Healthcare

Investors and healthcare industry leaders from UAE and around the world came together for the finale of Dubai 100's 2nd accelerator program where they checked out potential collaborations and financial investment possibilities with new innovation start-ups seeking to solve global health challenges.

The pitch day, which took place at Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) on Tuesday 25 April, was the end result of an extensive three month accelerator programme which brought together startups from China, Germany, Nigeria, Singapore, the UK and U.S.A to take advantage of Dubai as a testbed to fast-track innovation and unlock global opportunities.

Roland Daher, Head of Dubai 100, commented: "Dubai 100's pitch days are a possibility to unite Dubai's highly worldwide health care and innovation communities to sustain early-stage startups with the potential to develop scalable impact, both in Dubai and around the world. This year, we are honoured to organize the event at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medication and Health Sciences, an important fan of innovation in Dubai's healthcare industry."

Dr Amer Ahmad Sharif, Vice Chancellor of MBRU, that invited guests, commented: "Innovation is a core part of our objective to educate health care professionals who drive excellence. We delight in to host Dubai 100, which by uniting high-potential start-ups from worldwide and boosting their services in close partnership with industry is thus developing amazing chances in digital health and contributing to Dubai's growing energy as a global catalyst for development."

Throughout the pitch day, entrepreneurs intended to protect new collaborations for scientific trials, fundraising and item development to support their job throughout the range of medical care, from boosting pre-natal like the monitoring of diabetic issues and asthma to rehabilitation of stroke people.

Dr Paul Rinne, co-founder of GripAble, an Imperial University London start-up, that joined Dubai 100 in January, included: "Dubai 100 came with an ideal time to assist us take our product from our academic and scientific world into a global business context. The accelerator has actually surpassed our expectations in assisting us fine-tune our business design and opening up local and worldwide chances. We are now wanting to raise funds to take our confirmed item to industrial stage."

Roland added: "The start-ups on our program were selected from greater than 150 applicants all over the world. Over the past 100 days, they have actually utilised Dubai's helpful ecosystem, our program and strong industry network, to challenge, verify and repeat their options and business models. We anticipate taking that momentum forward with them in the following phases of their advancement."

Dubai 100 was created by Falcon and Associates to sustain the UAE's innovation strategy as one of a number of flagship efforts which accelerates talented future business leaders and innovators by furnishing them with the global way of thinking and skills to adjust to and solve future challenges.

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