
Connecting Hospitals, Igniting Innovations
Join Us for the Final Event
September 12, 2023 (4:30 PM IST | 10:00 AM EST)
Start-Up Nation Central | Hybrid Event
Innovation for Future Healthcare Excellence
Join us for the grand finale of our tech challenge in collaboration with Baptist Health Innovations, ARC Sheba, and Triventures.
Our Goal
To drive healthcare innovation that transforms patient experiences and empowers our healthcare providers.
Start-Up Nation Central plays a pivotal role in facilitating the convergence of Israeli Health Tech and esteemed world-renowned hospitals like Baptist Health and Sheba, helping reshape the landscape of healthcare.
The Challenge
To elevate workforce retention, optimize patient experiences, promote nurturing workplace environments, and more. To reach those objectives, we sought solutions across sectors that have the potential to redefine care delivery, enhance clinical outcomes, and boost capacity in a cost-effective manner.
The Results?
106 companies with relevant solutions applied.
5 finalists have made it to the global showcase.
1 will be crowned the winner.
Join us as we present implementable solutions by the 5 finalists and select the winner.
What to Expect from the Final Event

Meet the Innovation Leaders of Baptist Health Innovation: Connect with the visionary team that is catalyzing change in modern healthcare and is eager to engage with Israel’s Health Tech ecosystem.
Gain valuable insights from ARC Sheba and Triventures: Tap into the wealth of knowledge and experience these ecosystem experts hold.
Tech Challenge Finalists: Witness the power of innovation as the top five finalists pitch their solutions that address critical challenges in healthcare delivery.
The Grand Finale: Experience the crowning of the challenge winner, a game-changer set to make waves in healthcare excellence.
Audience Award: In-person attendees can cast their vote for the startup that captures their hearts. Your voice, your choice!

Opening Remarks and Advisory Committee Introduction
Finalist Pitch Sessions
Fireside Chat with Dr. Iris Adler and Dr. Jonathan Fialkow
18:25 - 18:45
Announcement of the winner and Audience Choice Award
The Winner will receive:

- $75,000 in-kind (pilot credit) to work with Baptist Health Innovations to further develop your solution and enter the US market.
- 20 office hours with ARC team and Sheba Expert
- Office hours with Triventures, a global early-stage fund that invests in innovative healthcare
Two Second Place Winners will receive:
- Office hours with the ARC-Sheba team
- Office hours with Triventures, a global early-stage fund that invests in innovative healthcare

Sorted in Alphabetical Order
Sorted in Alphabetical Order

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare organization in the region, with 12 hospitals, more than 26,000 employees, 4,000 physicians and 100 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. In addition, it includes Baptist Health Medical Group; Baptist Health Quality Network; and Baptist Health Care On Demand, a virtual health platform. A not-for-profit organization supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence, Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies.
For more information, visit BaptistHealth.net/Newsroom and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.

The healthcare sector is in dire need of a transformation that would lead to more sustainable consumer-based solutions.
To spearhead this, Sheba Medical Center, the largest hospital in Israel that was recognized as being among the top 10 in the world by Newsweek in March 2019, 2020, and 2021, launched ARC.
ARC, which is short for accelerate, redesign, and collaborate, encompasses a global ecosystem that aims to develop, pilot, and roll out game-changing solutions. It prioritizes innovations in digital health as its main change vehicle and fosters an open innovation environment. Our goal is ambitious – to have a meaningful, measurable impact on healthcare by 2030. To this end, we unite leading Academic Medical Centers with innovative startups and strategic industry partners to promote accelerated development and implementation through the sharing of data and streamlined collaborations.