The CDHI and KSSG award the Digital Health VADIAN Innovation Prize for the third time
Under the title "Closing the Gap between Science and Routine Health Care Delivery - the Art of Implementation", the Kantonsspital St. Gallen (KSSG) organized a symposium on 30 November 2023 with the aim of promoting the transfer of the latest scientific findings into daily clinical practice. As part of the event, the "Digital Health VADIAN Innovation Prize" was awarded for the third time to a particularly innovative start-up in collaboration with the Centre for Digital Health Interventions (CDHI)
Switzerland is a leader in medical research and innovation, but the implementation of these findings in the daily healthcare of the population remains a challenge. To shed light on the art of implementation in healthcare, the KSSG and its partners organized a one-day national symposium in St. Gallen. The varied programme was put together by experts from the KSSG, the CDHI, Empa/ETH, the Swiss Lung Association as a patient organization and the Mayo Clinic. The aim of the symposium was to highlight the opportunities and challenges of digital health measures. The organizers are thus making an important contribution towards a user-friendly, secure, patient-centric and comprehensive digital health concept in Switzerland. In addition to insights into the basics of implementation science through presentations from research and practice, workshops were offered to discuss the priorities to be set for the national healthcare industry.
Prof. Martin Brutsche describes the importance of the event as follows: "Without implementation, the best research achieves no benefit for the general public. With the symposium and the awarding of the 'Digital Health VADIAN Innovation Prize', we want to highlight solutions, network implementation partners and provide a platform for start-ups in the field of digital health."
Pipra wins the Digital Health VADIAN Innovation Prize 2023
Another part of the event was the awarding of the third Digital Health VADIAN Innovation Prize. On Thursday, the five digital health start-ups Neuria, Carity, Skaaltec, Pipra and Sawera Health were given the opportunity to present their business ideas to a top-class jury and the symposium participants. After a neck-and-neck race, Pipra was ultimately awarded the Innovation Prize in the third edition of the competition. The Swiss start-up develops digital tools to improve the prediction, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of delirium. Pipra follows Sleepiz (winner 2019) and Snaq (winner 2021). The next award ceremony is planned for 2025.
Press release Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen and Center for Digital Health Interventions
