Health Tech Implementation Award

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The Health Tech Implementation Award, (The Hermit) is awarded to the driving forces behind the successful collaborations bridging the gap between healthcare and health tech. Great ideas can result in large impact, if they are implemented the right way. Our focus is to find the most successful collaborations enabling the best solutions to be used for better healthcare. The Hermit is a joint achievement - we celebrate the partnerships but especially the healthcare staff taking a chance and succeeding with implementing new health tech.

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The 2025 Finalists are:

Melatech and Capital Region

Melatech's Dermloop solution is advancing dermatological care through its collaboration with Region Hovedstaden. By enabling early detection and improved treatment of skin conditions, the solution enhances patient safety and confidence. The strong partnership with the region has supported a structured and scalable rollout, setting a precedent for future national adoption. Additionally, the inclusion of a gamified learning platform for physicians strengthens diagnostic accuracy and engagement among general practitioners, making Dermloop a promising innovation in dermatology.

Teton and Sygehus Sønderjylland

Teton.ai has demonstrated a commendable approach to technology integration in healthcare through its close collaboration with Sygehus Sønderjylland. By focusing on baseline studies and maintaining a strong presence across various shifts, Teton.ai has developed a deep understanding of healthcare professionals' challenges and workflows. Their technology provides real-time information on patient conditions, contributing to increased patient safety and more efficient resource allocation.

Fonden Mental Sundhed and Copenhagen Municipality

Fonden Mental Sundhed’s "Åben og Rolig" program has been successfully implemented in Copenhagen Municipality, addressing the growing need for accessible mental health support. The aim is to help residents manage stress through a structured and evidence-based approach. Through this partnership, Fonden Mental Sundhed's "Åben og Rolig" has reached a diverse audience, providing both preventive and therapeutic benefits, and demonstrating strong potential for long-term impact and scalability.

THE JURY OF 2025

Mette Marklund, Ph.d., MMD
Chief Physican, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Nordsjællands Hospital
Nordsjællands Hospital

Mette Marklund has been the chief physician at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at Nordsjællands Hospital since 2018. She previously held a position as the founder and daily leader of the Research Center for Advanced Imaging in Region Sjælland. Mette is highly dedicated to exploring alternative ways to ensure a more sustainable healthcare system.

Ricco Dyhr
CEO
Zealand University Hospital

Ricco Dyhr is a transformative leader in healthcare management, serving as the CEO of Zealand University Hospital, Denmark’s second-largest emergency hospital. With a remarkable track record in overseeing the present successful merger of three hospitals, Ricco has set new standards for integrated healthcare delivery. His visionary approach to healthcare management emphasizes innovation, resilience, and future-proofing systems to meet the evolving needs of patients and staff alike.

Sara Gry
CEO
Nordic Health Lab

Over the past 15 years, Sara has worked to address complex societal challenges and drive change and innovation within the major agendas of health, welfare, youth mental health and aging. She has previously worked to develop and advise both public organizations and foundations in Denmark, the Nordics and internationally, in developing, working and investing in mission-oriented innovation and future design. She is internationally recognized and part of the Top 50 WEF & Apolitical list Most Influential People Revolutionizing Governance in the Futures Thinking category (2020).

Per Bennetsen
CEO
The Health and Care Administration, City of Copenhagen

Per Bennetsen is CEO of The Health and Care Administration, City of Copenhagen and former CEO and group director of Region Sjælland. Per holds a master’s degree in techn.soc from Roskilde University (1996).

Morten Freil
CEO
Danish Patients

Morten Freil is the CEO of Danish Patients (Danske Patienter). Morten is trained as a health economist (cand.oecon.) and has for many years worked with user involvement and patient-perceived quality among other things during previous municipal and regional roles. Morten represents the interests of patients and their relatives vis-a-vis authorities, organizations and the media. He is also Danish Patients' representative in the Medical Council and the advisory committee for The Danish Social Investment Fund.

THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARD

Showcase the pioneers

We showcase the pioneers who have effectively implemented health tech solutions into the healthcare system, to the benefit of patients and/or healthcare employees.

Reward the frontrunners

We want to reward the frontrunners who take initiative and achieve successful implementation of health tech and make these people and stories the heroes that will enable a (faster) culture change in the public sector, going from build and pilot to purchase and implement.

Celebrate those who implement

Implementing health tech is necessary if we truly want to create a health care sector ready for the current and future demographic challenges and address the workforce shortage.

Emphasize the importance

Our goal is to emphasize the importance of successful health tech implementation, highlighting it as a positive and essential aspect of modern healthcare.

A necessity

Health tech is not a “nice to have” any longer, it is a “need to have”.

The Hermit is the nickname for our yearly Health Tech Implementation Award. An impactful award that recognizes successful implementations of health tech solutions.

Why is it called "The Hermit"?

The health tech startup ecosystem needs places for innovative ideas to be embraced and protected early on within the healthcare system. Just like a hermit crab’s shell, the first place that implements a health tech solution has to be aware that they will be outgrown at one point in time. The project they took in will look for another home that is bigger. They will scale. But to start, they do need the catalysts willing to invest in them early on. So, with the Hermit we want to celebrate the partnerships between these healthcare catalysts and the startups with sky-high ambitions and inspire more implementation and impact.

Explore the legacy of The Hermit—meet the champions from previous years.

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