LATAM Health Champions, 2024

2024 LATAMHEALTHCHAMPIONS APRIL2024 CONTENTS Introduction2 Application1:FundaciónCardiovasculardeColombia(Colombia)3 Application2:MontejoInnovationSAS(Colombia)4 Application3:AVEDIAN-AUMEDSAS(Argentina)5 Application4:BIENI-MED,S.A.(Panama)6 Application5:TheLilyProject(Nicaragua)7 Application6:FundaciónSantaFedeBogotá(Colombia)8 Application7:HealthAtom(Chile)10 Application8:FOODVICASAdeCV(Mexico)11 Application9:KITSMILE(Colombia)12 Application10:InstadosisApp-HealptyS.A.(Panama)13 Application11:UniversidaddeLaSabana(Colombia)14 Application12:KUMPELS-KUMPELSS.A.S.(Colombia)16 Application13:ViretecGestiónyDesarrolloSAdeCV(Mexico)17 Application14:CajaCostarricensedeSeguroSocial(CostaRica)19 Application15:Otilia(Argentina)20 Application16:PILL.AR(Argentina)22 Application17:TARGETSOFTDECOLOMBIASAS(Colombia)23 Application18:Reliv(Ecuador)25 Application19:Selectivity(Argentina)26 Application20:PacificoSalud-SAHSAC(Peru)28 itif.org INTRODUCTION Innovationplaysacriticalroleinimprovingpublichealthandinovercomingglobalhealthchallenges,androbustintellectualproperty(IP)rightsarekeyinenablinginnovationaroundtheworldbyprovidingincentivesforinnovatorstoinvestresearchanddevelopment(R&D)thatproducehealthinnovations. Ourorganizations,theInformationTechnology&InnovationFoundation(ITIF),theLatinAmericanFederationofthePharmaceuticalIndustry(FIFARMA),andInstitutodeProspectivaeInnovacionenSalud(INNOS)haveteameduptolaunchacompetitiontoidentifythemostnovelandpromisinghealthcareinnovationsinSouthAmerica.OurCallforLATAMHealthChampions,whichranfromFebruary5toMarch5,2024,received55applicationsproposinginnovativehealthsolutionstoawiderangeofhealthchallenges.Thisbooklethighlightsthetop20applicationsthatweredeemedmostgroundbreaking. Thedifferenthealthchallengesaddressedbytheseinnovationsinclude: -Adeviceforfertilitytreatmentsthatallowsgynaecologiststocheaplyandeasilyperformintrauterineinseminationsintheiroffices,expandingaccesstofertilitytreatments. -Atoolthatmakeseducationonsexualandreproductivehealthmorebroadlyaccessible. -Adevicethatprovidespulmonaryresuscitationwithoutpreviousmedicaltraining. -Anartificialintelligence(AI)monitorthatdeterminesthelevelofanaesthesiadepthforpatientsduringsurgery. -Atoolthatallowsnon-specializedhealthcarepersonneltostophaemorrhageduringchildbirthinaneasy,affordable,nonsurgical,anaesthesia-free,andpainlessmanner. -Alow-costplatformfor3Dprintingofmedicationsthatwillimproveaccesstopersonalizedmedicinebyallowingforindividuallyscaledmedicationproduction. -AnAIplatformthatextractsactionabledataduringthepatientjourneytosupportinsurers,hospitals,anddrugmanufacturers,addressingtheproblemoffragmentationinhealthsystemsthatcanlimittheeffectiveuseofthelargeamountofdatagenerated. Application1:FundaciónCardiovasculardeColombia(Colombia) TheCardiovascularFoundationofColombia(FCV)isoneofthemostimportantmedicalcomplexesinColombiaandLatinAmerica.ItisthefirstinstitutioninthecountryaccreditedbytheJointCommissionInternational(patientsafety)andHIMSSEmram7(DigitalHospital).TheFCVconstitutesahealthecosystemthathas13healthbusinessunits.OneofthoseunitsisaResearchCenter,withrecognitionattheregional,national,andinternationallevels.Todate,itistheColombiancompanywiththehighestnumberofgrantedpatentsinmedicaltechnologyandisalsospecializedintheproductionofmedicaldevicesthataremarketedthroughoutthecountry.FCVworkswithcriteriaofexcellence,innovation,andsocialsensetoprovidepatientswiththebestcare. “SISTEMADETELEMONITOREOTELSY”isaportablediagnostictoolusedtomonitorthevitalsignsinindividualsinamobilemanner,withremotetransmissionandgeoreferencing,aimedatintegratingthesebenefitstosense,visualize,transmit,andcontinuouslystorethestatusofapatient'sphysiologicalparametersandtherebyverifyclinicalstatus.Themostinnovativefunctionofthe"Telsy"telemonitoringsystemisthe"TelsyHogarhomeassistant"monitorthatenablessendingthepatient'ssenseddatatoaremotestationthatcanbeviewedthroughacomputerorcellphonewithInternetaccess,usingdifferenttransmissionmedia.Thisequipmenthasearnedapatentfortheintegrationofadevicethattakesvitalsignstotracethedatafromthedoctor'sinterface,andamobileapplicationthatallowsbidirectionalcommunicationwiththepatientand/ortheircaregiver. Inthiseraoftechnologicaldisruption,asystemlikeTelsynotonlysolveshealthcareneedsinatimelyandrelevantwaybutalsostrengthenstheuseofinformationtechnologyasastrategicelementinthesector,especiallytelehealth.Itisanidealcomplementtotheinsuranceandhealthservicedeliverymodelthatallowsincreasingcapacityandresolutioninprimaryandhighcomplexitycare,givingcontinuitytothehomemanagementplan,whichcanbeaccompaniedthroughthistypeofmedicaldevicesforpatientmonitoring.Thisenablesthehealthprofessionaltomakesafedecisionsbasedondata,notonlyphysiologicalonesassociatedwithvitalsigns,butalsothoseassociatedwithdiseasemanagement,whichgenerallydependstoalargeextentonself-caremeasures(i.e.,diet,physicalactivity,andstressmanagement),adherenceto medications,andmedicalmanagement.Thisisoneofthebiggestchallengesforthegrowingpopulationofpatientswithc