The American India Foundation (AIF) and Stanford Medicine are jointly hosting the first symposium on maternal and newborn health on October 14, 2016 with the aim of reducing the thousands of childbirth-related deaths that occur in India and globally. At that symposium, Stanford Medicine and the AIF will also be announcing the winners of the first AIF-Stanford Medicine Innovation in MedTech Award, which celebrates innovators who are disrupting poverty and catalyzing social and economic change in India.

We are currently accepting nominations for the Innovation in MedTech Award.

While your application may be for any innovation in medical technology, we would encourage you to submit innovations in the area of maternal and newborn health since this is the area of focus for the event where the award will be presented. Individuals, teams and companies can apply, and there is no age limit for applicants.

Up to two awards will be presented in each of the following three categories:

        1)    Most innovative concept

        2)    Most innovative field-tested prototype of a concept

        3)    Most innovative product currently deployed in the market

We are accepting nominations through September 1, 2016.

Jurors include a prestigious panel of Stanford faculty and AIF representatives. Winners will be notified by September 25 and awards will be presented at the AIF Stanford Event on October 14. Awardees must be present at the event and agree to participate in the event showcase. Awardees will receive commemorative plaques and be mentioned on the AIF website. Awardees will have an opportunity to exhibit their concepts or products at the innovation showcase at the event. Additionally they will be offered a one-hour meeting with a select set of event panelists, Stanford faculty or AIF board members, and their innovation will be featured in a blog post to be written by AIF’s CEO published in the aftermath of the event.  Winners will also be announced in a press release.