THE SPARK – THE GERMAN DIGITAL AWARD
For the seventh time, Handelsblatt and McKinsey award The Spark – The German Digital Award to exceptional and innovative start-ups whose ideas have the potential to fundamentally and sustainably change markets.
MEDICAL LIFE TECH
This year, we are honouring start-ups that are committed to transforming the health & medical industry for a better life.
We are looking for entrepreneurs in the fields of medical research, MedTech, Pharma, BioTech, Digital Health or E Health who use digital technologies to improve processes, procedures, automation, diagnostics or interfaces throughout the lifecycle.
The application phase for 2022 is already closed.
If you would like to be considered for next year, please send us a short e-mail to
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The Finalists 2022
The Spark is looking for the most innovative concepts and business models in the field of medical life tech. These ten start-ups have been selected as 2022 finalists and will present their ideas to the jury on September 12:
Ada Health
Ada’s AI was created by doctors to help millions of people understand their symptoms, access the right care, and proactively manage their health.
Our comprehensive medical knowledge and advanced probabilistic reasoning engine support users, clinicians, health systems, payers, and governments across the globe to improve outcomes and care efficiency.
Avi Medical
Avi Medical is a family doctor and software company. Our approach to care integrates cutting-edge digital tools to provide the best possible medical care for our patients. We operate patient-centric, technology-enabled medical practices that provide an unprecedented convenient, personalized and end-to-end digital patient experience.
breathe ilo
breathe ilo, the platform for cycle health, supports women in leading a cycle-appropriate lifestyle. At its heart is the world’s first cycle tracker, which determines fertile days by measuring the CO2 content of the air breathed. The intelligent software-hardware combination allows users to determine their cycle phases, regardless of what their focus is: getting pregnant, improving performance in sports, alleviating PMS symptoms, or eating healthier. breathe ilo puts every woman back in control of her body.
Caresyntax
Caresyntax is the leading provider of data-driven surgical solutions that use AI to make surgery smarter and safer to improve patient outcomes. Caresyntax’s software is used in more than 2,800 operating rooms worldwide, supporting surgical teams in over three million procedures per year.
Cellbricks
The company was founded by Dr. Lutz Kloke based on his doctoral thesis. With the innovative process developed, Cellbricks took 3D bioprinting to the next level. In recent years, the platform has been further developed, and mini-organs & disease models have been sold to the pharmaceutical industry & research institutions. With recent breakthroughs and additional team capacity, the company is now bringing technology and products to the clinic.
inveox
inveox digitizes and automates sample receipt in histopathology and networks medical practices and pathology laboratories to increase the safety and reliability of cancer diagnoses and unlock the potential for personalized diagnostics based on Big Data and artificial intelligence.
keleya
We are the leading platform for (expecting) moms. We help in three ways: We run the #1 midwife platform “ammely.de”. There you can find available midwives for on-site care as well as short-term midwife video consultations in just a few clicks. With the keleya app, we offer reliable, digital companionship and support. Reimbursed by over 30% of all health insurance companies in Germany.
Lindera
Lindera specializes in AI-based 3D motion analysis for digital health, care and fitness apps. By combining medical knowledge and AI, the team has succeeded in determining precise gait parameters using a simple smartphone camera. There are many use cases for the medical device manufacturer, but fall prevention in old age is currently the most important.
Recare
Recare Deutschland GmbH operates one of the leading platforms for the digital coordination of care capacities within the scope of hospital discharge management and now connects more than 680 acute and rehabilitation clinics with over 16,000 downstream service providers as well as a whole range of statutory health insurers in Germany alone.
Thryve
Thryve provides software that makes data from smartphones, wearables and connected medical devices easy to use for more than 80 healthcare customers. Leading insurance companies, digital therapy providers and research institutions such as the RKI are already using Thryve to improve digital prevention, diagnosis and care.
THE SPARK INSPIRATION LIVESTREAM
At the start of The Spark 2022, we discussed the challenges the healthcare and medical industry has to face. Watch the recording of the live stream here and be inspired by the answers from our experts and founders.
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THE SPARK success stories
Many of our The Spark winners and finalists from previous years have had a strong growth trajectory since their participation.
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Current The Spark success stories at a glance:
Ubimax (now TeamViewer)
The third-placed company from 2019 managed a 136 million Euro exit to software company TeamViewer just 9 months after the award. Before The Spark, the company had only raised a few external financings (around 6 million).
KONUX
In 2016, the first year of The Spark, our distinguished jury awarded the start-up KONUX as the winner. In February 2019, the company received a further 13 million US dollars as part of an expansion of its Series B financing round. The total volume of KONUX therefore increased to a total of 33 million US dollars.
Octimine
In 2017, the start-up Octimine was named a finalist of The Spark – The German Digital Award. In November 2018, the founders sell their company. The Dennemeyer Group, founded in Luxembourg, acquires Octimine.
Relayr
In 2016, the start-up relayr was also named a winner of The Spark. Just two years later, in September 2018, the company exits with an estimated enterprise value of USD 300 million. Munich Re acquires 100 percent of relayr.
Cassantec
Another success story from the first year of The Spark is Cassantec. The finalist from 2016, a start-up from Berlin, was acquired by ABB at the end of 2019 and was thus able to build on the positive result from four years ago.
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TOPIC: Medical Life Tech
The experts from McKinsey will provide you with in-depth information and analyses on this year’s focus topic “Medical Life Tech” here.
Handelsblatt Special
In a special feature on Handelsblatt Online, you will find exciting articles about The Spark – The German Digital Award and this year’s core topic “Medical Life Tech”
The Spark Review
Handelsblatt and McKinsey have been awarding The Spark – The German Digital Award since 2016. Learn more about the winners, finalists and jury members of the last years here.
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