Hitlab, an organisation committed to improving health delivery around the world is calling for application for the Women’s Health Tech 2020 Fall Challenge.
Hitlab is looking for innovators and digital health startups who are addressing unmet needs in women’s health. Also, FemTech innovators from all around the world will be considered for the opportunity to pitch in front of health-tech investors on Pitch Day, and ultimately for the chance to win $10,000.
So, if you have innovation in the digital health space, this is for you.
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Women’s Health Tech 2020 Fall Challenge Prizes and Opportunities
Grand Prize—$10,000.00 U.S. dollars from Goodwin
2nd Place—Up to $20,000.00 U.S. dollars worth of in-kind legal services from Goodwin
3rd Place—Health Innovation Alliance Award
- 1-year membership to Health Innovation Alliance
- Up to $15,000 U.S. dollars of in-kind services including direct government affairs consulting and strategic counsel from Horizon Government Affairs
4th Place—NIHUB Women’s Health Tech Innovation Award
- 1-year premium membership in Nursing Innovation Hub
- Up to 10 hours of in-kind services of strategy, design, or consulting valued at $5,000 U.S. dollars
5th Place—Women’s Health Tech Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award
- Media exposure package valued at a maximum value of $1,000.00 U.S. dollars provided by Women of Wearables
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Bonus Prizes and Opportunities
In addition, some other bonus prizes and opportunities include;
- Rhia Ventures Award—$5,000.00 from Rhia Ventures for companies with innovations in maternal health care or contraception that are addressing the needs of underserved communities (women of color, Medicaid, low-income women).
- Digital Dx Ventures Award— $2,500.00 for Best Digital Health Diagnostic Innovation from Digital Dx Ventures
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Eligibility Criteria
The Challenge is open only to;
A. Individuals who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry are legal residents of countries where such challenges are allowed by the laws of those countries (excluding the residents of Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria). Teams of eligible individuals wherein each team member meet the eligibility requirements for individual Contestants.
Though contestants may be affiliated with larger organizations, for the challenge, a team of eligible individuals may only have a maximum of three (3) individuals represent each team.
B. As a contestant, you must own or have access at your own expense, to a computer, an internet connection, and any other electronic device. Also, have access to documentation, software, or other items you may deem necessary to create and enter your submission.
C. Your team shall appoint one individual as the team captain (the “Representative”) to represent and act, including registering and entering a submission, on behalf of the team. The representative must be duly authorized to submit on behalf of the team. The representative represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized to act on behalf of the team, and has read the official rules and that the team agrees to abide with them. Also, he/she will ensure that each member of the team participating in entering the submission, or in decisions related to the submission, has read and complies with the official rules.
D. If chosen as a finalist, each finalist (individual or at least one person from each team chosen as a finalist) must be present for the finals online in an electronic virtual forum for the main prize event. Any remote attendance costs associated with appearing electronically and virtually are at the sole expense of the contestants and no equipment, media, communication, travel, or lodging costs will be reimbursed.
E. All contestants are eligible for the Future of Women’s Health Bonus Prizes (“Bonus Prize”). These Bonus Prizes shall be judged solely by the sponsor of the prize based on the criteria identified in the application for each particular Bonus Prize and as described. However, the prize winner need not be present to win.
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The Hitlab Women’s Health Tech 2020 call for applications is open and will close on Monday, October 19, 2020, at 11:59 PM EST. If you find interest in the program, learn more and complete your application here; https://www.hitlab.org/wht-fall-2020-application
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