The American Heart Association has announced five finalists for its 8th annual Health Tech Competition, hosted by the Center for Health Technology & Innovation. The competition provides a live forum for health care technology companies to present innovations designed to prevent or treat cardiovascular conditions, including high blood pressure, stroke, heart failure, and related conditions. This year's finalists will present their solutions in the Health Innovation Pavilion during Scientific Sessions 2025, the Association's flagship global event for the latest research and clinical advancements in cardiovascular science.
The five finalists are: Brainomix (Oxford, England), which creates AI-powered software to improve stroke diagnosis and treatment decisions; Cambrian Health (San Francisco), building an AI-powered platform that ensures clinical best practices are seamlessly executed at the point of care; Lumia (Boston), delivering wearable solutions for people with orthostatic intolerance and chronic blood flow disorders; Noah Labs (Berlin), transforming voice into a digital biomarker to enable earlier intervention for cardiometabolic diseases; and PolyVascular (Houston, Texas), developing minimally invasive solutions for children with congenital heart disease, aiming to reduce the need for repeated open-heart surgeries.
Final presentations will be delivered live at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Nov. 8–9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT. Presentations will be evaluated based on validity (how well the working prototype or product is functioning in the market with customers), scientific rigor (how well validation research uses evidence-based health research), and impact (the extent to which the product improves patient outcomes through innovative technology). A panel of expert volunteer judges, including Eric D. Peterson, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA, Lee Shapiro, J.D., and Lisa Suennen, among others, will review business and science presentations from each company.
The winner will be announced live in New Orleans on Nov. 9 and will receive complimentary membership in the Center for Health Technology & Innovation Innovators’ Network, a consortium connecting entrepreneurs, providers, researchers, and payers to advance cardiovascular and brain health innovation. Members collaborate with the Center and each other in different ways, including building models for clinical outcome studies, helping connect science to technology, and providing evidence that a digital platform improves health care outcomes.
“The Center for Health Technology & Innovation aims to advance the rapid, efficient and effective development of health care technology,” said Robert A. Harrington, M.D., FAHA, volunteer past president of the American Heart Association (2019-2020), volunteer chair of the Association’s Health Tech Advisory Group for the Center and the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and provost for medical affairs of Cornell University. “Joining the Innovators’ Network gives members the opportunity to leverage the consortium and work toward broadening and deepening their engagement in this arena.”
To learn more about the Health Tech competition, visit ahahealthtech.org/aha-health-tech-competition-2025. The Association receives more than 85% of its revenue from sources other than corporations. Overall financial information is available here.
