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Startups Focused on Global Health Solutions Should Apply by April 30
March 19, 2019
TEAMFund announced that it is accepting applications through April 30 for its 2019 Global Health Innovator Award. Any and all companies engaged in global health technology research and development are encouraged to apply. This will be the third consecutive year TEAMFund has presented the distinguished Global Health Innovator Award in conjunction with the MedTech Innovator Competition. The award will be presented during The MedTech Conference, Sept. 23-25 in Boston.
The $50,000 award presented by TEAMFund recognizes an early-stage medtech company that has a novel, appropriate and sustainable medical device for the world’s low and resource-constrained populations. The Global Health Innovator Award was created in 2017 as a part of the Innovations in Global Health program at The MedTech Conference.
The award is designed to identify efficient ways to accelerate innovation and support the deployment of affordable and appropriate medical technologies in the developing world and other underserved populations. While innovative medical technologies have the potential to impact the lives of patients and health care workers worldwide, significant barriers keep many resource-constrained populations from accessing these technologies.
“AdvaMed is proud to partner with TEAMFund to identify and support novel global health technologies that can deliver life-changing solutions to patients living in areas where access to affordable health care is not readily available,” said Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed.
“We’re honored to work with such a like-minded organization as AdvaMed, and we look forward to learning about and supporting leading-edge companies that are working to address pressing health issues in low-resource areas,” said Tim Ring, co-founder, TEAMFund.
Applications will be reviewed by TEAMFund and a committee of industry volunteers committed to delivering medical technology to all parts of the globe.* *Applications should be no longer than one page and can include the company’s pitch deck. It should include how the technology is used in low resource settings, and which non-communicable disease it addresses. Applications can be forwarded to Admin@TeamFundHealth.org