Celebrating the Pitch Winners of HealthTech Investor Summit 2025
Europe’s healthtech pipeline was on full display at the HealthTech Investor Summit 2025 in Utrecht, with the regions brightest rising stars in the spotlight. From surgical robotics and implantable devices to bioelectronics and next-generation diagnostics, here are the pitching companies that stood out to both the judges and audience.
Before the Fall: Catching Cognitive Decline Early with Citizen Science
In Antwerp, a unique cohort of volunteers is helping to solve one of the world’s most urgent medical challenges: the early detection of cognitive decline. While the study is local, its implications are global — providing the long-term data needed to understand the hidden years of decline in Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, to enable early diagnosis and intervention.
Nano Crayons: The Atomic Structure of Screens and Solar Panels
Behind the vivid colors of our phone screens and smartwatches lies a world too small for the naked eye to see. But scientists at the University of Antwerp have developed a new method to analyze small changes in the atomic arrangement of the nanomaterials in these kinds of digital displays, which is key to creating stable and efficient materials for solar cells or electronics in the future.