The IDea Incubator provides the opportunity for applicants to receive feedback from judges in the business, technology, and medicine industries and gives applicants the opportunity to present their idea in front of the ID Community at IDWeek 2023.

Competition Rules: 

• IDea Incubator is open to IDWeek attendees only. Any group, company or organization that applies, must have at least one IDWeek 2023 attendee and this attendee must be the primary submitter. This includes scientific attendees, exhibitors, invited speakers, and guests. Any group, company or organization that applies, 
• A winning idea will be chosen by the judges. Cash prizes will be awarded to all finalists. 1st place will receive $10,000, 2nd place will receive $5,000, 3rd place will receive $2,500.

The IDSA Foundation and its affiliates are not responsible for any intellectual property submitted and/or presented through the IDea Incubator. Any individual, group, organization, or company is solely responsible for securing intellectual property protection. 

Judging Criteria:

• The statement of problem/unmet need is well defined and articulated (scale of the problem, quantified number of patients, money spent on healthcare costs, societal costs).
• The target population is clearly defined and quantified.
• The innovation has the potential to solve the problem/meet the needs of the target population. The solution is economically viable (i.e. won’t be too expensive to be inaccessible).
• The expected health impact is reasonably estimated. The solution to the problem is novel and innovative.

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