CharmHealth Crowns 2025 Innovation Challenge Winners, Helping to Launch the Next Class of Promising Healthtech Startups

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PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 1, 2025--

CharmHealth, a leader in healthcare technology solutions for providers, today announced the winners of its fifth annual Innovation Challenge. Selected from hundreds of entries, 17 finalists recently debuted their innovations at the Charmalot user conference, held Sept. 19-20 in Berkeley, California.

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Pramila Srinivasan, Ph.D., CEO of CharmHealth, congratulates Sanna Gaspard, Ph.D., CEO of Rubitection, winner of the First Place award at the CharmHealth Innovation Challenge.

Chosen from a record-setting pool of applicants, this year’s winners are:

• Grand Prize ($10,000): Rubitection. The team at Rubitection is creating a global standard system for skin health monitoring and care management for wounds and chronic skin conditions. It consists of an easy-to-use measurement probe coupled with care management software that provides data to personalize care and support prevention regardless of environment.
• Second Place ($5,000): Voice Health. At the heart of VoiceHealth.ai is an advanced voice AI engine. Its clinic-specific virtual assistant offers customizable workflows that streamline tasks like scheduling, patient reminders, and follow ups, while ensuring compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA and other regulations.
• Third Place ($2,500): Thymos Health. Its data-driven technology was designed to diagnose, treat and uncover the root causes of hundreds of autoimmune conditions. It leverages AI to optimize patients’ physical, emotional and psychological well-being.

CharmHealth also awarded three companies with Honorable Mention recognition: A Pound of Cure, Vibrant, and National Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur Network (NNPEN).

“This year’s Innovation Challenge class was absolutely stellar. Our finalists presented an impressive range of world-changing ideas, products and services driven by data and AI,” said Pramila Srinivasan, Ph.D., CEO of CharmHealth. “The incredible engagement from universities, accelerators, nonprofits and entrepreneurs shows the Innovation Challenge has become a recognized hub for healthcare innovation.”

Investing in the Future of Care

The Innovation Challenge is a cornerstone of CharmHealth’s mission to improve healthcare for all. The Challenge stemmed out of CharmHealth’s commitment to collaboration and community, the core components that enable innovation to thrive and address the most pressing needs of providers, patients and healthcare organizations.

While the Innovation Challenge has consistently surfaced bold healthtech ideas since its inception, 2025 in particular yielded its largest number of submissions to date. Digital health innovators, entrepreneurs and thought leaders, including participants from top accelerators like UC Berkeley’s Health Engine, completed proposals across five categories: Mobile Health Apps, Healthcare Accessibility, Tech-led Innovations, Population Health, and new this year, Agentic AI. The emphasis on identifying and strategically applying AI to healthcare was added to underscore CharmHealth’s forward-looking vision and leadership, encouraging a new batch of startups to consider developing novel solutions for the industry.

After a careful review of all proposals across categories, CharmHealth invited its 17 finalists for a Pitch Day competition at Charmalot. There, finalists showcased their solutions to conference attendees who voted for their favorites in a dedicated event app. The six companies with the most votes advanced to the stage for 10-minute live pitches in front of an esteemed panel of judges to compete for recognition, opportunities and funding.

Finalists are invited to work with ecosystem partners to refine, test and scale their solutions more effectively. They also unlock greater visibility through CharmHealthHub, the dynamic marketplace that connects innovative offerings with a broad network of healthcare providers and organizations to showcase, integrate and scale solutions.

To learn more about CharmHealth’s Innovation Challenge and its winners, please visit https://go.charmhealth.com/charmhealthchallenge.

About CharmHealth

CharmHealth is a leading provider of innovative healthcare technology solutions that empower healthcare organizations to deliver efficient, high-quality care. With a focus on interoperability, patient engagement, and streamlined workflows, CharmHealth offers a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of modern healthcare. For more information on CharmHealth, visit www.charmhealth.com. To get breaking news, follow the company on LinkedIn, Facebook and @charmhealth.

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