CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR INNOVATION AWARD WINNERS!
BEST PARTNERSHIP
Brian Li Han Wong, Sanya Rajpal & Pawan Rajpal (AdagioVR): Co-Designing Culturally Competent Digital Mental Health: A Multisector Partnership to Scale VR Therapy at the Margins. Read the team’s entry
BEST SCALE-UP
Vanessa Mitchell, Kim Martin & Marla Shaivitz (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health): Scaling Local Capacity for Family Planning and MNCH: The TCI University App as a Game-Changing Digital Learning Platform. Read the team’s entry
BEST DATA-DRIVEN INNOVATION
(Co-Winner)
Meghan Conroy & Jerry Winiczek (CaptureProof): AI-Enhanced Visual Biomarkers from Any Smartphone: A Scalable Framework for Precision Triage and Management in Digital Public Health. Read the team’s entry
BEST DATA-DRIVEN INNOVATION
(Co-Winner)
Lakshya Sharma, Vaishnavi Balaji, Alvin Katumba, Esha Mohan & Sola Adeleke (Curenetics): Predicting immunotherapy-related adverse events and hospital admissions in patients with melanoma using machine learning. Read the team’s entry
RUNNER-UP: BEST PARTNERSHIP
Martin Chi-Sang Wong, Jason Junjie Huang, Claire Zhong, Ellen Tong, Ngai-Tseung Cheung, Clement Cheung and Wing Nam Wong (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hospital Authority): The implementation of a digital health management module to optimize disease control, reduce complications, and decrease deaths among diabetes patients. Read the team’s entry
LIST OF PITCHING TEAMS
Congratulations to all teams who were shortlisted and will be pitching their digital health innovations to our judging panel in Madeira!
| Award Category | Time | Authors | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Data Driven Innovation | 16:00 – 16:05 | Lakshya Sharma, Vaishnavi Balaji, Alvin Katumba, Esha Mohan and Sola Adeleke (University College London, Curenetics Ltd, University Hospital Dorset) | Curenetics: Predicting immunotherapy-related adverse events and hospital admissions in patients with melanoma using machine learning | Read the team’s entry |
| Best Data Driven Innovation | 16:05 – 16:10 | Martin Chi-Sang Wong, Jason Junjie Huang, Claire Zhong, Thomas Lam, Louis Lau and Philip Chiu (Chinese University of Hong Kong) | Adoption of novel technology to assist colorectal cancer detection and save lives | Read the team’s entry |
| Best Data Driven Innovation | 16:10 – 16:15 | Pratap Kumar, Mohamed Hussein Kahow and Rashed Shah (UCL, Health-E-Net Limited, Save the Children International) | “Smart” tally sheets for generating near real-time data on immunisation campaigns in hard-to-reach areas in Somalia | Read the team’s entry |
| Best Data Driven Innovation | 16:15 – 16:20 | Satoko Ohmatsu and Kanako Nakamura (Digireha Inc.) | Gamified Assessment DX: A Sensor-Integrated Dashboard for Functional Evaluation and Behavioral Feedback in Rehabilitation and Special Education | Read the team’s entry |
| Best Data Driven Innovation | 16:20 – 16:25 | Meghan Conroy and Jerry Winiczek (CaptureProof) | AI-Enhanced Visual Biomarkers from Any Smartphone: A Scalable Framework for Precision Triage and Management in Digital Public Health | Read the team’s entry |
| Award Category | Time | Authors | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Partnership | 16:25 – 16:30 | Brian Li Han Wong, Sanya Rajpal and Pawan Rajpal (AdagioVR) | Co-Designing Culturally Competent Digital Mental Health: A Multisector Partnership to Scale VR Therapy at the Margins | Read the team’s entry |
| Best Partnership | 16:30 – 16:35 | Martin Chi-Sang Wong, Jason Junjie Huang, Claire Zhong, Ellen Tong, Ngai-Tseung Cheung, Clement Cheung and Wing Nam Wong (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hospital Authority) | The implementation of a digital health management module to optimize disease control, reduce complications, and decrease deaths among diabetes patients | Read the team’s entry |
| Best Partnership | 16:35 – 16:40 | Luis Duarte Andrade Ferreira, Mónica Paula Gouveia Spínola and Sergi Bermudez I Badia (Musiquence Technologies, ARDITI – NOVA-LINCS, University of Madeira) | Co-Creating Solutions for Clinical and Educational Needs | Read the team’s entry |
| Best Partnership | 16:40 – 16:45 | Paul Reynolds, Georgiana Birjovanu, Bruna Gouveia, Guilherme Madruga, Tiago Massoni, Jailson Correira, Bárbara Rachelli, Aisha Aldosery and Patty Kostkova (Regional Directorate of Health, Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), IMIP, Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies (dPHE), UCL) | Digital mobile and IoT system for Vector Borne Disease (VBD) Digital Surveillance – partnerships networks in Brazil and Madeira | Read the team’s entry |
| Award Category | Time | Authors | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Scale-Up | 16:45 – 16:50 | Harald Kornfeil and Silke Martini (Ebenau Surgery / medSpeak.io) | medSpeak – A Secure Communication Platform for all Healthcare Providers and Patients | Read the team’s entry |
| Best Scale-Up | 16:50 – 16:55 | Vanessa Mitchell, Kim Martin and Marla Shaivitz (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) | Scaling Local Capacity for Family Planning and MNCH: The TCI University App as a Game-Changing Digital Learning Platform | Read the team’s entry |
| Best Scale-Up | 16:55 – 17:00 | Thiago Matos, Erica Rinaldi, Adriana Brazão, Maria Lúcia Yamashita, Bettina Grajcer, Leandro Piquet and Angela Rios (Municipality of São Paulo, Auíri Social and Environmental Projects Ltd., University of São Paulo (USP)) | ModeraSP: Scaling Digital SBI to Reduce Harmful Alcohol Use in São Paulo’s Public Health System | Read the team’s entry |
| Best Scale-Up | 17:00 – 17:05 | Martin Chi-Sang Wong, Francis Chan, Siew Ng, Lin Zhang, Iris Lau and Oscar Wong (Chinese University of Hong Kong) | Modulation of gut microbiome to improve population health using digital technology | Read the team’s entry |
The DPH 2025 Innovation Prize showcases leading-edge contributions that are transforming digital public health. From previous winners to this year’s judging panel, discover how innovation is being recognised and celebrated across the field.
Check the proud winners of the previous 2019 DPH Innovation Prize competition .
For detailed submission guidelines and a full list of award categories, check Call for Innovation Prize – #DPH2025.
Venture Capitalist
Portugal Ventures
Judging panel
Pulse Infoframe
UCL Innovation & Enterprise
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