Health Innovation Hub Ireland has announced the winners of its innovation competition to validate, pilot and fast-track solutions into the Irish healthcare system.
Following a national health innovation competition, 15 health tech suppliers have been chosen. The competition was directed at companies who have an innovative product, solution or service that are at pre-commercial or late development phase with the potential to significantly impact Irish healthcare.
The call focused on prevention, early diagnosis and self-management of chronic illness including cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and diabetes.
HIHI will match the winning companies with relevant clinical teams and oversee a study of each product in an Irish clinical setting. The pilots are said to support the go to market approach, identify any refinements and support the solutions embed in the healthcare system.
The winners are:
- Stratos Medical – TrackSave In dwelling cannula for Haemodialysis
- Lynch’s Pharmacy – DI@DEM –Diabetes Management Service
- TIC Ltd – MedChat – “Digital first” communication in healthcare
- YellowSchedule – Online scheduling for patient and visitor convenience. Reduces inefficiencies and improves management.
- Hygiene Audits- Nursing Home software solution for infection prevention and control management
- NUA Surgical – SteriCISION™ – novel intra-operative device to make caesarean sections (C-Sections) a safer, simpler and superior surgery
- My Gut Solution Ltd – Digital Therapeutic pathway for irritable bowel syndrome
- Feeltect Ltd – TightAlright-a connected-health device for measuring and monitoring sub-bandage pressure.
- Bond Platform Ramblegard – Monitors patient activity and falls through use of technology
- PacSana- Using comprehensive movement and sensor data to gather and respond to critical care insight.
- Diona – Diona provides innovative systems of engagement solutions to government Health and Human Services, Social Care, and Social Security agencies
- Wellola – Secure patient-portal solutions sharing of clinical data seamlessly between clinicians and their patients, to increase self-management and support remote care delivery
- Bluedrop Medical- Thermovisual monitoring and management of diabetic foot disease.
- CardiaCAIR Plexa Medical – PLEXA – Personalising Out Patient Department (OPD) virtual medicine for chronic disease networks
- DiOpsy – Mass Spectroscopy Ambient Ionization to differentiate benign and malignant breast tissues core biopsy samples
Paul Reid, Chief Executive Officer, HSE said “We at the HSE are no strangers to using the latest technology in delivering health services to our patients and service users. We have been using such solutions during the Covid pandemic; for example, services have been working to connect with people using telehealth, providing consultations to patients by phone or on video calls. Innovation in the health sector enhances outcomes for our patients and makes care delivery easier for our staff, and finding new and exciting ways to address and treat chronic illness in particular benefits us all. Congratulations to all the entrants, finalists and winners, and thanks to our peers in the Health Innovation Hub Ireland for championing the best of Irish innovation in healthcare.”
Prof John Higgins, HIHI National Lead and Principal Investigator “These companies are just a flavour of what Ireland is capable of in terms of health innovation talent. Through HIHI we can now connect them with the right people to test their products. At the same time, our health service and clinical teams gain from the use of innovative products that are not available to them in the current system which will benefit patient care overall.”
For further information on the winning companies: https://hih.ie/engage/health-innovations-2020/
