On June 22-23, 2020, the twelve best innovations in health and healthcare from Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Canada will come together in Toronto to compete in a fast-paced scientific and business pitch competition at the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy (GHIA).
Do you have a health or healthcare innovation? Have you started a new program, revamped an old one, or fundamentally changed the way you do things? Have you invented a new product, device, or service?
Your innovation could take the wildcard spot in this competition!
Submission Criteria:
To be considered for Wildcard competition you will need to submit a brief abstract and a two-minute YouTube video pitch describing your health/healthcare innovation or solution. Participants to this competition must be affiliated with an academic institution from a non-participating country (ie. Not from Switzerland, Hong Kong, or Canada).
GHIA Wildcard Competitor:
Submissions must be sent to ghiaevent@gmail.com by January 31st 2020. In the e-mail please include:
• Your name, contact information, and location,
• Name/title of your innovation,
• Links to your social media handles (if applicable),
• Your abstract document in Word Format
• And the link to your video on YouTube
Travel Award:
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Three applicants will have the chance to win a $1000 travel award.
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No additional submission needed.
Deadlines:
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All email video & abstract submission deadline – January 31st, 2020 at 23:00 EST
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Wildcard voting opens on www.GHIAevent.com – February 7th, 2020
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Wildcard voting closes – February 24th, 2020 at 12:00 EST
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Wildcard winner announced – February 28th, 2020
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Global Healthcare Innovation Academy competition in Toronto, Canada – June 22-23, 2020
For more information, please click here.