We are pleased to Announce the Winners of the Awards from the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair.

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The Awards

During the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair several Awards were provide through Health Investment & Financing.  We extend our sincere gratigude to the sponsors of these Awards for their sponsorship and to the winners of the Awards for their participation in the event

Award Sponsors  & Recipients

Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair: Investor Pitches

• Keiretsu Forum Central Canada Award was awarded to Danny Farin (CEO, PerFlow)
• Health Horizon Innovation Award was awarded to Tyler Wanke (CEO, Innoblative Design)
• Chicago ArchAngels Impact Award was awarded to David Cohn (CEO, Regroup Therapy)

Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair: Innovation Showcase

• Aceso Global Emerging Markets Award was awarded to Mert Iseri (CEO, SwipeSense)
• AN Valuations Cross-Border Award was awarded to Gianluca Malaguti (CEO, 99 Technologies)

South Africa Wine Raffle

• Brand South Africa awards 6 bottles of South Africa White Wine
• Brand South Africa awards 6 bottles of South Africa Red Wine   

South Africa Airways Raffle

• South Africa Airways awards Tom Furr (CEO, PatientPay) a free US-Durban airline ticket to the 40th Congress in 2016
• South Africa Airways awards Vineet Gulati (CEO, HealthExpense) free US-Durban airline ticket to the 40th Congress in 2016

Time and Venue

The Awards were given out during the VIP Reception at the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair. 

Sincerely,  

Alexander S. Preker | President & CEO 
Health Investment & Financing Corporation

Social Media

Follow the Awards on:
@HIF_VentureFair

You are Invited to compete for the Chicago 2015 Keiretsu Forum Central Canada Award

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The Award

Keiretsu Forum Central Canada is proud to be a part of the 39th World Hospital Congress in supporting health care companies innovate and expand on a global scale. Our international network of 39 chapters in 12 countries on three continents provide growth-stage companies access to an extensive global audience of angel capital while helping them secure new distribution and licensing partners. The Keiretsu Forum Central Canada is proud to provide an award to the company presenting at the Investor Pitches track of the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair that has the greatest upside potential for investors. The Award will allow the winning company to pitch for new angel capital at all four of the Keiretsu Forum Central Canada investor forums: London, Waterloo, Toronto and Vaughan. We look forward to working with the wider community of Health Care companies and investors from across the world.

Time and Venue

The Awards Ceremony will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Oct 8, 2015, during the VIP Reception to: 

Honor South Africa, the Host of the 40^th Congress in Durban South Africa 2016

Location:

Hyatt Regency Chrystal Ballroom
151 East Upper Wacker Drive 
Chicago, IL 60601

Sincerely,  

Alexander S. Preker | President & CEO 
Health Investment & Financing Corporation

Ozan Isinak | President
Keiretsu Forum Canada Central

Social Media

Follow the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair on:
@HIF_VentureFair and with the hashtag #Chicago2015_HVF

Follow Keiretsu Forum Central Canada on:
Twitter:    @KeiretsuCanada
Twitter:    @OzanIsinak
Web:        www.KeiretsuForum.ca 
Web:        www.KeiretsuForum.com

You are Invited to compete for the Chicago 2015 Health Horizon Innovation Award

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The Award

This AUS$5,000 prize will be awarded to the most innovative company at the Investor Pitches track of the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair.  The winning company will also receive:

• a boosted promotion on healthhorizon.link
• a innovation Mentorship Package provided by Innovation Management Australia Hospital IP Group

Health Horizon is very pleased to join and stage their global launch from the 39th World Hospital Congress in Chicago, October 6-8, 2015. As global marketplace for health innovation, the platform will boost innovators on their commercialization journey and help you track what’s emerging on the horizon in any area of health. Health Horizon will provide each participant in the Health Venture Fair with one year’s free membership on www.healthhorizon.link: providing instant global visibility, metrics on their areas of interest and access to potential collaborators, partners, investors and interested consumers. The prize winner will also receive boosted promotion on the platform and a mentorship package provided by Innovation Management Australia and our seed funders, Hospital IP Group. 

