Innovation Challenges

Strengthening Care for a Healthier and Resilient Ageing Society

How might disruptive innovations enhance existing efforts, bridge critical gaps and fulfil unmet needs in the holistic care of the elderly and young seniors, so as to create sustainable (business model and environment perspective) and personalised care models?

What We Are Looking For

• Must be at a high level of market readiness i.e.  Technology Readiness Level 7 and beyond, or the equivalent.

• Must seek to deliver improved patient health outcomes (including but not limited to clinical, functional and patient reported outcomes) and patient experience in line with the challenge statements.

• Relating to operational processes that do not have a direct impact to patient outcomes will strictly not be accepted.

• May originate from within or outside of Singapore but are required to be test-bedded and evaluated in one of the three healthcare clusters in Singapore.

• With the relevant safety and regulatory compliance registration/ approvals/ licensing will be preferred. These must be declared in your application form. While licensing is not a mandatory requirement for participation, these aspects would be used as a gauge of your solution’s maturity.

• With prior demonstration of clinical efficacy or have been previously validated would be preferred. Proposals in early research studies, early minimally viable products or solutions that are still in development phase will strictly not be accepted.