🎉 And the Best Pitch Award goes to…Dermus! 🎉 Incredible news that Dermus has won the Best Pitch Award at UCB's Digital Care Transformation Startup Program (DCTx)! Selected from hundreds of innovative startups to participate in the program, Dermus made it to the final four and our CEO & Founder, Miklós Gyöngy, delivered a standout pitch in front of the UCB Executive Committee. 🏆 A huge thank you to the UCB team for their invaluable and tailored support. This recognition fuels our mission to enable faster and more accurate diagnosis for hidradenitis suppurativa, promoting earlier intervention and improved patient outcomes. 💙 #dermus #dermusvision #highfrequencyultrasound #skinultrasound #dermoscopyguidedhighfrequencyultrasound #hidradenitissuppurativa #UCBmentorship #DCTx #bestpitchaward #startupsuccess
Last week marked the closing of the UCB Startup Program, a unique program focused on incubating early-stage digital health ventures by providing them with tailored support, mentorship and validation from UCB experts. Our team delivered a global session, with live pitches from Brussels and Atlanta, and a live stream to colleagues in Germany. This year's participants, Proton Health (Techstars 2024), Allos, Dermus and Skin Check, were assessed by a jury composed of members of the UCB Executive Committee, digital health experts, and patients. Congratulations to Dermus & Skin Check for winning the Best Pitch Award and Patient Impact Award. Special thanks to the UCB team Marie-Noel Achkar, Daniela Kelling, Eric McCulley, Richard Van, Tanja Hellier, Jan Vandenneucker, and Kevin Grund, for their unwavering commitment to creating positive outcomes for patients, startups and UCB, and the jury Erik Janssen, Emmanuel Caeymaex, Taco van Tiel, Catherine RIVES, Kamal Jethwani, Alisa Matei, and Trishna Bharadia. On our side, we couldn't be prouder of Henry, Orlando, Ana, Catharina, Gabriela, Marina, & Claire - the dream team that has worked relentlessly to support ventures in fulfilling their potential. As UCB's partner for over 3 years, we are proud of shaping the future of the industry alongside patients and HCPs. Now on to a well-deserved rest, and see you next year! #digitalhealth #corporateaccelerator #openinnovation #thebakery
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