Heart Force receives the German Innovation Award for their heart screening device

The Swiss-Canadian medical technology company Heart Force AG from Zug was awarded the German Innovation Award in Gold in the "Excellence In Business To Consumer" category for their Cardio Pro, a heart screening device, in the "Medical & Health" sector.

Great excitement prevails in Zug among the Swiss-Canadian medical technology company Heart Force AG over the recognition by the German Innovation Award in Gold for their heart screening device Cardio Pro. "The award shows us that our efforts in early detection and prevention of heart diseases are on the right track, and it also makes us proud to have been awarded gold," says Philipp Nägeli, CEO of Heart Force AG.

Overcoming industry giants

The German Innovation Award has been awarded for the third time. The organizer of the innovation prize is the Council for Formgebung, founded in 1953 on the initiative of the German Bundestag. The award recognizes forward-looking innovations that have a sustainable impact and offer added value to the user. Heart Force AG stood out among a total of 700 submissions, including those from industry giants such as SAP, Evonic, L'ORÉAL, Continental, R+V General Insurance, or Schott, as well as from hidden champions and startups.

Cardio Pro convinced the jury

A high-caliber jury, including physicists, patent consultants, computer scientists, financing specialists, product designers, technology historians, and marketers, decided on the winners. The jury's reasoning for Cardio Pro states: "Existing technologies for diagnosing cardiovascular diseases are expensive and are therefore usually only used in patients with symptoms, while people without complaints often remain untreated. With Cardio Pro, a cost-effective and precise method for early detection of cardiovascular diseases is available for the first time, which can be performed in less than a minute by the individual themselves, potentially saving many lives." "The focus of the evaluation of the submitted innovations is user-centricity. It is the distinguishing feature of the German Innovation Award," explains Lutz Dietzold, Managing Director of the Council for Formgebung. "This is particularly successful when future users are involved early in product and design development to identify genuine customer needs and develop economically relevant products based on them. The merging of analog and digital innovations is becoming increasingly important for the future success of new developments."

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Heart Force AG is a Swiss-Canadian startup in the field of Digital Health based in Zug. The company has developed a technology that could change the way people detect heart diseases. Cardio Pro is the world's first complete heart screening device for early detection and prevention of heart diseases.