HealthTech Innovation of the Year
Redefining What’s Possible in Health Technology
The HealthTech Innovation of the Year award honors the most transformative product, platform, or solution introduced during the award year. This category highlights breakthrough ideas that tackle real healthcare challenges and deliver measurable results for patients, providers, and health systems.
What This Award Recognizes
- Breakthrough digital health platforms and medical technologies with clear impact
- AI- and data-driven solutions that improve diagnosis, workflows, or outcomes
- Innovations that expand access, enhance safety, or raise the standard of care
- New approaches to care delivery, decision support, or remote monitoring
Who Should Apply
- Startups launching disruptive health technologies in the award year
- Established companies releasing a major new innovation or version
- Research and provider teams moving clinical innovation into practice
- Any organization with an innovation showing real-world adoption and outcomes
Why This Award Matters
- Independent validation from HealthTechNode
- Visibility in the HealthTechNode newsroom and winners hub
- Trusted recognition that supports sales, partnerships, funding, and recruiting
- Winner assets and badges to amplify your marketing and communications
Dates & Fees
Timelines and pricing vary each year. This category is part of our year-end “Best Of” honors recognizing the year’s top achievements. For this year’s deadlines and fees, visit the awards hub.
Eligibility
- Open worldwide to companies, organizations, and teams working in health technology
- Entries should feature an innovation launched, significantly updated, or publicly announced within this year’s eligibility window (see the awards hub)
- Multiple entries are allowed if each innovation is distinct
What to Submit
- Narrative (~250 words): Problem, solution, results, and why it matters now
- Impact evidence: Metrics such as outcomes, adoption, savings, throughput, or experience scores
- Visuals: High-resolution logo and optional product imagery
- Supporting links: Website, case studies, publications, or press
- Customer identity: Include client names when relevant. If names must be excluded from public materials, notify us in writing at the time of submission.
Judging Criteria
- Innovation: Originality, technical rigor, and differentiation
- Impact: Clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, access, or equity improvements
- Adoption & scalability: Real-world use, integration, and growth potential
- Design & experience: Usability, safety, accessibility, and clarity
How to Apply
- Visit this year’s awards hub
- Select this category on the application form and provide the materials listed above
- Submit by the posted deadline and complete payment
Past Winners & Archives
Questions? Contact awards@healthtechnode.com
Want in? Visit this year’s award page for key dates, fees, and how to enter.
Part of our year-end “Best Of” honors recognizing the year’s top work. Entries typically open early October.
Submission Guidelines
- Eligibility: Open to companies, startups, products, platforms, and individuals making an impact in healthcare technology.
- Requirements:
- 250-word narrative highlighting achievements and innovation.
- High-resolution logo and at least one image of the solution (product photo, screenshot, or device image).
- Customer/client identity must be included. If you wish to withhold this from public release, notify us in writing at the time of submission.
- Fees: A submission fee applies per category. See this award’s page for pricing.
- Evaluation: Judged on innovation, clinical impact, scalability, design, and contribution to healthcare technology.
- Multiple Submissions: You may enter more than one category.
- Award Timing: Winners announced within 60 days of final submission deadline.
- Contact: For questions, email awards@healthtechnode.com.
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Beneftis of Winning
Celebrating Success: Benefits of Winning a HealthTechNode Award
Winning a HealthTechNode Award is more than a recognition—it’s a powerful endorsement of your role in shaping the future of health technology. As a distinguished winner, you gain benefits that extend visibility, credibility, and impact across the industry:
1. Prominent Press Recognition
Your project, company, or individual achievement will be spotlighted in an official press release distributed by HealthTechNode. This recognition ensures your success is amplified across industry channels, reaching stakeholders and decision-makers worldwide.
2. Media Kit for Amplified Visibility
Receive an exclusive media kit, complete with high-quality logos and customized award badges. These assets are designed for seamless integration into your marketing materials, website, and social media, helping you maximize visibility and credibility.
3. Authorized Use of HealthTechNode Logo and Award Badge
Winners receive authorization to proudly display the HealthTechNode logo and their specific award badge across official platforms. This serves as a mark of excellence and a clear signal of your leadership in advancing health technology innovation.
4. Inclusion on the HealthTechNode Winners Page
Your achievement will be showcased on the HealthTechNode Winners Page, featuring your logo, a link to your website, and details of your winning entry. This permanent digital recognition extends your reach and impact long after the awards are announced.
5. Extended Exposure with a Year-Long Profile
Winners receive a full-year profile on HealthTechNode.com, highlighting your story, milestones, and innovation. This dedicated space provides industry peers, potential partners, and customers with a deeper look into your groundbreaking work.