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These competitions invite innovators — like you — to collaborate with our partner organizations on solving the most pressing issues in healthcare.
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There are no challenges open for submission at this time.
SMILE Health 2025
Submission deadline: May 4 at 11:59pm
Cohort announced: Jun 26 at 9:00am
CareQuest Innovation Partners and MATTER are seeking solutions that improve accessibility, equity and propel the integration between oral health and overall health. The SMILE Health program is open to global solutions across all disciplines. If your product does not currently have an oral health focus, you can still apply as long as there is a potential use case for oral health. Participant benefits include: mentorship, expert-led validation studies, a $15K stipend and more. Apply by May 4, 2025.
Paratus Digital Health Accelerator — Cohort 2
Application deadline: May 9 at 11:59pm
Cohort announced: May 23 at 9:00am
Seeking Digital Health Medical Countermeasures solutions. Areas of focus for the accelerator include digital health tools that enhance preparedness and response to public health emergencies due to: 1. Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats 2. Pandemic influenza 3. Emerging infectious diseases If your solution is working in another segment or space, please provide a narrative around how it relates to the focus areas above.
Challenges no longer accepting applications:
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Sponsor a MATTER Challenge
Looking to find meaningful solutions to a healthcare challenge? MATTER designs custom competitions that tap into a global community of healthcare innovators to solve important problems. Read about a previous MATTER Challenge.
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