Empowering Innovation that Helps the World SMILE
SMILE Health is the accelerator program where transformational solutions to improve oral health take center stage.
We support innovators who challenge norms and are ready to advance solutions that improve accessibility, equity, and propel the integration between oral health and overall health.
CareQuest Innovation Partners and MATTER have joined together to launch SMILE Health for its third year. The 12-week semi-virtual program connects diverse innovators with a network of mission-aligned industry partners who help advance your solution and roadmap.
Benefits for selected participants:
- Non-Dilutive Cash Stipend: Receive a $10,000 stipend without giving up any equity.
- Expert-Led Validation Studies: Tap into curated industry data and strengthen your business case.
- 1:1 Mentorship: Connect with industry veterans who provide personalized guidance.
- Custom Curriculum: Engage in immersive workshops tailored to health innovators.
- Dedicated Pitch Support: Workshop pitches to present to medical and oral health leaders at a closed-door Reveal Day and Demo Day at HLTH 2024.
- Ongoing Access: Gain a six-month MATTER membership upon program completion to continue building your business.
- Future Growth: Apply for ACCELERATE, a program that provides incremental funding to collaborate with industry partners on mission-aligned projects.
This year is focused on three key areas:
- Advancing Accessible, Equitable, and Integrated Health: How can we make health care, including oral health, more accessible, equitable and/or integrated?
- Reducing Disparities through Oral Health: How can we leverage innovative oral health solutions to better identify and/or address health disparities?
- Connecting Chronic Care with Oral Health: How can we help people at risk or with chronic conditions better manage their overall health through oral health?
For more information visit carequestinnovation.com/smile-health
Deadline to apply is May 8, 2024 at 11:59pm ET.
Challenge statement:
How might we enhance the eye care patient experience?
This challenge is open to solutions that address one or more of the following tracks:
Track one: Empowering patients
Does your solution enable patients to proactively manage their eye health?
E.g. Find-a-provider apps, symptom checkers, digital therapeutics, patient education
Track two: Scaling access
Does your solution increase patient and provider access to novel eye care solutions and experiences?
E.g. NEMT-for-optometry, portable and handheld devices, smart eyewear or wearables, care navigation
Track three: Elevating care
Does your solution aid optometrists in providing an elevated patient experience?
E.g., Dr. co-pilots, ambient medical scribes, AI-enabled disease detection, audiology integration
Who should apply?
- Vision care startups and technologies with solutions addressing one or all of the above tracks
- Non-vision care startups and technologies with a compelling use case for enhancing the eye care experience, whether that’s by empowering patients, scaling access to eye care, or strengthening the bond between eye care and general health
- Startups and technologies with a connection to a trend in VSP ‘Future Eye: 10 Vision Trends Transforming Healthcare’ report, such as a digital therapeutic addressing myopia or smart eyewear with built-in health tracking
Timeline
April 15: Applications open
June 7: Applications close
June 28: Cohort announced
July 15-August 9: 4-week startup bootcamp
August 15: Final showcase (in person at MATTER)
Challenge statement
What if your idea could make a difference in how we work? What if you had the opportunity to turn your vision into reality, with the support and resources of LuUS behind you? We're looking for focused innovators who dare to dream and are ready to make and drive change with a focus on our customers and our goals. If you believe your idea has the potential to change the way we think and work or the way we meet customer needs, ThinkLab may be where your journey begins. Let's innovate together and shape the future of Lundbeck for our patients and customers.
Timeline
March 12: Applications open
April 24: Applications close
May 6: Finalists announced
June 19: Internal Innovation Bootcamp