Emerging Innovations: Start-up Pitch Competition – Meet the Finalists!

Meet our finalists with great ideas for groundbreaking (responsible) AI solution for health care

We’re thrilled to announce the start-ups selected to pitch at the 𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘊 2025 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵-𝘶𝘱 𝘗𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯:

These pioneering start-ups will take the stage and pitch their innovations in front of distinguish jury for a chance to win the €10.000 prize (incl. VAT), generously sponsored by our partner Rotterdam Square.

What’s in it for our pitching start-ups?  

  • €10,000 cash prize (incl. VAT) for the winning pitch 
  • If accepted to the conference, they can win the prize money and get a free ticket for the full conference 
  • A chance to present in front of top-tier investors, clinicians, and innovation scouts 
  • Visibility for their start-up in the Responsible AI in Health care ecosystem 
  • Exclusive networking opportunities throughout the conference 

The Jury

  • Chair – Evert Stamhuis – Professor Law and Innovation, Erasmus School of Law
  • Ellen Smit – Managing Director, Rotterdam Square
  • Douwe Jippes – Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Healthy.Capital
  • Jan Willem Scheijgrond – Vice-president and global head of Government & public affairs
  • Maaike Harbers – Lector Artificial Intelligence & Society, Hogeschool Rotterdam
  • Denise Hilling – Assistant Professor Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center

For questions, contact:  

georgia.tax@eur.nl 
w.m.dokkum@tudelft.nl 
l.deroode@tudelft.nl 

The CRAIHC conference will be held at Hilton Hofplein in Rotterdam on September 11th 2025. For more info: www.CRAIHC.com