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The Galien Foundation Announces 2026 Prix Galien USA Nominees for “Best Digital Health Solution,” “Best Medical Technology,” “Incubators, Accelerators and Equity,” and “Best Startup”
The Galien Foundation Announces 2026 Prix Galien USA Nominees for “Best Digital Health Solution,” “Best Medical Technology,” “Incubators, Accelerators and Equity,” and “Best Startup”
Celebrating 20 Years of Honoring the Digital Breakthroughs, Pioneering Startups, and Ecosystems Driving the Future of Healthcare
NEW YORK, Aug. 13 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Galien Foundation, the premier global institution dedicated to honoring innovators in life sciences, announced today the 2026 Prix Galien USA Award nominees for “Best Digital Health Solution,” “Best Medical Technology,” “Incubators, Accelerators and Equity,” and “Best Startup.” Winners will be honored during the Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony on October 29, 2026, at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
“Witnessing the incredible momentum in medical technology, digital health, and startup ventures is inspiring,” said Kenneth C. Frazier, Co-Chair of the Galien Forum, Prix Galien USA Awards Committee. “As we celebrate two decades of the Prix Galien USA Awards, we look forward to honoring this new class of nominees whose inventive work epitomizes the future of health and our collective commitment to improving lives through scientific brilliance.”
Marking two decades of shaping medicine for patients worldwide, The Galien Foundation continues to inspire spirited collaboration between science and industry leaders on the most critical topics in medical technology, entrepreneurship, and equity.
The 2026 Prix Galien USA field includes 23 nominees for “Best Digital Health Solution,” 23 for “Best Medical Technology,” and 11 for “Best Incubators, Accelerators and Equity”.
This year, the “Best Startup” category attracted a record number of more than 250 applications, out of which 84 candidates have been selected as nominees following rigorous review.
“We applaud this year’s remarkable Prix Galien USA nominees as we mark twenty years of excellence in medical technology, digital health, and entrepreneurship,” said Bruno Cohen, Chairman of The Galien Foundation. “Their achievements beautifully demonstrate how scientific advancements can transform human lives and improve the wellbeing of our planet.”
To qualify, each candidate must demonstrate tremendous potential to improve human health and for “Best Medical Technology” must be U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for marketing within the last five years. Sales data are not considered by the nominating committee in their award nominee selection, only science and health impact.
The following candidates have been selected as the 2026 Prix Galien USA nominees:
Best Digital Health Solution (Nominees)
| Accumulus Technologies | Accumulus Platform |
| AEYE Health | AEYE-DS (AEYE Diagnostic Screening) |
| Altis Labs, Inc. | Imaging-based Prognostication (IPRO) |
| Aptar Digital Health | Migraine Buddy: a digital health solution generating insights from user-reported data and continuous biometrics |
| Ayble Health | Ayble: AI-Enabled Virtual Specialty GI Clinic |
| Beaconcure | Verify |
| Biorce | Aika |
| Cleerly | Cleerly LABS |
| Evidation Health | Event-Triggered Flare-State Proteomics Platform and Autoimmune Cohort |
| Evinova | Evinova Unified Trial Solution |
| Fasikl, Inc. | Fasikl Felix NeuroAI Wristband |
| Gheorg (pronounced George) | Gheorg (pronounced George) |
| Helfie AI | Helfie AI |
| Intellect | Intellect: Clinically Validated AI-enabled Global Mental Healthcare Platform |
| Life365 | CloudCare |
| Medable, Inc. | Medable Agentic Clinical Development Platform |
| OpenEvidence Inc. | OpenEvidence |
| Owkin | K Pro |
| PHIL Inc. | PHIL Digital Hub & PHIL Direct |
| RapidAI | Rapid Navigator Pro™ |
| SamaCare | AI-powered Medical Benefit Prior Authorization Intelligence Platform |
| The TeleDentists | The TeleDentists |
| Welldoc | The Welldoc Platform |
Best Medical Technology (Nominees)
| Abbott | AVEIR™ Dual Chamber (DR) Leadless Pacemaker System |
| Abbott | Esprit™ BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System |
| Abbott | TriClip™ G4 System |
| Alcon | UNITY® Vitreoretinal Cataract System (VCS) |
| Beyond Air, Inc. | LungFit® PH |
| Cochlear Limited (Cochlear North America) | Nucleus® Nexa™ System |
| Cresilon | TRAUMAGEL® |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Edwards SAPIEN M3 Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System |
| Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. | Motiva Flora® SmoothSilk® Tissue Expander |
| Guardant Health | Guardant360® Liquid CDx |
| Guardant Health | Shield™ |
| Insightec | Exablate® Neuro |
| Johnson & Johnson | INLEXZO™ |
| Johnson & Johnson | Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist, Impella CP with SmartAssist |
| Johnson & Johnson | Shockwave C2 |
| Lumicell | LumiSystem |
