Finalists named for $50,000 Power Play Pitch Competition

Power Play aims to accelerate the development and commercial success of concepts, prototypes and other innovations in the health care space

The organizing committee of the International Conference on Aging, Innovation and Rehabilitation (ICAIR) is pleased to announce today the finalists for the Power Play Pitch Competition.

Power Play is a Dragon’s Den-style event that helps drive the development and commercial success of existing startup companies and provides seed funding for entrepreneurs with innovative concept ideas in the health, rehab and age-tech sectors. 

The competition is scheduled to take place at ICAIR on Tuesday, May 7 and is sponsored by the Toyota Mobility Foundation, which recently partnered with the MaRS Discovery District, the KITE Research Institute and others to establish the Mobility Unlimited Hub in Toronto.

Power Play sees innovators vie for a total of $50,000 in prizes in two categories: The Innovative Concept, and The Innovative Start-up. A total of 10 applicants in each category are selected as finalists for Power Play each year with an additional five in those categories invited to present their visions for the future of healthcare during a pitch competition at ICAIR. 

Congratulations to all of those selected as finalists and presenters. For more information, or to register for ICAIR, please visit us here.

Innovative Start up Competition

Competition Presenters (Top Five)

Company: Bionic Power Inc.
Speaker: Gualtiero Piero Guadagni
Website: https://bionic-power.com/

Company: Cove Neurosciences Inc.
Speaker: Nardin Samuel
Website: www.coveneuro.com

Company: DreamDirector.AI by MotionBed Inc.
Speaker: Ken Raj Leslie
Website: https://rbdcalm.ai/

Company: AiimSense Inc.
Speaker: Atefeh (Ati) Zarabadi
Website: https://aiimsense.com/

Company: Dynamic Memory Solutions Inc.
Speaker: Bryan Hong
Website: https://hippocamera.com/

Competition Finalists (6-10)

Company: Medly Therapeutics
Speaker: Elizabeth Lee
Website: www.medly.ca

Company: PROVA Innovations Ltd.
Speaker: Matthew Rosato
Website: www.provainnovations.com

Company: BISEP INC.
Speaker: David D'Angelo
Website: www.bisep.org

Company: ManagingLife, Inc.
Speaker: Tahir Janmohamed
Website: https://managinglife.com

Company: caregiVR Inc.
Speaker: Morgan Rosenberg
Website: www.mycaregivr.com

Innovative Concept Competition

Competition Presenters (Top 5)

Company: NeuRestore Technologies
Speaker: Jasmine Al-Sayegh
Website: https://h2i.utoronto.ca/startup/neurestore/

Company: Helixir Medical
Speaker: Moses Cook
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/helixir-medical/

Company: TRUSTE Inc.
Speaker: Shaghayegh Chavoshian
Website: www.trustelab.ca

Company: PostureCoach
Speaker: Davood Dadkhah
Website: N/A

Company: Panorama Health Inc.
Speaker: Ruilin Wu
Website: https://panoramahealth.org/

Competition Finalists (6-10)

Company: Enko
Speaker: Claire Liu
Website: N/A

Company: CardioTec4Climate
Speaker: Susan Marzolini
Website: N/A

Company: Agile
Speaker: Catherine Xiong
Website: https://agiletranslate.co/  

Company: AgeUnity
Speaker: Tina Liu
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ageunity/  

Company: Cura Connect
Speaker: Carmen Scala
Website: www.curaconnect.ca