CAPCaT Point-of-Care Showcase & CAPCaT Innovation Award Competition
Advancing Innovation in Digital Health, Diagnostics and Respiratory Care
2026 CAPCaT Research Symposium Applications are Open!
The 2026 CAPCaT Research Symposium highlights cutting edge point‑of‑care technologies designed to transform how Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep (HLBS) conditions are diagnosed, monitored, and managed. As healthcare increasingly extends beyond brick‑and‑mortar hospitals, we seek solutions that enable high‑quality care in hospital‑at‑home programs, community settings, emergency response environments, paramedicine, and remote patient monitoring ecosystems.
Key themes include:
- Next‑generation point‑of‑care tools that expand access to HLBS care in non‑traditional settings.
- Remote and decentralized care models that improve patient outcomes while reducing the burden on clinical infrastructure.
- Technologies supporting the healthcare workforce, particularly innovations using artificial intelligence to augment the capabilities of community health workers, paramedics, technicians, and other frontline providers.
- Solutions addressing workforce shortages, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and decision‑support for distributed care teams.
- Integration frameworks and implementation strategies that ensure safe, scalable, and equitable adoption of emerging technologies.
Application deadline is April 30th.
CAPCaT Innovation Award Competition
EOIs due: May 1st
The Center for Advancing Point of Care Technologies (CAPCaT) in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders, part of the NIH Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network (POCTRN), supports the development, adaptation, and validation of point-of-care technologies for HLBS conditions.
While applications across the HLBS spectrum are encouraged, the 2026 competition will place special emphasis on technologies that support care delivery beyond traditional hospital settings, including hospital-at-home, paramedicine, and remote patient monitoring. Projects incorporating complementary and integrative health approaches are also encouraged.
Through this annual competition, CAPCaT anticipates funding up to four awards of up to $100,000 each for a 12-month project period.
Areas of Interest
We welcome technologies that address:
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Lung conditions including asthma, COPD, pulmonary hypertension
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Cardiovascular health and acute decompensation management
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Blood disorders, coagulopathies, and thrombosis risk
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Sleep monitoring and treatment (e.g., CPAP, wearable sleep tech)
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mHealth and telehealth tools for underserved populations
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Integrative health tools such as mindfulness or physiologic sensors
Technologies should aim to improve accessibility, reduce cost, integrate into care workflows, and deliver real-time insights.
The CAPCaT Point-of-Care Showcase!
The CAPCaT Showcase is a high-impact event that connects innovators with funding sources, strategic partners, and new collaborators in digital health and point-of-care innovation.
Who should attend:
- Life sciences startups exploring POC technologies
- Researchers and NIH grantees looking to build and translate early-stage ideas
- Entrepreneurs seeking strategic partners and product development resources
- Investors, clinicians, and industry leaders in diagnostics and digital health
