From a field of over 100 eligible entries and a strong pool of 20 semi-finalists, the judges selected the following finalists. These finalists address current health problems, improve patient outcomes and have strong business plans and management teams behind them.
Airway Limited has developed a high-fidelity, virtual reality bronchoscopy simulator to teach doctors safe airway management in difficult patients.
B2P provide a range of products that enable the fast identification of bacterial contamination at all stages of the supply chain from 'farm to fork'.
Giving Asthma Support to Patients (GASP) is a web based, clinical assessment and decision support tool, for improved management of asthma.
Emendo’s CapPlan software solutions assist hospitals to plan, monitor and manage the complex mix of unscheduled emergency patients and scheduled elective patients.
INR Online allows patients to manage their own Warfarin treatment from their own home, while still remaining under close medical supervision.
Matakina has developed a software product to effect a step change in breast image analysis by providing objective, quantitative and accurate dimensional information from
x-ray images.
Endoform Infection Control, developed by Mesynthes, is a proprietary, ready-to-use tissue substitute for wound care and soft tissue reconstruction.
Pictor has developed a proprietary diagnostic technology that enables the simple and cost-effective testing of blood and other biological samples for a number of disease and infectious agents.
SIMTICS Ltd has developed a world leading PC based learning environment that seamlessly integrates a virtual reality simulator with rich text, 3D interactive anatomy and high-definition video of expert practitioners.
The spirit of The Challenge will foster co-operation and mentoring.
Guy Scalzi - Judge
Principal
Aspen Advisors