Five Health Tech Finalists Compete to Advance Cardiovascular and Brain Health Solutions

The American Heart Association has named five finalists in its 8th annual Health Tech Competition, hosted by the Center for Health Technology & Innovation, addressing the critical gap between healthcare innovation and adoption for heart disease and stroke, the world's leading causes of death. The competition provides a live forum for healthcare 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 selected finalists will present their solutions during Scientific Sessions 2025, the Association's flagship global event for cardiovascular science advancements. The finalists include Brainomix from Oxford, England, creating AI-powered software to improve stroke diagnosis and treatment decisions; Cambrian Health from San Francisco, building an AI-powered platform that ensures clinical best practices are executed at the point of care; Lumia from Boston, delivering wearable solutions for people with orthostatic intolerance and chronic blood flow disorders; Noah Labs from Berlin, transforming voice into a digital biomarker to enable earlier intervention for cardiometabolic diseases; and PolyVascular from Houston, Texas, developing minimally invasive solutions for children with congenital heart disease to reduce the need for repeated open-heart surgeries.

Final presentations will be delivered live at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on November 8-9, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT. A panel of expert volunteer judges will evaluate companies based on three key criteria: validity of working prototypes functioning in the market with customers, scientific rigor using evidence-based health research, and impact on improving patient outcomes through innovative technology.

The judging panel includes prominent healthcare and technology leaders such as Eric D. Peterson, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA, professor of medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center; Lee Shapiro, J.D., volunteer chairman of the American Heart Association board and co-founder of 7WireVentures; Lisa Suennen, managing partner at American Heart Association Ventures; and multiple other medical professionals and industry experts from institutions including Yale School of Medicine, Stanford University, Cleveland Clinic Children's, and the University of Michigan.

The competition winner 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. Network members collaborate to build models for clinical outcome studies, connect science to technology, and provide evidence that digital platforms improve healthcare outcomes. Members also have access to the American Heart Association's digital evidence-based scientific guidelines and clinical recommendations as they develop digital healthcare technologies.

Robert A. Harrington, M.D., FAHA, volunteer past president of the American Heart Association and volunteer chair of the Association's Health Tech Advisory Group, emphasized that "The Center for Health Technology & Innovation aims to advance the rapid, efficient and effective development of health care technology. Joining the Innovators' Network gives members the opportunity to leverage the consortium and work toward broadening and deepening their engagement in this arena." More information about the Health Tech competition is available at ahahealthtech.org/aha-health-tech-competition-2025.