Accenture Launches HealthTech Innovation Challenge to Foster Technology Innovation In the Healthcare Industry
September 15 2016 - 8:27AM
Business Wire
Program will help harness the industry’s $6.5
billion in start-up funding fueled by open innovation
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced the creation of the
Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge which brings together
leading-edge startups with prominent life sciences and health
companies to tackle some of the world’s greatest health challenges
including access, affordability and transparency.
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As part of Accenture’s broader HealthTech Innovation program,
startups from around the globe will compete to bring innovative
technology and creative solutions forward to improve the way people
access and manage healthcare. Selected finalists will present to an
exclusive panel of judges, comprised of senior executives from
globally recognized life sciences and health companies, gaining
exposure and access to these industry-leading companies to bring
their ideas to market.
This program from Accenture’s Life Sciences and Health practices
is tied to Accenture Ventures, which is focused on accelerating the
adoption of early stage enterprise technology innovations.
“Digital disruption is fundamentally changing the life sciences
and health industries. New digital players from within and outside
the ecosystem have the potential to make a significant impact to
the way the world approaches healthcare,” said Anne O’Riordan,
senior managing director of Accenture Life Sciences and co-author
of Healthcare Disrupted. “With all the activity in the startup
space, many established healthcare organizations are asking how do
they decide which innovators can help them best deliver patient
care. With the launch of the Accenture HealthTech Innovation
Challenge, Accenture will identify emerging innovators and
disruptors and act as a catalyst by connecting them with the
companies who can fast-track market impact.”
The four categories startup companies can enter in the Accenture
HealthTech Innovation Challenge are:
- Help ME have easier access to
healthcare where applicants address how the
underserved or remote populations can be better supported in their
health and lifestyle needs.
- Help ME get better faster where
applicants address how services can be provided to
support care plan adherence and improved outcomes; how real world
evidence and/or non-traditional data streams can be used to improve
patient outcomes.
- Help ME better manage my health
where applicants address how consumers (patients, caregivers or
families) can get the right health information and services at the
right time; how people’s lifestyle needs be better understood to
optimize care.
- Help keep MY information private and
secure where applicants address how the privacy and
security of a person’s health and lifestyle information can be
improved while enabling information sharing and improved care.
“This program aims to help healthcare startups advance their
business agenda and infuse fresh ideas across the system to improve
patient care, said Brian Kalis, managing director of digital health
at Accenture. “We forecast that start-up funding for digital
healthcare, such as wearables and virtual health, will reach $6.5
billion by the end of next year. This growth continues to be fueled
by open innovation between startups and a broad spectrum of
stakeholders with the same shared goal of advancing
healthcare.”
Two initial pitching sessions will take place in London on
November 25, 2016 and New York on December 1, 2016. Selected
startups will be invited to pitch to an exclusive panel of judges
that includes senior executives from AmerisourceBergen, the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation, Novartis, UCB, and more. The
established health and life sciences companies involved in the
program will gain exposure to fully vetted, cutting-edge
technologies as they evolve and potentially disrupt the healthcare
industry.
The final judging round will take place at the StartUp Health
Festival in San Francisco during the JP Morgan Healthcare
Conference January 9, 2017. Accenture is the lead Innovation
Partner of the festival which brings together over 1,000 of the
world’s leading healthcare innovators and investors. The top
entrants in each category will gain exposure and access to leading
companies in their target market or therapeutic area. They
will also be offered the opportunity to participate in StartUp
Health’s Launchpad program.
Startup businesses can enter at
www.accenture.com/healthtechinnovation from now until October 21,
2016.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest
delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately
375,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries,
Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and
lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
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