Launchpad 2016 - Startup Competition - Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference

Launchpad 2016
Health Promotion Startup Competition

Congratulations to Our Winners!

Five finalists pitched their concepts for new products, programs and services in front of our distinguished panel of judges and a live audience of health promotion professionals at the 2016 Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference on April 27, 2016.

Social Entrepreneur Category Winner Business Category Winner

Healthy Women, Healthy Futures (HWHF), a pre-pregnancy health initiative, assists women to reduce risks which may potentially lead to poor maternal and infant outcomes through health education, care coordination and adoption of healthy lifestyles. HWHF can be incorporated into new or existing wellness programs.

JOOLHealthLogo — JOOL is the first purpose-driven platform for improved population health engagement, personal well-being, and organizational performance.

Finalists

Extracon Complete is the employee wellness program that’s designed to be effective and easy to run

LifeFuels is a health technology company devoted to promoting enhanced wellness and athletic performance through portable nutrition and hydration management solutions.

Sport Sapien — Low-cost, scientifically based and sport-specific, individualized training programs for the enhancement of sport performance and reduction of training-induced injuries for beginner athletics.

Runner Up

Social Category

Mpilo Radio brief description: Mpilo Radio is a pre-recorded health promotion program, delivered on podcasts at antenatal clinics in a radio-show format that broadcasts messages using edutainment.

Contestants

THE ACESO Project is an educational program targeting behaviour change and development on personal hygiene and lifestyle habits in early school children. It has been established and piloted in Greece by 4e-project, a health promotion startup, and the Society of Junior Doctors, Greece’s leading health research NGO

First App ever, that designs a workout and diet plan for you, access to chat with nutritionist and fitness coaches

Looking for a special gift, something better than flowers that shows you really care? Send a gift of inspiration and restoration

Third Pillar — At Teresa Stewart: Family Solutions, we are dedicated to helping families sleep better through a wide-range of solutions. We offer 1:1 consultation services to families, staff trainings for childcare centers, professional development workshops, and employee wellness support for corporations

We love small budgets and specialize in aligning your employees’ thoughts and emotions for more enthusiasm and better results.

My Diabetes Home — MyDiabetesHome.com is a personalized diabetes management platform providing you with tools to track your blood sugar and manage your medications

The SalTrax™ Method of tracking sodium shows the user how to spot hidden sodium in foods and quickly convert various measures of sodium to a one or two digit number.

BiCapes — Bicape is a home-sewn business founded to add visibility and flair to women’s active lives

Mind Set Goal — Mind.Set.Goal!™ is a turn-key coaching series that enables people to transform their health – and their perspective – from the inside out.

When technology cannot connect you, Simple Sign becomes the bridge to communication during a natural or manmade incident.

Freestyle King is a mobile platform that allows for coaches and trainers to engage and encourage their players to train outside of practice.

We invited health promotion startups to submit proposals for new products, services or programs to promote healthy lifestyle.

Our panel reviewed all proposals and selected five finalists who were invited to pitch their concept live at the Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference on April 27, 2016.

The winner were announced on the final day of the conference, Friday, April 29, 2016. Each winner will receive a free exhibit space at the 2017 Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference.