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: Extended July 20, 2026
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
ICI Meeting
Innovation Award
December 6 - 8, Tel Aviv, Israel
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2026
The Foundation is pleased to once again sponsor ICI Meeting's Innovation Award. This event is open to companies with groundbreaking ideas for advancing innovation in cardiology. This prestigious competition is open to cutting-edge medical technology startups worldwide, offering finalists the opportunity to pitch their innovations in a plenary session at the conference. The event is part of the “World Startup Competition” segment, which showcases groundbreaking medical technologies to global investors and industry leaders.