Zorginnovatie.nl is awarding the National Care Innovation Prize in 2024 for the ninth time. Check out the eight finalists below.
Flux Robotics
Flux Robotics developed a magnetic navigation system that pulls feeding wires through a patient's veins. Creator Chris Heunis has a tip for other startups: "It's first and foremost about the patient, not the technology."
Read the interview with Christoff Heunis >>>
Verne Health
Physical therapist Jelle Heisen came up with the idea for the Chatbot Verne four years ago. He imagined during the first lockdown what physical therapy would look like if we stayed in lockdown forever.
Read more about the chatbot >>>
Valtes
Valtes is the third of eight finalists for the National Care Innovation Award. The company developed an app to support family caregivers. Or rather: for people who 'just care for another'.
Read how Erjen Derks supports caregivers >>>
Gloovy Eco Gloves
Thijs Groenen and Matz van Noesel set out to find an eco-friendly alternative to bulk disposable gloves - and found nothing. So they developed the Gloovy Eco Gloves.
More about the bite-sized solution with mega-impact >>>
Ellogon
AI can determine biomarkers much faster than a pathologist. So Ellogon is using AI to predict whether immunotherapy is going to have an effect in individual patients.
Less cost, more quality of life >>>
Corpus VR
Boring exercises from the physical therapist become exciting games thanks to Corpus VR. That makes exercise fun and persistence easy.
Play to heal >>>
Juvoly
Thanks to speech recognition, the doctor's hands are free in the consulting room for the patient. Afterwards, a summary automatically ends up in the file.
Innovation makes GP work fun again >>>
Early Moves
Today, it is possible to predict whether a premature baby's musculoskeletal system is developing properly as early as three months. Thanks to Early Moves, parents no longer need to take their baby to the hospital for measurements.
Groningen invention conquers the world >>>
Careinnovation.comwill award the National Healthcare Innovation Prize for the ninth time in 2024 for the most innovative healthcare innovation in the scale-up phase. Participants have a chance to win the professional jury prize worth 10,000 euros and the public prize worth 5,000 euros. The eight finalists will be announced in the coming weeks. They will pitch during theHealth Valley Eventon March 21 their healthcare innovation in front of an expert professional jury. Voting for the public award is open from March 20 to April 3. The winners will be announced on April 10 duringCare & ict, part of Dutch Health Week. The finalists will receive a spot on the Heart of Health square during this event.
