Digital Technologies of Tomorrow QuickFire Challenge with $100,000 Award from Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is launching the Digital Technologies of Tomorrow QuickFire Challenge for innovators and visionaries all over the world to submit novel, medical device ideas with the potential to transform patient care in AFIB, neurovascular treatments, orthopedic and general surgery.

Challenge Overview:-

• Emerging technologies in AI, IoT, and 3DP may shape the future of healthcare in China and beyond. To improve health outcomes, advancing digital technology innovation could be central to China’s Health 2030 mandate. Furthermore, the 2019 Future of Health Index identifies China as a ‘forerunner’ in adoption of new technologies in healthcare.

• To that end, Johnson & Johnson Innovation together with Johnson & Johnson Medical Shanghai are proud to introduce the Digital Technologies of Tomorrow QuickFire Challenge. Visionaries are invited to submit novel, medical device ideas with the potential to transform patient care in AFIB, neurovascular treatments, orthopedic and general surgery.

Areas of Interest:-

• Johnson & Johnson encourages applications from entrepreneurs & innovators working with the aim to harness medical device technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D-printing, IoT, 5G, and beyond in diagnostics, perioperative treatment solutions, and emerging and transformative technologies, related specifically to:

  • AFIB: How can we leverage digital technologies with the aim to identify patients and refer them to the appropriate physicians? How can we trace patients for remission after treatment?

  • Neurovascular Treatments: How can we detect signs/ risks of stroke for early treatment?

  • General and orthopedic surgery, including distant operating stage support and AI-enabled procedure planning:  How can we drive more effective potential perioperative solutions (including pre-, intra- and post-surgery) with emerging technologies? How can we apply innovative, untraditional material to orthopedics surgery?

Benefits:-

The innovator(s) with the best idea(s) will receive grant funding from a total of up to $100,000, one year of residency at JLABS @ Shanghai, and mentorship from experts of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.

Selection Criteria:-

Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of reviewers and judges on their ability to meet the following criteria: 

• Problem space and potential impact.

• Ability to drive immediate impact beyond current solutions.

• Uniqueness of potential solution & level of competition in the current market.

• Quality & feasibility of the potential solution to commercialize within 12 months.

• Team credibility & capabilities.

• Clarity of plan: milestones & defined go/no.

• Potential impact on Chinese ecosystem.

About Johnson & Johnson:-

Johnson & Johnson Innovation is a global network of open innovation ecosystems, enabling and empowering innovators across a broad healthcare spectrum including pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer and health tech sectors to create and accelerate the delivery of life-saving, life-enhancing health and wellness solutions to patients around the world. It achieves this by providing the optimal environment for emerging companies to catalyze growth and optimize their research and development by opening them to vital industry connections and providing a capital-efficient, flexible platform where they can transform the scientific discoveries of today into the breakthrough healthcare solutions of tomorrow.

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