Critical Care Innovation Incubator

In-Person
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida, USA
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time

NEW! Join innovators including clinicians, researchers, industry leaders, investors, program officers, and funders to ignite impactful change in critical care!

Designed to foster collaboration among leading minds across diverse disciplines, this event will:

Explore emerging critical care innovations in pharmaceuticals, medical technology, big data, and AI
Spark collaboration by networking, sharing ideas, and building powerful partnerships
Fuel inspiration through poster and pitch presentations, roundtables, and exhibits

Whether you're an entrepreneur in the trenches or a motivated clinician-innovator, the Critical Care Innovation Incubator offers resources to help you navigate the innovation landscape.

If you have questions about the event, please contact Tamara Al-Hakim or Christina Kordik.

This event is offered as a Critical Care Congress precourse. Attend in conjunction with Congress and save. A la carte registration is also available.

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Registration

Registrant	Rate By February 22, 2025

Congress Attendee	$300
SCCM Member a la carte	$400
Nonmember a la carte	$500

Payment Information

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa credit cards are accepted.
Check or international money order, payable to SCCM, may be used to register via mail only.
Fees must be paid in U.S. funds and checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank.
For information on paying via wire transfer, please contact SCCM Customer Service at +1 847 827-6888.
Inquiries can be emailed to support@sccm.org.

Cancellation Policy

Registrants may be eligible for refunds of activities at SCCM’s discretion. If you have not accessed the activity’s materials, have not completed a significant portion of the activity, and/or the content does not meet your needs, you may be eligible for a refund. A registrant’s cancellation of an in-person activity may incur a fee, at SCCM’s discretion. To reschedule an in-person activity, please contact SCCM Customer Service at least 30 days before the activity. If SCCM cannot hold an activity as intended, SCCM shall not be liable for any costs, expenses, or fees related to cancellation of travel and attendance associated with the event.

Agenda and Faculty

Subject to change. Faculty coming soon.

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.	Welcome to the Future of Critical Care Innovation
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Keynote: Innovator's Journey: From Concept to Impact
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Workshops and Roundtables
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Networking and Poster Presentation Voting
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.	Tech Horizons: The Future of AI, Data Integration, and Big Data in Critical Care
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Workshops and Roundtables
12:15 p.m.– 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Investor Insights: What Do Venture Capitalists and Angels Look For?
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Networking and Last-Chance Poster Voting
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Pitch–a–Palooza: Showcasing Innovations in Critical Care
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Lessons from the Trenches: Entrepreneurial Journeys in Critical Care
4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Pitch Awards
5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.	Reflecting on the Day: Closing Remarks and Next Steps
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Networking Reception

Hotel and Travel

SCCM has secured hotel and travel discounts for registrants of Congress and its precourses, including Leadership and Management Skills to Enhance Your Professional Role.

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Critical Care Congress

February 23-25, 2025
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida, USA

Everything you need to advance your daily practice is at Congress! Explore the latest in critical care knowledge, research, and technology while engaging with a diverse community of multiprofessional clinicians.

Comprehensive science-based program
Opportunities to form and strengthen connections
Newest tools and technologies
Accredited continuing education credits and maintenance of certification points

SCCM is the only multiprofessional organization dedicated exclusively to critical care and is a recognized leader in critical care education. Collaborate with those who share your goal of improving patient care.

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Pitch and Poster Proposals

Proposal submission is now closed.

Why should you submit a proposal?

Gain feedback and resources to support your innovation or current venture
Build powerful new partnerships to accelerate your idea from concept to bedside
Increase your visibility in the critical care space

General Criteria

Submit ideas and active projects for potential commercialization to improve care for critically ill or injured patients. There are no restrictions on stage of development.

Proposal Details

Pitches
- Topics: Innovations that are scalable and address unmet needs in critical care.
- Format: The top six pitches will be selected to present a live three-minute pitch during the course to attendees and a panel of judges. From these, the judges will choose two finalists to deliver a longer six-minute pitch. The judges will then vote to determine which finalist will receive the award.
- Benefits: Selected pitch submitters will showcase their ideas to a diverse audience of industry leaders, clinicians, and investors, fostering collaborations and support for further development. The winning pitch will receive $10,000.
Posters
- Topics: Innovations that are scalable and address unmet needs in critical care.
- Format: Chosen posters will be displayed prominently throughout the event venue. The attendees and a judging panel will vote to determine a winner.
- Benefits: Accepted posters will be featured prominently, providing presenters with visibility among attendees, potential collaborators, and investors interested in advancing critical care innovations. Posters will be voted on by attendees and a judging panel. The awards for posters are as follows:
  - The highest-rated poster will be awarded $5,000.
  - The highest-rated poster relating to patient safety will be awarded $2,000.
  - If a patient safety poster is rated the highest overall, it will be awarded $7,000.
Selection Criteria: Relevance to critical care innovation, potential impact on patient outcomes, novelty of the idea, and feasibility.
Submission Requirements: You must register to attend the event to be selected to present your pitch or poster. You do not need to be an SCCM member to submit. You may submit a pitch and a poster. Address the following areas in your proposal:
- Description of the technology, idea, or innovation
- What problem does this technology, idea, or innovation solve?
- What need does this technology, idea, or innovation address?

Sponsorship

The Critical Care Innovation Incubator offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to support innovation in critical care and position your company or brand as a leader in the field.

Sponsorship Levels

Pioneer
Demonstrate your interests and position yourself as a knowledge expert. Serve as a panelist for two key activities: a Q&A session at the live event and a post-event webcast.

Trailblazer
Trailblazers, who are typically venture capitalists, investment bankers, angel investors, and representatives from startups are invited to present during the event on a topic of their choice.

Opportunities for Every Budget

Other opportunities include product or presentation demonstrations, supporting a networking reception or awards, and leveraging advertising.

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Find Other Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities

For more information, schedule a time to connect with Desiree Ng or contact her by email or phone at +1 847 827-7188.

Awards

Selected pitch submitters will showcase their ideas to a diverse audience of industry leaders, clinicians, and investors, fostering collaborations and support for further development. The winning pitch will receive $10,000.

Accepted posters will be featured prominently, providing presenters with visibility among attendees, potential collaborators, and investors interested in advancing critical care innovations. Posters will be voted on by attendees and a judging panel. The awards for posters are as follows:

The highest-rated poster will be awarded $5,000.
The highest-rated poster relating to patient safety will be awarded $2,000.
If a patient safety poster is rated the highest overall, it will be awarded $7,000.

The patient safety poster award is sponsored by the Patient Safety Technology Challenge.

About the Patient Safety Technology Challenge
The Patient Safety Technology Challenge is an initiative administered by the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative and funded by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and designed to fuel the engagement of students and innovators in creating solutions and envisioning transformational approaches to reduce preventable harm from medical errors. The initiative will inject patient safety awards and prizes into existing local, regional, and national competitions and produce a documentary to help increase awareness of the patient safety crisis and to support budding tech-enabled patient safety solutions.

Guided by national partners experienced in safety technology and advanced healthcare analytics, the Challenge funds awards to organizers of existing events, from hackathons to start-up weekends. Learn more.