Eleven innovators will compete at the Lyfebulb-Helsinn Investment Fund Innovation Summit for the first ever Lyfebulb-Helsinn Investment Fund Innovation Award, which will be presented to an exceptional innovator with outstanding entrepreneurial potential to commercialize creative efforts and ideas to better manage cancer using drugs, medical devices, or consumer products, and healthcare information technologies
THE AWARD
One innovator will be awarded the first Lyfebulb-Helsinn Investment Fund Innovation Award in cancer treatment and cancer supportive care
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ABOUT THE AWARD
Monetary grants up to $25K will be awarded to the winners, as well as the opportunity for all finalists to be in a position to be better noticed by venture capital funds
BENEFITS OF THE LYFEBULB-HELSINN INVESTMENT FUND INNOVATION SUMMIT & AWARD
National and international recognition. The benefit for innovators of participating is
the visibility given to the selected 10 finalists, and the Winner in particular
Invitation to the Lyfebulb–Helsinn Innovation Summit 2018 in Monaco as one of 10 Finalists.
The Innovation Summit aims to link innovators with senior leadership from Lyfebulb and Helsinn in order
to spotlight innovators’ efforts and ideas, and provide professional discussion, direction, and inspiration.
The winner will be chosen on March 27, 2018 by a prestigious, international panel.
THE SUMMIT
At this Summit, 10 selected Innovators will compete for
monetary grants and be given the opportunity to be considered for a
possible investment by the Helsinn Investment Fund
ABOUT THE SUMMIT
Beyond presenting their innovative ventures to this group, the 10 finalists will also have a chance to interact and exchange ideas on how to advance further patient innovatorship in the cancer community, engage with Lyfebulb founders, Helsinn Investment Fund leadership, representatives from the patient community, key opinion leaders, and potential investors and compete for a monetary grant.
The Lyfebulb-Helsinn Investment Fund Innovation Summit stems from the idea of the Lyfebulb Entrepreneur Circle, established in 2015, and features people who have created a product and a company based on issues encountered because of their personal experiences with a chronic illness.
Patient innovators have a unique ability to create a value-adding disease intervention beyond therapy. Our aim is to support patient-driven innovation and we are laser-focused on improving the quality of life for those living with cancer.