Time and Venue

The Awards Ceremony will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Oct 8, 2015, during VIP Reception to: 

Honor South Africa, the Host of the 40^th Congress in Durban South Africa 2016

Location:

Hyatt Regency Chrystal Ballroom
151 East Upper Wacker Drive 
Chicago, IL 60601

Sincerely,  

Alexander S. Preker | President & CEO 
Health Investment & Financing Corporation

Marcus Dawe | CEO & Founder
Health Horizon

Social Media

Follow the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair on:
@HIF_VentureFair and with the hashtag #Chicago2015_HVF

Follow Health Horizon on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthhorizn
Twitter: https://twitter.com/healthhorizn @healthhorizn
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10129449
and Medium: //medium.com/@healthhorizn

You are Invited to compete for the Chicago ArchAngel Impact Award 

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The Award

The Chicago ArchAngels are proud to be a part of the 39th World Hospital Congress in Chicago this year and to continue supporting innovative health care companies come up with new solutions to some of our most pressing health care problems today. The Chicago ArchAngels will provide an award to the company presenting at the Investor Pitches track of the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair that has the greatest potential in having an significant impact on health care in the coming decade.

Time and Venue

The Awards Ceremony will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Oct 8, 2015, during the VIP Reception to: 

Honor South Africa, the Host of the 40^th Congress in Durban South Africa 2016

Location:

Hyatt Regency Chrystal Ballroom
151 East Upper Wacker Drive 
Chicago, IL 60601

Sincerely,  

Alexander S. Preker | President & CEO 
Health Investment & Financing Corporation

Suzenne Reade | President
Chicago ArchAngels

Social Media

Follow the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair on:
@HIF_VentureFair and with the hashtag #Chicago2015_HVF

You are Invited to compete for the ACESO Global Emerging Markets Award 

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The Award

Aceso is proud to be a part of the 39th World Hospital Congress, advancing global health and health care, and in supporting health care companies to innovate and expand worldwide. Aceso Global catalyzes high-performing hospitals in emerging markets as integral contributors in achieving quality health care and strengthening health systems. The Aceso Global Emerging Markets Award will be given to the company participating in the Innovation Showcase of the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair which has the greatest emerging market potential. The winning company will benefit from Aceso's extensive network and expertise emerging markets advisory services valued at US$5,000.

Time and Venue

The Awards Ceremony will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Oct 8, 2015, during the VIP Reception to: 

Honor South Africa, the Host of the 40^th Congress in Durban South Africa 2016

Location:

Hyatt Regency Chrystal Ballroom
151 East Upper Wacker Drive 
Chicago, IL 60601

Sincerely,  

Alexander S. Preker | President & CEO 
Health Investment & Financing Corporation

Maureen Lewis | CEO
Aceso Global

Social Media

Follow the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair on:
@HIF_VentureFair and with the hashtag #Chicago2015_HVF

Follow Aceso Global on:
@AcesoGlobal and with the hashtag #2015IHFChicago

You are Invited to compete for the An Valuations Cross-Border Award 

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The Award

AN Valuations is proud to be a part of the 39th World Hospital Congress, advancing global health and health care, and to support health care companies to innovate and expand worldwide. AN Valuations, founded in 2012, is a boutique valulation advisory practice wiht a worldwide network of financial advisory professional servicing companies throughout Europe and North America.

The AN Valuations Cross-Border Award will be given to the post-revenue company participating in the Innovation Showcase of the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair that is most active in generating cross-border revenues. The winning company will be offered a EUR 2,500 credit towards a fundraising valuation (note that fundraising valuations in Europe cannot be used for tax, accounting or legal purposes which would require more thorough reporting and might require different valuation methods.

Time and Venue

The Awards Ceremony will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Oct 8, 2015, during the VIP Reception to: 

Honor South Africa, the Host of the 40^th Congress in Durban South Africa 2016

Location:

Hyatt Regency Chrystal Ballroom
151 East Upper Wacker Drive 
Chicago, IL 60601

Sincerely,  

Alexander S. Preker | President & CEO 
Health Investment & Financing Corporation

Andrew Pike | Business & Intellectual Property Valuation Advisor
AN Valuations

Social Media

Follow the Chicago 2015 Health Venture Fair on:
@HIF_VentureFair and with the hashtag #Chicago2015_HVF