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VITA 2026

Visionary Industry Technology Award

Sometimes there is a healthcare problem that may have a technological solution and sometimes you spot a non-health tech tool that might be useful in a healthcare environment. 

The International Federation for Emergency Medicine’s Visionary Industry Technology Award (VITA) is a platform that brings these elements together—identifying healthcare problems that may have technological solutions and creating the tools to address them. 

If you have a product- hardware, or software- that you think might interest the healthcare world, we encourage you to consider applying.

Applications OpenApplications OpenIFEM, in collaboration with the 2026 International Conference on Emergency Medicine Local Organising Committee, is excited to announce that applications for the 2026 VITA Award are now open.

Application form

Deadline - 20th May 2026

We are seeking to connect with the best and brightest healthcare startup companies, institutions or individuals developing game changing innovations and novel technology in emergency medicine care.

The aim of this award is to deliver a high-profile honor for technology applications at one of the biggest International Conferences on Emergency Medicine – IFEM's annual conference ICEM 2026 in Hamburg, Germany.