UPCOMING EVENTS
2026
The Jon DeHaan Foundation Award Competition
May 19, 2026
EuroPCR, Paris, France
This annual competition features groundbreaking technologies and novel devices for treating cardiac conditions. The Foundation will provide a $200,000 USD to the winning company. Winners will be announced in May at the EuroPCR conference in Paris, France.
June 4, 2026
CSI, Frankfurt, Germany
New this year! The Jon DeHaan Foundation is pleased to sponsor the Start-Up Competition at CSI with our Award for Innovation in Cardiology. This competition provides emerging cardiovascular and med-tech innovators the opportunity to present novel technologies to an expert international audience during the CSI Conference. ​The event is open to academic innovators, clinicians, engineers, and early-stage companies with intent to commercialize their technology. Selected technologies must address an unmet clinical need in cardiovascular or structural heart medicine and demonstrate a clear path toward clinical and commercial translation. Winners will be announced at CSI in Frankfurt in June. ​
CSI Start-Up Competition
TCT Shark Tank
October 31 - Nov 6, 2026, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Submission Deadline: July 17, 2026
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The Foundation is pleased to once again sponsor TCT Shark Tank with its Award for Innovation in Cardiology. The TCT Innovation Program Development Committee strives to find appropriate placement in the program for as many eligible submissions as possible. A small subset of submissions will be considered for and offered participation in the TCT Shark Tank Innovation Competition. Submissions must be relevant to the monitoring, diagnosis, or treatment of coronary, endovascular, or structural heart disease and meet all three of the following criteria:
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Addresses an unmet clinical need
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Has preliminary patent application filed
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Includes preclinical or early human clinical data