| Lungpacer Medical | AeroPace® |
| MediBeacon Inc. | Transdermal GFR System |
| Medtronic | Altaviva™ Implantable Tibial Neuromodulation Device |
| Medtronic | Symplicity Spyral™ Renal Denervation System |
| MiniMed (previously Medtronic Diabetes) | MiniMed Go™ |
| OUR United Corporation | TaiChiPro® |
| RefleXion Medical | RefleXion® X1 with SCINTIX® biology-guided radiotherapy |
Incubators, Accelerators and Equity (Nominees)
| ANDHealth Pty Ltd | ANDHealth+ |
| Avant Bio | Avant Bio Fund II LP |
| Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines | Calibr-Skaggs Drug Accelerator |
| Cross-Border Impact Ventures | Women’s and Children’s Health Technology Fund |
| Deep Knowledge Group (incorporating Deep Knowledge Ventures, Longevity Capital, Deep Knowledge Analytics, Deep Pharma Intelligence and Aging Analytics Agency) (https://www.dkv.global/) | Deep Knowledge Group – DeepTech for Social Good (investment, analytics and ecosystem-building consortium spanning AI, Longevity, BioTech and HealthTech) |
| Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research | MAYO CLINIC AND ARIZONA STATE U. ALLIANCE for HEALTH CARE ACCELERATOR |
| McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship | McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship |
| Nucleate Bio, Inc. | Nucleate Activator |
| PureTech Health | PureTech Health |
| Start it @KBC | Start it @KBC |
| Weill Cornell Medicine BioVenture Elab | BioVenture eLab |
Best Startup (Nominees)
| ADVANCED BIODESIGN |
| AIVITA Biomedical, Inc. |
| Algen Biotechnologies, Inc. |
| Alloy Therapeutics |
| BigHat Biosciences |
| Bilix |
| BioSapiens |
| Callio Therapeutics |
| Captor Therapeutics |
| Cellares |
| CheckUps COVA |
| Compass Pathways |
| Concordare Trials |
| Creative BioTherapeutics |
| EndoCyclic Therapeutics |
| EnPlusOne Bio |
| Faeth Therapeutics |
| General Oncology |
| HarborSite |
| Hemab Therapeutics (Nasdaq:COAG) |
| Hope Medicine |
| Iambic |
| Imaginostics, Inc. |
| Indapta Therapeutics |
| INGENIA Therapeutics Inc. |
| Innorna |
| Innova Therapeutics |
| Insilico Medicine |
| Intrepid Labs |
| Kapsule |
| LEAF4Life, Inc. |
| Leal Therapeutics |
| Leman Biotech Co., Ltd. |
| Libera Bio S.L. |
| LIFEN RESEARCH |
| Lipidio Pharma |
| magAssist Co., Ltd. |
| MAIA Biotechnology, Inc. |
| Mammoth Biosciences, Inc. |
| March Biosciences, Inc |
| Matrisome Bio, Inc. |
| Mesentech Inc. |
| META Pharmaceuticals Inc |
| Metro International Biotech, LLC |
| MirimGENE |
| Neurosterix |
| Noetik |
| Nona Biosciences |
| OncoRes Medical Pty Ltd |
| Outcomes4Me |
| OverT Bio |
| Paradigm Therapeutics |
| Pheast Therapeutics |
| Prellis Biologics, Inc |
| ProFound Therapeutics |
| Protara Therapeutics |
| Quercis |
| Regard |
| Rejuvenate Bio |
| Repair Biotechnologies, Inc. |
| ReST Therapeutics, Inc |
| RISA Labs |
| Rubedo Life Sciences |
| SandboxAQ |
| Science Corporation |
| Sculpta, Inc. |
| SEED Therapeutics |
| Shenzhen ReeToo Biotechnology Co., Ltd. |
| Spore.Bio |
| Starton Therapeutics |
| Strand Therapeutics |
| Stream Biomedical, Inc. |
| SURGE Therapeutics |
| synseer |
| Tahoe Therapeutics |
| Transcend Therapeutics |
| Turbine Simulated Cell Technologies Limited |
| Ultrasound AI, Inc. |
| VarmX |
| Vascarta Inc. |
| VCCT Inc. |
| ViCardia Therapeutics, Inc. |
| XaTek Inc. |
| Zucara Therapeutics Inc. |
Prix Galien Best Medical Technology, Best Digital Health Solution, Best Incubator / Accelerator / Equity, and Best Startup Committee 2026
Kenneth C. FRAZIER
Committee Chair, Former Chairman & CEO Merck
Roch DOLIVEUX
Honorary CEO, UCB
Dr. Mikael DOLSTEN
Former Chief Scientific Officer & President, Pfizer Research and Development
Alex GORSKY
Former CEO & Executive Chairman, Johnson & Johnson
Penny HEATON
Global Therapeutic Area Head, Vaccines, Janssen
Sheri McCOY
Board of Directors, AstraZeneca, Former CEO, Avon
Joel S. MARCUS
Executive Chairman & Founder, Alexandria
Elias ZERHOUNI
Former Head of Global R&D, Sanofi
About The Galien Foundation
The Galien Foundation fosters, recognizes, and rewards excellence in scientific innovation to improve human health. Its vision is to serve as a catalyst for the development of the next generation of treatments and technologies that will transform medical practice and save lives. Established in Paris in 1970 by Roland Mehl in honor of Galen, the father of medical science and modern pharmacology, the Prix Galien is widely regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in biopharmaceutical research.
Today, the Prix Galien operates through 16 chapters spanning more than 75 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Expansion is currently underway in China, Singapore, and Australia.
In 2025, the Foundation launched the inaugural Prix Galien Bridges Forum and Awards Ceremony at the Nobel Forum in Stockholm, spanning Northern and Southern Europe, Israel, and the Middle East, and the first-ever Patient Summit for Prix Galien USA, reinforcing its commitment to science without borders.
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