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Meet the Finalists for the Clinical Diagnostic Device Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Baylor Genetics
CEO
Kengo Takishima
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
DermaSensor Inc.
CEO
Cody Simmons
Year Founded
2009
Company Name
Virta Health
CEO
Sami Inkinen
Year Founded
2025
Company Name
Wellsheet
CEO
Craig Limoli 
Year Founded
2015

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Aclarion, Inc.
CEO
Brent Ness
Year Founded
2008
Company Name
Amplifier Health
CEO
Amit Mehta
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Biobeat
CEO
Arik Ben Ishay
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Orca Dental AI
CEO
Daniel Abraham
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Pretika MedTech Corporation
CEO
Thomas Nichols
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
TestDynamics
CEO
Lior Eshel Ansher
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
eXpanded eXistence
CEO
Robert Masson MD
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
iSono Health
CEO
Neda Razavi, MBA
Year Founded
2016

Meet the Finalists for the Wellness & Prevention Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Hello Heart
CEO
Maayan Cohen
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Included Health
CEO
Owen Tripp
Year Founded
2011
Company Name
Luma Health
CEO
Adnan Iqbal
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
PointClickCare
CEO
Dave Wessinger
Year Founded
1995

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Edamam
CEO
Victor Penev
Year Founded
2011
Company Name
Guava Health, Inc.
CEO
Dylan Wenzlau
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Healthy Minds Innovations
CEO
Christina Glavas
Year Founded
2014
Company Name
Nutricheck
CEO
Astel Allame
Year Founded
2025
Company Name
Personal Remedies
CEO
Mory Bahar
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Pontosense
CEO
Alex Qi
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Vori Health
CEO
Ryan Grant, MD
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
WelFore Health
CEO
Ann-Marie Austin-Stephens
Year Founded
2023

Meet the Finalists for the Dental / Oral Health Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
DifferentKind
CEO
Dr. Matt Allen
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Great Gums
CEO
Mark Goldstein
Year Founded
2024
Company Name
OraQ AI Inc.
CEO
Amreesh Khanna
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Proclaim Health
CEO
Mariya Filipova
Year Founded
2017

Meet the Finalists for the Health Equity Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Access TeleCare
CEO
Dr. Chris Gallagher
Year Founded
2004
Company Name
Cylinder Health
CEO
Bill Snyder
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Nirvana
CEO
Kelvin Chan
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
TailorMed
CEO
Srulik Dvorsky
Year Founded
2017

Meet the Finalists for the Home Health Diagnostic & Monitoring Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
OMRON Healthcare
CEO
U.S.Managing Director Alice Koehler
Year Founded
1972
Company Name
Validic
CEO
Drew Schiller
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Withings Health Solutions
CEO
Eric Carreel
Year Founded
2009
Company Name
Xandar Kardian
CEO
Sam Yang
Year Founded
2017

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Cairns Health
CEO
Andrew Ritter
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Dina
CEO
Ashish V. Shah
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
HoustonBionics Inc.
CEO
Ali Utku Pehlivan
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
MayaMD
CEO
Dr. Amit Kapoor, MD/MBA 
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
Radiolife
CEO
Sergio Schirmer Almenara Ribeiro
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
SonarMD
CEO
Beth Houck
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Starling Medical
CEO
Hannah McKenney
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
TeleHealth Care Solutions/ VPExam
CEO
James Cireddu, MD, FACC
Year Founded
2020

Meet the Finalists for the Kid's Health Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Cognoa
CEO
Dr. Sharief Taraman
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Imagine Pediatrics
CEO
George Boghos
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Nest Collaborative
CEO
Judith Nowlin
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Wide Therapy
CEO
Roni Singler
Year Founded
2021

Meet the Finalists for the Mental and Behavioral Health Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Brightline Health
CEO
Naomi Allen
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
NOCD
CEO
Stephen Smith
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Osmind
CEO
Lucia Huang
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Spring Health
CEO
April Koh
Year Founded
2016

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Curio Digital Therapeutics
CEO
Shailja Dixit
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Gheorg
CEO
Dana Klein
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Kwema
CEO
Ali Jabry
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Parallel Learning
CEO
Diana Heldfond
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Somethings
CEO
Patrick Gilligan
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Universal Brain
CEO
Kazu Okuda, MD
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Wave Life
CEO
Sarah Adler, PsyD
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
iMediSync Inc.
CEO
Seung Wan Kang
Year Founded
2012

Meet the Finalists for the Women's Health Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Future Family
CEO
Claire Tomkins
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
JHPIEGO
CEO
Dr. Leslie D. Mancuso
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Medbridge
CEO
Donovan Campbell
Year Founded
2011
Company Name
Pacify
CEO
Jennifer Sargent
Year Founded
2014

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Cofertility
CEO
Lauren Makler 
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Daye
CEO
Valentina Milanova
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Evvy
CEO
Priyanka Jain
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Mae Health, Inc. ("Mae")
CEO
Maya Hardigan
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Mother of Fact
CEO
Emily Sylvester, MS, RD, IBCLC
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Osteoboost Health
CEO
Laura Yecies
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
Sama Fertility
CEO
Sarthak S Sawarkar
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Teal Health
CEO
Kara Egan
Year Founded
2021

Meet the Finalists for the AI in Patient Care Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Etiometry
CEO
Shane Cooke
Year Founded
2010
Company Name
Ferrum Health
CEO
Pelu Tran
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
FluidAI Medical
CEO
Youssef Helwa
Year Founded
2014
Company Name
RapidAI
CEO
Karim Karti
Year Founded
2011

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Acurion
CEO
Rick Fultz
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Avenda Health
CEO
Shyam Natarajan
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Avo
CEO
Yair Saperstein MD MPH
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Bunkerhill Health
CEO
Nishith Khandwala
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Echo IQ, inc. (DBA Echo IQ)
CEO
Dustin Haines
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Hurone AI, Inc.
CEO
Kingsley I. Ndoh
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Mediwhale Inc.
CEO
Kevin Taegeun Choi
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Prenosis
CEO
Bobby Reddy, Jr.
Year Founded
2014

Meet the Finalists for the AI in Health Operations Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Cohere Health
CEO
Siva Namasivayam
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
LeanTaaS
CEO
Mohan Giridharadas
Year Founded
2010
Company Name
Rad AI
CEO
Doktor Gurson
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
Xsolis
CEO
Joan Butters, also co-founder
Year Founded
2013

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Emtelligent
CEO
Tim O'Connell, M.ENG, M.D.
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Escher Health
CEO
Pedram Afshar, MD, PhD
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Humata Health
CEO
Dr. Jeremy Friese
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Lucem Health Reveal
CEO
Sean Cassidy
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
RapidClaims
CEO
Dushyant Mishra
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
SkyPoint Cloud Inc.
CEO
Tisson Mathew
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Sohar Health
CEO
Dr. Ashish Mandavia
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
UNCUWU Inc. (operating as Asepha)
CEO
Eunice Wu
Year Founded
2023

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