Healthcare Innovation and Technology Lab

Healthcare Innovation and Technology Lab HITLAB is an impact-first organization that offers digital health research, teaching, and advisory services

Our team of anthropologists, statisticians, economists, artists, clinicians, engineers, designers, and strategists is passionate about solving healthcare’s most pressing issues. Working in New York City and New Delhi, our innovative efforts have global impact.

🔙 HITLAB Spring Summit 2026 made one thing clear: Digital health has entered a new era of accountability! Stay Tuned For...
05/16/2026

🔙 HITLAB Spring Summit 2026 made one thing clear: Digital health has entered a new era of accountability! Stay Tuned For more!

Over three days in New York City during NYCHIW, healthcare leaders, innovators, investors, policymakers, clinicians, and enterprise executives came together to tackle one defining question: Which innovations can truly scale with measurable clinical, operational, and economic impact?

From AI governance and interoperability to women’s health, workforce transformation, precision medicine, consumer engagement, and scalable care delivery, the conversations across the Summit reflected a major industry shift:
◼️ Healthcare is moving from experimentation to ex*****on.
◼️ From hype to evidence.
◼️ From pilots to proven outcomes.

👉 Day 1 challenged the industry to confront the operational, regulatory, and economic realities slowing adoption.
👉 Day 2 showcased real-world implementation stories from organizations deploying AI, automation, and digital care models with measurable results.
👉 Day 3 focused on the infrastructure behind sustainable transformation — interoperability, data quality, consumer trust, AI validation, and the systems required to scale innovation responsibly.

Across every keynote, fireside chat, panel, and symposium, one theme stood out:
The winners in healthcare innovation will not be the organizations moving the fastest alone — but the ones proving value, building trust, and scaling responsibly.

Thank you to all speakers, partners, sponsors, moderators, attendees, and collaborators who made HITLAB Spring Summit 2026 an incredible week of meaningful conversations and industry-defining insights.

Read the full HITLAB Spring Summit 2026 recap article to explore the biggest themes, discussions, and takeaways shaping the future of healthcare innovation.

Microsoft for Startups Microsoft Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center The Mount Sinai Hospital Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NYCEDC United Nations U.S. Food and Drug Administration World Health Organization (WHO) SohoMD

🚨 Applications are OPEN.HITLAB and Utah Valley University just launched the Healthcare Innovation World Cup & Hackathon ...
05/12/2026

🚨 Applications are OPEN.

HITLAB and Utah Valley University just launched the Healthcare Innovation World Cup & Hackathon — a global competition for students and startups turning healthcare breakthroughs into real-world impact.

AI. Digital Identity. Life Sciences. MedTech.
If you're building in any of these spaces — this is your stage.

What we are looking for:

🎓 Students: No experience needed. Just a bold idea and a team.
🚀 Startups & Researchers: Pitch live at UVU on June 17. Five finalists. Real funding access. Real partnerships.

What you gain:
→ Mentorship from healthcare & AI leaders
→ Pitch coaching + strategy support
→ Connections to decision-makers who can deploy your work

📅 Deadline: June 5, 2026

🔗 Apply now: hitlab.org/worldcup

The gap between innovation and patient care costs lives. Help close it.

Participate in a research study and earn $50!Do you have/had Atopic Dermatitis or Molluscum Contagiosum?See if you are e...
05/06/2026

Participate in a research study and earn $50!

Do you have/had Atopic Dermatitis or Molluscum Contagiosum?

See if you are eligible to join a new study we are conducting on a new treatment protocol for either of the above skin conditions.

The study involves a 15-minute interview, to be conducted virtually as well as sharing experiences and review a new type of treatment

No/Minimal Risk
All Virtual
Compensation to Be Provided

Email:
research_associate@hitlab.org

DERMATOLOGY RESEARCH STUDY FOR PHYSICIANS👉 Participate and Earn $200Do you see patients suffering from Atopic Dermatitis...
05/06/2026

DERMATOLOGY RESEARCH STUDY FOR PHYSICIANS

👉 Participate and Earn $200

Do you see patients suffering from Atopic Dermatitis or Molluscum Contagiosum?

Eligibility Criteria:

▶️ Board-certified dermatologist or licensed primary care physician
▶️ Currently practicing in the United States
▶️ Actively managing or referring patients with skin conditions (Atopic Dermatitis, Molluscum Contagiosum,etc.)
▶️ Managed at least one skin condition patient in the past 12 months

What’s Involved?

▶️ 60 minute interview
▶️ Share treatment approaches and prescribing preferences
▶️ Evaluate a novel topical treatment concept

Risks

▶️ No risk (discussion-based research only)
▶️ No clinical intervention or patient data collection
▶️ Responses are confidential and securely stored

▶️ Dermatology Research Study for Physicians | Participate and EarnWho is Eligible?◼️ Board-certified dermatologist or l...
05/05/2026

▶️ Dermatology Research Study for Physicians | Participate and Earn

Who is Eligible?
◼️ Board-certified dermatologist or licensed primary care physician
◼️ Currently practicing in the United States
◼️ Actively managing or referring patients with skin conditions
◼️ Examples: Atopic Dermatitis, Molluscum Contagiosum, etc.
◼️ Have managed at least one patient with a skin condition in the past 12 months

What’s Involved?
◼️ 60-minute interview

👉 Discussion of: Treatment approaches, Prescribing preferences, Evaluation of a novel topical treatment concept

Risks & Confidentiality
◼️ No risk (discussion-based research only)
◼️ No clinical intervention
◼️ No patient data collection
◼️ All responses are confidential and securely stored

👉 Contact Email: research_associate@hitlab.org
👉 Learn more about & Participate: https://www.hitlab.org/get-involved/participate-study/

The stage is set. The brightest minds have arrived. Day 1 starts now—are you ready for what’s next?HITLAB Spring Summit ...
05/05/2026

The stage is set. The brightest minds have arrived. Day 1 starts now—are you ready for what’s next?

HITLAB Spring Summit 2026 is officially LIVE in New York City—and this year, we’re going bigger, bolder, and deeper into what truly matters.

Today’s focus:
✔️ Real-world healthcare challenges
✔️ Evidence-backed innovation
✔️ Solutions built to scale
This isn’t just conversation—it’s action.

Be part of what’s shaping the future of healthcare:

🎟️ Secure your pass now: https://www.hitlab.org/springsummit26/tickets/

As we count down to HITLAB Spring Summit 2026, taking place on May 5–7, 2026 at Microsoft Tech Center, New York City, we...
04/21/2026

As we count down to HITLAB Spring Summit 2026, taking place on May 5–7, 2026 at Microsoft Tech Center, New York City, we want to take a moment to recognize the incredible sponsors and partners making this global gathering possible.

Secure your pass here: https://www.hitlab.org/springsummit26/

04/20/2026

The countdown is ON for the HITLAB Spring Summit 2026 🔥

Join us May 5–7, 2026 in New York City for one of the most anticipated gatherings in healthcare innovation—happening during the 3rd Annual NYC Health Innovation Week 🏙️

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Research Opportunity!Participate in one of our new research studies. This study explores how individuals engage with he...
03/26/2026

Research Opportunity!
Participate in one of our new research studies.

This study explores how individuals engage with health education videos. Participants will watch six short 30-40 second videos and complete brief surveys after each. The entire session takes approximately 10–15 minutes and is completed online in one sitting. Participants will receive $15 as compensation for their time.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the following
form and we will send you the survey link if you qualify.
https://lnkd.in/ePghreNs

Thank you for considering this opportunity! Please feel free to share the link with those in your network who could be eligible for this study.

03/25/2026

Speaker Lineup | BTA Europe Conference 2026 | March 31 - April 1

🆓 Apply & Stay Tuned | Complimentary Pass: https://www.hitlab.org/btaec26/

We’re bringing together an exceptional group of global leaders, innovators, investors, and clinical experts at the BTA Europe Conference 2026 in Hotel Dieu, Paris.

Call for Late-Breaker Speakers & Poster Presentations | Breakthrough Alliance Europe Conference 2026 | Learn more & Appl...
02/24/2026

Call for Late-Breaker Speakers & Poster Presentations | Breakthrough Alliance Europe Conference 2026 | Learn more & Apply now!

From March 31–April 2 in Paris, HITLAB will convene innovators, investors, and healthcare leaders at Breakthrough Alliance Europe at Hôtel-Dieu, Paris.

This is where validated digital health technologies — backed by clinical data, real-world evidence (RWE), regulatory alignment, and commercial traction — take center stage.

We are now opening a Call for Late-Breaker Speakers & Poster Presentations.

🔎 What We’re Looking For:

We are seeking founders, researchers, hospital innovators, and investors advancing:

• Clinical validation & measurable real-world results
• Health economics, reimbursement, and value-based care models
• Responsible AI in healthcare & regulatory alignment (EU + U.S.)
• Deployment-ready digital health & medtech solutions
• Evidence-driven scale across Europe

If your technology is validated, implemented, and delivering outcomes — this is your stage.

🌍 Why Participate?

• High-level keynotes & panels on scaling digital health across Europe
• Showcases of proven, outcomes-driven solutions
• Strategic discussions on bridging Europe and the U.S. health innovation ecosystems
• Curated networking with investors, accelerators, hospital executives, and corporate leaders
• Visibility in one of Europe’s most iconic healthcare venues

👉 This is not a pitch stage.
👉 This is a proof stage.

If you’re building — or backing — technology that works, join us in Paris.

👉 Submit your Late-Breaker proposal today: https://www.hitlab.org/get-involved/bta-eur-con-26-speak/

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