms a standard mirror into a clinically validated, contactless health monitoring device (Taiwan)
- Flywallet – Merges double-biometric security with continuous, medica-grade vital-sign monitoring (Italy)
- Lilio Health – Monitors babie’s vital signs non-invasively (Germany)
- MYOact – Visualizes neuromuscular imbalances using EMG, AI, and biofeedback (Germany)
- Nanose Medical – Develops a table-top device to digitize and analyze breath samples in real time (Israel)
- Neurobit Technologies – Develops an AI-powered neuro-oculomotor diagnostic platform combining high-resolution infrared eye tracking with real-time analytics (Taiwan)
- OxyPrem – Develops optical, non-invasive sensors for continuous monitoring of brain oxygen in newborns (Switzerland)
- Rheo AG – Develops a device that captures all five core vital signs (Switzerland)
- Watchibia – Turns any traditional wristwach into a health-monitoring device without altering its design (Switzerland)
CONGRATULATIONS!
The pitch and award ceremony will be held at the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM (Hall 12) on November 17th from 15:00 to 17:00 CET. Exciting prizes will be awarded, including one-on-one introductions with investors, business partners, and health tech experts, extensive media coverage, a spot on the Hall of Fame, and more.
The Top 12 will be evaluated live by our esteemed expert jury during the event:
- Dr. Daniel Kraft, Funder & Chair, NextMed Health, Digital.Health & Continuum Health Ventures
- Kay Balster, Principal, HTGF
- Oriana Dimarco, Head of EMEA Health & Wellbeing Vertical Strategic Business Development, STMicroelectronics
- Josef Hayoz, Senior Manager Medtech, CSEM
- Prof. Dr. Paul Lukowicz, Scientific Director, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
- Thomas Waldmann, Start-Up & Venture Manager, Würth Elektronik
- Dr. Emily Jordan, Angel Investor, former VC & Portfolio Manager EIT Health
The 18th Healthcare Innovation World Cup® is now open for submissions, and participation is free. For more details, visit www.innovationworldcup.com/categories/healthcare/.
Behind the scenes – The Innovation World Cup® Series
The Innovation World Cup® Series is the global open innovation platform that connects corporates and techpreneurs. It acts as a catalyst for future innovations. The Innovation World Cup® Series powered by Techpreneurs Gmbh a Navispace company was initiated in 2003. Partners include STMicroelectronics, HTC VIVE, Google Cloud, Ericsson, Intel, EBV Elektronik, Swisscom, Würth Elektronik, Samsung, Telefonica, Telit, VARTA Microbattery and more.
Further partners include MEDICA, Hannover Messe, BIM World MUNICH, CSEM, HTGF, VDMA, WT | Wearable Technologies, AlpICT, BioAlps Association, ACCIO, Business OULU, Business France, Business Finland, G2 Startups, Gate Garching, Wolves Summit, The Trade Council Denmark, Medical Valley, UnternehmerTUM, IoTWeek, Innovability, WMF We Make Future, Werk1, Stanford University, Innosuisse, CENSIS, Invest in Bavaria, Technoport, THINGS Stockholm, Health Capital Helsinki, InfoShare, ITRI, TechBBQ, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, and many more.
More information: www.innovationworldcup.com, www.techprnrs.com
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