Application phase launched for the 5th Digital Health Award

This year, the focus is on accessibility through digitalization. The special prize honors ideas that make everyday life easier for people with disabilities.

The Digital Health Prize will be awarded for the 5th time in 2022 and applications can be submitted until the end of November. In addition to the first three places, there will be a special prize, which will be chosen by the public on site in March 2022. It will be dedicated to digital solutions for a self-determined life for people with disabilities. Start-ups that enable better participation and barrier-free everyday life could win 10,000 euros with the special prize. The first place winner will receive 25,000 euros, the runner-up 15,000 euros and the third place winner also 10,000 euros.

The thematic focus this time is on Digital Care Applications (DiPA), which work in a similar way to Digital Health Applications (DiGA) and are dedicated to improving the lives of people in need of care. Other topics for the Health Award are digital medical technology and networking, which simplifies processes and aims to make supply chains more efficient in everyday clinical practice.

The expert jury's assessment is based on the transferability of the business model to standard care, as well as sustainable aspects and the accessibility of the applications. The ten jury members evaluate the start-ups' applications under the keywords of attractiveness, scalability and profitability. They include experts such as Jana Wolf, a professor at Aalen University specializing in the healthcare industry, and Isabella Erb-Herrmann, who sits on the board of AOK. Also present are founders and start-up scene heads such as Benjamin Bauer, CEO of Zollhof Tech Incubator.