Deadline - June 24th

The Israeli Institute of Innovation, which operates BeWell.il, partnered with the Soroka Medical Center to promote open innovation and technology integration in the digital health field. Soroka Medical Center chose to focus on the brain division. After an in-depth analysis identifing the needs and challenges of the system and the medical staff, we are focusing on two key challenges for which the Soroka Medical Center is seeking innovative solutions that will meet these challenges.

What is so unique about this competition?

Unlike other competitions, the winning company (at least one) will enter a pilot project at the Soroka Medical Center to assess the technology, including financing the experiment and the option of additional government grants.

The Challenges

Challenge #1:

Digital treatment room beside the patient’s bed

Background:

The hospitalization of a patient after a brain injury (or any other patient) consists of long hours of observation or waiting in which he/she is confined to the vicinity of the hospital bed and its immediate surroundings, while not actually undergoing treatment.

The Challenge:

We are looking for creative digital solutions that enable enrichment and activation of the patient's surroundings while allowing for:

Personalization and activation of motor / cognitive / functional rehabilitation activity
Operation without a caregiver nearby
Monitoring and progress reporting
Mobility and ease of operation

Challenge #2:

Continuous neurological monitoring of hospitalized patient

Background:

With the advancement of therapeutic capabilities in brain morbidity, it is often necessary to closely monitor the patient’s brain function during and following acute circumstances such as stroke, intracranial hemorrhages, head trauma, or brain surgery.

This is done by continuous evaluation of neurological parameters by medical staff such as recognition status, pupil size, language ability, limb weakness, and additional parameters.

The Challenge:

We are looking for a digital health solution that allows for: