Voting opens for the National Healthcare Innovation Award

It is once again possible to vote for the most innovative company in the scale-up phase in the Netherlands: the ballot for the public award of the 2026 National Healthcare Innovation Award is now open. Representing South Holland, Ditto Care is participating.

This autumn, Ditto won the regional preliminary round of the National Healthcare Innovation Award, organised by Medical Delta. The regional winners have now advanced as finalists and are eligible for the jury award of €10,000 or the public award of €5,000.

An overview of the finalists and their pitch videos can be found on the Zorginnovatie.nl website: De stembus is geopend! | Nationale Zorginnovatieprijs | Zorginnovatie. You can also cast your vote via this link. Voting is open until 14 April at 5:00 PM.

About Ditto Care

Sixty percent of what doctors say is forgotten by patients. Of the forty percent that is remembered, half is misunderstood. In the transfer of information from healthcare provider to patient, a tremendous amount of crucial information is lost. With Ditto, patients record their medical consultations on their own phone. Within minutes, Dutch AI translates the consultation into easy-to-understand language, which can be shared with family and caregivers. Ditto works across healthcare, without central storage, and helps patients better understand, remember, and follow their care.

Read more in the interview with Tobias Polak, founder of Ditto Care (in Dutch). 

About the National Healthcare Innovation Award

Zorginnovatie.nl aims to accelerate technological innovations in healthcare and wellbeing. Companies that have developed, tested, and launched their innovation often need an extra push to make their venture truly successful. That is why Zorginnovatie.nl annually presents the National Healthcare Innovation Award; the prize for the most innovative scale-up company. Finalists compete for the jury award of €10,000 or the public award of €5,000. The National Healthcare Innovation Award is sponsored by ING.