2026

President’s Innovation Challenge

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Out of 400+ applications, we've selected 180+ PIC semifinalists. These ventures represent all 13 Harvard schools and are one step closer to winning a share of $500,000+ in Bertarelli Foundation funding.

An internal PIC selection committee reviews initial venture applications and selects the semifinalists.

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Aidra Health

Democratizing access to life-saving medical equipment in emerging markets through flexible sharing, leasing, and on-demand solutions.
Beat AI

Predicting heart arrhythmias hours in advance through an AI platform that gives clinicians critical intervention time to save lives.
Bluesense AI Inc

Using AI to detect skin diseases and cancer from a selfie while delivering personalized skincare insights and recommendations.
Bond Health

Accelerating patient enrollment in clinical trials by automating how sites find, contact, and enroll eligible patients.
Clinical Research Trial Match System (CRTMS)

Automating EMR matching to cut screening time, reduce protocol delays, support clinicians, and bring needed treatments to millions of patients faster.
Communities for Childbirth International (CCI)

Running Jinja City’s first community-based 911 system to make emergency maternal care just one call away in rural Uganda.
Dia Penerus Bangsa (Successors of the Nation) Foundation

Revolutionizing Indonesia’s silent oral health crisis with dental screenings, oral health education, and accessible treatment referrals for children.
FIND Neuro

Revolutionizing drug-resistant epilepsy surgery with an FDA-path clinical decision support platform.
HarborSite

Developing a next-generation gene insertion platform for the treatment of genetic and age-associated diseases.
HomeScope

Redefining cystoscopy for bladder cancer surveillance to be more accessible, convenient, and comfortable for patients.
KantiHealth

Partnering with indigenous communities to co-design culturally grounded, evidence-based approaches to advance health equity.
Linton Lifesciences

Using 3D bioprinting to create custom arteries for bypass surgery, aiming to replace traditional autologous grafts.
Little Warrior School

Providing a hospital-integrated school that supports children with chronic illness, ensuring educational equity and closing learning gaps so no child is left behind.
Mobile Memory

Harnessing AI and voice technology to detect early signs of cognitive impairment.
MonitAir

The remote patient monitoring platform built for sleep medicine: helping practices monitor CPAP adherence, close care gaps, and get reimbursed for it.
NanoDEX

Accelerating drug discovery by leveraging nanopore technology to target previously challenging proteins.
NuCyRNA Therapeutics

Redefining RNA-targeting therapeutics, starting in neurodegenerative diseases.
Oxyverse

Transforming neurocritical patient care by providing real-time, noninvasive brain monitoring through a wearable device.
PACR

Building a social network for academics to share research, track impact, explore 500M+ papers, and use AI to engage with the global science ecosystem.
PieD

Developing an AI-powered wearable photonic device for at-home heart failure monitoring through real-time, multi-biomarker detection.
Procure Bio

Engineering protein nanoparticles for targeted delivery of gene and protein therapeutics, advancing novel treatments for genetic diseases.
Promakhos Therapeutics Inc.

Developing oral, non-immunosuppressive, small molecules to cure chronic inflammatory disorders.
REAcT

Delivering the first button-activated tourniquet that gives first responders confidence they’re saving lives correctly every time, eliminating the 70% failure rate.
Salience

Enabling high-bandwidth human–AI collaboration by allowing agents to understand user intent beyond text and command-based interactions.

Out of 400+ applications, we've selected 180+ PIC semifinalists. These ventures represent all 13 Harvard schools and are one step closer to winning a share of $500,000+ in Bertarelli Foundation funding.

An internal PIC selection committee reviews initial venture applications and selects the semifinalists.

Industry

Program

School

Aidra Health

Beat AI

Bluesense AI Inc

Bond Health

Clinical Research Trial Match System (CRTMS)

Communities for Childbirth International (CCI)

Dia Penerus Bangsa (Successors of the Nation) Foundation

FIND Neuro

HarborSite

HomeScope

KantiHealth

Linton Lifesciences

Little Warrior School

Mobile Memory

MonitAir

NanoDEX

NuCyRNA Therapeutics

Oxyverse

PACR

PieD

Procure Bio

Promakhos Therapeutics Inc.

REAcT

Salience