{"id":13387,"date":"2013-03-26T12:42:44","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T16:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=13387"},"modified":"2013-03-26T12:42:44","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T16:42:44","slug":"call-nycs-50k-health-tech-challenge-innovate-health-tech-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2013\/03\/26\/call-nycs-50k-health-tech-challenge-innovate-health-tech-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"[CALL] NYC&#8217;s $50K Health Tech Challenge &#8211; Innovate Health Tech NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h5 id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h5>\n<p>Innovate Health Tech NYC invites software and hardware developers and other innovators living or working in New York City to create new commercially viable technologies that solve urgent health care problems. Individuals, teams, and companies with 10 or fewer employes can compete, and will be required to demonstrate a functioning prototype of a pre-commercial technology in their submission. Technologies may include, but are not limited to, healthcare analytics tools, clinical workflow management tools, mobile health applications, and wireless health monitoring devices. Contestants are encouraged, but not required, to address\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/faq#priority_areas\">healthcare priority areas<\/a>\u00a0identified by New York City.<\/p>\n<p>The technology included in your submission must not have been publicly available, commercially or for free, prior to January 28, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>To get started, check out the basic requirements (for more information see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/rules\" target=\"_blank\">Official Rules<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/faq\" target=\"_blank\">FAQ page<\/a>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/faq#eligible\" target=\"_blank\">Eligibility Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/faq#technology\" target=\"_blank\">Technology Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/faq#priority_areas\" target=\"_blank\">Priority Areas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/submission_requirements\" target=\"_blank\">Submission Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the submission period, a panel of judges will review all eligible submissions and select nine finalists; the public will vote for one additional finalist to determine their favorite. All 10 finalists will be invited to present their health tech innovations at a Demo Day with leaders from the technology, healthcare, and venture capital community. Finalists will be provided with a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/faq#coaching\">three-part coaching session<\/a>\u00a0to prepare for their Demo Day presentation. Based on submission materials and the live Demo Day presentation, three winners will be selected to win cash prizes totaling $50,000.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"background\">Background<\/h5>\n<p>New York City is an emerging hub for innovation in healthcare technology. Innovate Health Tech NYC is an initiative of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Bloomberg Administration, developed in partnership with Health 2.0, StartUp Health, and ChallengePost. The goals of Innovate Health Tech NYC are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>recognize the best emerging healthcare technologies by NYC innovators<\/li>\n<li>spur the creation of NYC-based healthcare technology companies and jobs; and<\/li>\n<li>address urgent needs in healthcare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"main-generic\">\n<h2>Important Dates<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Submission Period:<\/strong>\u00a0January 28, 2013 \u2013 May 2, 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovate Health Tech NYC Info Webinar:<\/strong>\u00a0February 19, 2013, 12pm &#8211; 1pm.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www4.gotomeeting.com\/register\/894435919\">RSVP here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Voting:<\/strong>\u00a0May 22, 2013 \u2013 June 13, 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judging:<\/strong>\u00a0May 22, 2013 \u2013 June 13, 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finalists Selection:<\/strong>\u00a0June 18, 2013<br \/>\n<strong>For Finalists Only:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finalist Coaching Sessions:<\/strong>\u00a0June 21, 2013, June 27, 2013, and July 8, 2013. See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/faq\">FAQ<\/a>\u00a0for more details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Demo Day and Winner Announcement:<\/strong>\u00a0July 10, 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"main-prizes\">\n<h2>Prizes<\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<dl>\n<dt>Best Innovation \u2013 Grand Prize<\/dt>\n<dd>$25,000<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<dl>\n<dt>Judges\u2019 Choice Finalists (9)<\/dt>\n<dd>Non-cash prize (invitation to participate in the Demo Day and a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/faq#coaching\">three-part coaching session<\/a>\u00a0to help prepare a Demo Day presentation)<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<dl>\n<dt>Best Innovation \u2013 Second Prize<\/dt>\n<dd>$15,000<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<dl>\n<dt>Popular Choice Finalist<\/dt>\n<dd>Non-cash prize (invitation to participate in the Demo Day and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/faq#coaching\">three-part coaching session<\/a>\u00a0to help prepare a Demo Day presentation)<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<dl>\n<dt>Best Innovation \u2013 Third Prize<\/dt>\n<dd>$10,000<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"main-judging\">\n<div id=\"judges\">\n<h2>Judges<\/h2>\n<div id=\"judge_964\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Expert Panel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/602afdea6ae06a109a14ee1098c0b384?d=http%3A%2F%2Fchallengepost1.assetspost.com%2Fassets%2Fhome%2Flayout%2Fno-avatar-32.png&amp;s=32\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/judging#judge_964\">Expert Panel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An expert panel of judges including members of the healthcare, technology, &amp; venture capital communities will score all eligible submissions determining the three winners at Demo Day. These judges will be selected by the Innovate Health Tech NYC Team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"judging-criteria\">\n<h2>Judging Criteria<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Quality of the Idea<\/dt>\n<dd>Includes creativity and originality.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Quality of User Experience<\/dt>\n<dd>Includes design, visual aesthetic, and ease of use.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Potential Impact<\/dt>\n<dd>Includes the potential impact on an urgent healthcare need.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Commercial Potential<\/dt>\n<dd>Includes feasibility of distribution to target users, scalability, and potential demand.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Quality of Team<\/dt>\n<dd>Includes experience of team members, prior successes and capacity of the team to execute and bring the technology to market.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>[Finalists Only] Presentation Quality<\/dt>\n<dd>Includes clarity and persuasiveness of the Demo Day presentation and technology demonstration.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"main-how-to-enter\">\n<h2>How to Enter<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/challengepost.com\/users\/register\">Create<\/a>\u00a0an account or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/challengepost.com\/users\/login\">log in<\/a>\u00a0with an existing ChallengePost account.<\/li>\n<li>On\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/\">InnovateHealthTechNYC.com<\/a>, click on the\u00a0<strong>Register<\/strong>\u00a0button to confirm your interest in participating. This step ensures that you will receive important challenge updates.<\/li>\n<li>Create a functioning software solution and\/or hardware prototype that meets the requirements listed in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/rules\">Official Rules<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovatehealthtechnyc.com\/details\/submission_requirements\" target=\"_blank\">Submission Requirements<\/a>\u00a0page for info on what is required on the submission form.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Innovate Health Tech NYC invites software and hardware developers and other innovators living or working in New York City to create new commercially viable&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-call","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}