MEDICAL INNOVATORS’ CHALLENGE

Medical Innovators’ Challenge

April 23, 2025
Marco Polo Cruise Terminal

Your front-row seat to cutting-edge medical advancements.

The Medical Innovators’ Challenge brought together bold ideas, passionate minds, and a shared vision for a healthier New Brunswick.

The $500,000 David Elias CHS Health Care Innovation Award was presented to Team Genetic Service for a groundbreaking project that will reduce wait times and deliver vital answers to patients at the Saint John Regional Hospital.

The $100,000 Community Impact Award went to Team Meet the Kids Where They Are for its compassionate initiative focused on directly meeting children’s health care needs.

These innovators prove that when we invest in big ideas and the people behind them, we can drive powerful change in New Brunswick health care. Thank you to all the applicants and everyone who joined us; together, we are building something extraordinary.

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MORE ON THE MEDICAL INNOVATORS’ CHALLENGE:

The David Elias CHS Health Care Innovation Award

Transformative generosity. Game-changing medical innovation.

In a high-stakes showdown, three finalist teams will pitch their game-changing medical solutions to revolutionize local healthcare.

This year, you have the power to vote for the winner of the David Elias CHS Health Care Innovation Award, helping to shape the future of medical advancements in our community.

The prize: $500,000

meet the teams

Community Impact Award

Real impact in the heart of our community.

New this year, two teams will vie for a $100,000 Community Impact Award to accelerate access to care beyond our hospital walls — advancing sustainable health care system solutions in our community and province.

The prize: $100,000

meet the teams

Trailblazing Health Care Innovation since 2017

Since launching our first medical competition in 2017, our generous donors have helped us invest over $2.5 million into New Brunswick’s health care system—fuelling 10 groundbreaking projects that are transforming care, saving lives and shaping the future of medicine.

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funded projects

2021

Atlantic Canada’s first 3-D Imaging Center and the first in Canada to adopt Subtle Medical’s AI solutions, reducing scan times and improving patient comfort

2018

First-in-Canada Nobel Prize winning super-resolution microscope to ensure new medicines will have the desired effect on specific patients, contributing to decreased hospital stays and reduced pressure on hospitals

2017

An extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device, also known as cardiac bypass in a box, launching a study to show improved survival rates for cardiac arrest patients in the Emergency Department

Event Details

5:30 PM Pre-Event Social

  • Food catering and cash bar available
  • Guest photography provided
  • Coat check provided
  • Parking in the Marco Polo lot is provided
  • Business/Business Formal Attire Encouraged
  • Event will be theatre-style seating

6:30 PM Welcoming Remarks

The David Elias CHS Health Care Innovation Award Presentations

  • 3 Team Presentations
  • Q & A with the honourary judges

The David Elias CHS Health Care Innovation Award Voting (Audience)

Community Impact Award, Presented by GreenShield Presentations

  • 2 Team Presentations
  • Q & A with the honourary judges

Community Impact Award Voting (Audience)

Announcement of Winners

Closing Remarks

Post-Event Social

  • Food catering and cash bar available
  • Guest photography provided

Let’s fuel the future of health care, together.

Witness cutting-edge ideas come to life and connect with the brightest minds in the field.