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Health Tech Competition Winners & Finalists

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For the past decade at AHA’s Scientific Sessions, leading digital health, health tech, and AI companies have taken the stage to pitch innovations in heart and brain health.

Presenting to a panel of distinguished judges, including top physicians, industry leaders, and VIPs, these companies compete in the AHA Health Tech Competition.

The competition takes place in the Health Innovation Pavilion, the pulse of the Science & Technology Hall, where breakthrough ideas meet real-world impact.

2023 Health Tech Competition Winner

The American Heart Association Center for Health Technology & Innovation named RCE Technologies the winner of its annual Health Tech Competition during Scientific Sessions 2023.

RCE Technologies, Inc.

RCE Technologies, Inc. (RCE) is an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) based medical technology company dedicated to early heart attack detection.

Past Winners

2022 AvoMD

A no-code software platform that transforms clinical content — guidelines, algorithms, pathways and checklists — into “virtual clinical consults” available instantly at the point-of-care on standalone web/mobile apps and in the electronic health records.

Forest Devices

2019 Forest Devices, Inc.

Forest Devices is a medical device startup located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are the creators of ALPHASTROKE, the first stroke and Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) detection device that can potentially be used by first responders to triage patients directly to the right hospital.

Eko

2018 Eko Devices

Eko brings together advanced stethoscopes and intelligent detection software. Our mission is to help clinicians detect early signs of heart and lung disease with greater confidence for timely intervention and exceptional patient care.

Procyrion

2017 Procyrion

AortixTM is a percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS) device designed to treat heart failure patients who are too sick for medication alone.

twiage

2016 Twiage

The idea behind Twiage came at a healthcare hackathon when an EMT and physician shared each other's frustration regarding the chaotic state of pre-hospital communication and the lack of preparation from hospitals for EMS arrivals. They saw...

Constant Therapy

2015 Constant Therapy

Constant Therapy believes that large scale data and AI, which has augmented our lives in other areas, can support us when we need it most: to help the brain recover from injury or decline, and to inform new advances in brain health. Today they ...

Past Finalists

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