Two VUB teams from the Electronics and Informatics (ETRO) department won the top awards at the recent MedTech Accelerator 2025, showcasing cutting-edge innovation in digital and equitable healthcare solutions.
iHealthy Path - AI for smarter lung care
The Jury Award went to iHealthy Path (Hichem Sahli & Abel Díaz Berenguer, ETRO), enhancing pulmonary embolism management with an AI-powered Clinical Decision Support System. Their solution integrates imaging, electronic health records (EHR) data, and predictive analytics to improve diagnostic accuracy and treatment efficiency.
Equitably Health - Tackling health inequity in pulse oximeters
The Audience Award went to Equitably Health (Angel Solé Morillo, ETRO), developing a next-generation pulse oximeter that eliminates skin-tone bias through adaptive calibration methods. A crucial innovation to ensure truly equitable and safe care for all patients.
These awards reaffirm the strength of VUB’s commitment to translating world-class research into high-impact MedTech. We look forward to tracking the progress of both iHealthy Path and Equitably Health as they move forward. Congratulations to all teams for driving the future of healthcare innovation.