Startup Named Winner In New Israeli-US Healthcare Challenge

An Israeli startup that uses the cameras on an outpatient’s smartphone to check their health status has been named the winner of a new challenge that seeks to solve healthcare’s most pressing problems. 

CatAI uses artificial intelligence to track and monitor blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen levels and temperature using a patient’s smartphone camera in the comfort of their home. The platform sends the data directly to a personal medical file that can be accessed by caregivers and healthcare providers.

The Herzliya-based startup was chosen from among 106 companies competing in the Hospital2Hospital challenge, and will receive a $75,000 in-kind pilot credit to further develop its solution to enter the US market. 

It will work with Baptist Health Innovations, the business arm of the American healthcare organization Baptist Health South Florida, which includes more than 27,000 employees, 12 hospitals, and over 100 outpatient and urgent care facilities.

The aim of the Hospital2Hospital initiative is to find early stage startups whose innovative solutions could revolutionize hospital care delivery and clinical capacity. It is a partnership between ARC Innovation at Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest medical center, and Baptist Health Innovations in Florida. 

The initiative was launched by Start-Up Nation Central, a non-profit organization that promotes Israeli innovators to help solve global challenges.

“The Hospital2Hospital Tech Challenge represents a pivotal step in leveraging Israeli innovation to address critical healthcare challenges,” said Start-Up Nation Central CEO Avi Hasson.

“This initiative aligns with our mission to foster collaboration between hospitals, startups, and healthcare multinationals for meaningful impact and implementation of innovative solutions,” he said.