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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BLKHLTH

Advancing health equity in Black communities through education, advocacy, research, and programs.
CareROI

Turning digital health engagement and clinical data into payer-ready ROI metrics and dashboards that forecast savings and manage performance levers.
DeM

Democratizing executive-level decision support for everyday users through an AI-driven personal decision hub that functions as a comprehensive Life OS.
Grupo COR

Delivering a low-cost snack fortified with essential micronutrients to improve children’s nutrition and reduce anemia.
Healthynfinity

Helping doctors turn visit notes into plain-language, multilingual summaries so patients can understand and follow their care.
HumanTruths

A social innovation platform using AI-powered voice agents to capture rich, real-time behavioral data from communities in low- and middle-income countries.
Illumicell AI

Providing AI-based sperm testing for healthcare providers, enabling accurate at-home fertility assessments for patients.
PingCares

Developing a digital health platform that connects seniors and caregivers with real-time safety alerts, wellness tools, and daily support.
PinkDetect

Empowering communities to fight breast cancer through education, early detection, and care access by combining cutting-edge technology with grassroots outreach.
Qalam Health Solutions

Enabling surgeons to detect bone cancer cells in tissue margins with innovative tools during surgery to prevent cancer recurrence and optimize patient care.
SafeAI Health

Validating and monitoring AI tools in healthcare to ensure safety, equity, and trustworthy care by detecting bias, model drift, and failure risks.
Scriptify

Scriptify helps pharmacies prevent medication complications for chronically ill patients—AI assists, but real clinicians guide every step.
Stenoa

The operating system for mission-critical care.
Talk You Never Got

Building an online sex education platform that leverages social media and digital learning to reach young adults in India.
The One Care

OneCare is a voice-first coordination layer that automates care logistics without requiring clinicians, non-clinicians or families to learn new software.
Triality

Building the first continuous evidence engine for clinical trials that predicts event rates, feasibility, statistical power, and representation as evidence evolves.
Zone

Building EEG-enabled earbuds and an AI copilot to boost focus and executive function in adults with ADHD through real-time brain sensing.

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

BLKHLTH

CareROI

DeM

Grupo COR

Healthynfinity

HumanTruths

Illumicell AI

PingCares

PinkDetect

Qalam Health Solutions

SafeAI Health

Scriptify

Stenoa

Talk You Never Got

The One Care

Triality

Zone