Ascensia Diabetes Challenge

Deadline: 2018-01-31
Award: 200,000 EU

Do you have a digital solution for the global epidemic of type 2 diabetes?

Diabetes currently affects more than 400 million people across the world and is projected to reach more than 640 million by 2040, with type 2 diabetes reaching global epidemic levels. Although management and therapies for type 2 diabetes have greatly improved, they have not yet solved the burden it places on the individuals, healthcare systems and society. We need to find innovations in this field that go beyond medication and empower people to change behaviors and better manage their condition themselves.

Ascensia is seeking new ways of thinking about type 2 diabetes management. There is lots of room here for innovation, as many of the latest advances have been targeted towards type 1 diabetes. We want to rethink how digital technology can help people with type 2 diabetes manage their day to day lives. That is why we have partnered with yet2 to launch the Ascensia Diabetes Challenge.