Husky Health Innovation Challenge 2021 Press Release
Written by Megha Gupta and Elisa Danthinne
ViTAL’s 3rd annual Husky Health Innovation Challenge, nearly a year in the making, hosted our keynote PITCH DAY on Saturday, March 27th, 2021. With a total of 88 student participants across 8 universities, 23 teams, 9 sponsors, 5 finalist teams, 15 judges, 5 mentors, and so much more, our competition was one for the books! Here are some of the highlights:
Sponsors
Our event could not have been possible without the following sponsors:
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Participants
A total of 82 participants submitted team proposals:
Abraham Dada, Alessandro Sulpizi, Alex Howard, Alia Hutton, Allison Bicker, Annika Chauhan, Antonia Knoth, Armand Baklajian, Arvind Katta, Ashya Singh, Ayato Shigihara, Ben Reydler, Carl Ho, Catherine Eng, Celine Ibrahim, Christian Senecal, Christopher Shih, Connie Chen, Daniel Kuang, David Chen, Debby Nguyen, Dennis Kalloor, Elizabeth Si, Emily Shen, Eshan Doshi, Eva Kuruvilla, Fuyuto Shigihara, Haley Lifrieri, Husna, Irfhan Shaw, James Telesmanic, Janki Patel, Jayalakshmi Seyyadri, Joon Seok Lee, Josh Goodwine, Joshua Kwok, Julia E Kautz, Kailin Xu, Kaleigh Pinzon, Kevin Kim, Khanh, Kristin Hon, Leah Neff, Maaya Shah, Maddie Wong, Marie Senescall, Matt Swenson, Matt Tung, Max Eimbinder, Meiling Zhang, Nate Smith, Neeharika Chanda, Nicholas Moscardelli, Nita Akoh, Niva Haber, Oliver Pour, Olivia Hoyt, Paulina E Gonzalez, Pranav Mulukutla, Raiyaan Hosain, Raymond Lin, Rebecca Trang, Regina Herrero Ampudia, Rogan Spiegel, Ron Maslaton, Ryan Gong, Sam Colao, Sanoja Shah, Sara Siqueira, Sarah Li, Sebastian Cai, Shania Lee, Shreya P Nair, Shruthi Kumar, Simar Bajaj, Sohum Sheth, Sophia Tan, Sophia Tarazi, Stephanie Rossi, Yen Phanova, Zachery Singer
Finalist Teams
Chosen among the 21 total submitted proposals, 5 finalist teams presented to judges on Pitch Day:
Winners
1st Place: NOBA —Niva Haber, Oliver Pour, Ben Reydler, Ashya Singh
NOBA is a voice-powered and community-integrated etho-robot for older adults. The tool features community accountability to encourage behavior change, and also is designed to provide meal reminders, food tracking, weekly “health scores” and analyzed reports, share recipes, and promote independence.
2nd Place: EatRight —Eva Kuruvilla, Debby Nguyen, Sohum Sheth, Sophia Tan
EatRight is a telehealth platform for nutrition in older adults that features tailored nutrition recommendations, printable weekly grocery plans, personalized support with a dietician, and a senior-friendly design.
3rd Place: Sage Snacks — Raymond Lin, Shreya Nair, Elizabeth Si
Sage Snacks is a healthy personalized snack service for older adults, to help provide targeted nutrients based around unique health needs of older individuals. Sage Snacks also includes a socializing component through planned group meals to help alleviate loneliness.
Runner Ups
Merci — Arvind Katta, Janki Patel, Kevin Kim, Joon Seok Lee
Merci is an application addressing nutrition needs in cancer patients. The app offers streamlined provider communication, credible health information, and monitoring of dietary intake and side effects.
Geriatric Nutrition Solution Tablet — Sam Calao, Kaleigh Pinzon, Nate Smith, Maddie Wong
The product proposed included a touchscreen tablet with camera and speakers, wifi and cellular data, and a barcode/QR reader. Paired with software including personalized meal recommendations, delivery, and consumption tracking, this device is meant to be a one-stop-shop for all things nutrition.
Check out the Event Program for more details from Pitch Day! Thanks so much to all our collaborators and participants, and see you next year!
Access the HHIC PITCH DAY and workshop recordings at this link.
6.10.21 edit: Read our HHIC 2021 Impact Report here.
