CAPCaT Innovation Award Competition
More information coming soon for 2026!
The Center for Advancing Point of Care Technologies (CAPCaT) offers an Innovation Award to support academic researchers developing or validating point-of-care (POC) solutions with the potential to transform the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders.
Through this program, up to four awards of $100,000 are granted to projects advancing toward clinical testing. Priority areas include lung health and innovations that integrate complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches, alongside other high-impact POC technologies.
Awardees gain not only funding, but also access to a national network of industry leaders, clinical experts, and commercialization resources in point-of-care innovation.
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. View the full focus areas and performance criteria here.
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
