Social Innovation Awards Finalist Projects
Twelve projects that offer a new way of looking at the future
Technology unlocks new ways of rethinking our society, offering solutions to problems that affect various areas of our lives. Social innovators, aware of the opportunities offered by these breakthroughs, develop viable, inclusive and sustainable solutions aimed at improving our lives. The projects presented at this eighth edition of our Fundación MAPFRE Social Innovation Awards are good proof that, all over the world, there are entrepreneurs who, with talent and commitment, and using the latest technological resources, launch initiatives to help others.
Twelve projects have been selected to compete in the grand final of these Awards. Representing Brazil, the rest of Latin America, the United States and Europe, these finalists are now preparing to defend their projects in front of the judging panel at the Grand Final. Their challenge: to demonstrate that they have the potential to transform society.
We present the finalists of the eighth edition of the Fundación MAFRE Social Innovation Awards.
BRAZIL
Category: Safe and sustainable mobility
In a country where only 4.7% of pavements are accessible, My Ploy is a portable and easy-to-assemble accessory that offers traditional wheelchair users more freedom, agility and independence. It also makes it safer for them to get around, as it reduces the possibility of accidents.
Category: The Silver Economy
Vivmais is a technological care startup that aims to achieve social integration for the elderly by creating a care system that promotes active ageing. Through an app, users can connect with health and wellness services, to request companionship or assistance with everyday activities.
Category: Health improvement and digital technology (e-Health)
Ai Vital is an intelligent chatbot that monitors and provides continuous post-surgery follow-up via WhatsApp text/voice messages once a patient has been discharged from hospital. Integrated into the hospital’s electronic health record system, it detects early-stage infections, especially in communities in remote areas with limited access to healthcare.
LATAM
Category: Safe and sustainable mobility
Unergo promotes inclusive and accessible electric mobility. Its solution ecosystem reduces the cost of an electric motorbike by up to 60%, eliminates range limitations with battery exchange stations and offers financing options for people who cannot access the financial system.
TRAIN THE TRAINERS (Chile)
Category: The Silver Economy
This is an intergenerational and inter-company knowledge management program designed for the mining industry that connects emerging technology providers (start-ups) with highly experienced mining professionals who are approaching retirement age or who have already retired.
Category: Health improvement and digital technology (e-Health)
Pegasi is a health technology company that is revolutionizing cancer care in Latin America. Its solutions, Pegasi Detect and Pegasi Care, focus on the early and automated detection of cancer and optimized care coordination within hospitals and clinics.
EUROPE
Category: Safe and sustainable mobility
Cocoon is a next-generation bike seat for children, equipped with a patented airbag system that inflates in milliseconds using AI-based detection algorithms.
Category: The Silver Economy
COTI is an inclusive communication app that facilitates communication and information exchange between elderly and dependent people, their families, social care and healthcare professionals, enabling the older person to be monitored and supported, and promoting comprehensive and coordinated care.
Category: Health improvement and digital technology (e-Health)
Neureka Lab is a platform that offers a range of scientifically validated digital tools to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders that affect learning.
UNITED STATES
Category: Safe and sustainable mobility
WingDriver is a B2B solution that uses computer image recognition and artificial intelligence to improve driver safety and prevent accidents. By integrating its solution into existing mobile apps, advanced driver monitoring functions can be implemented easily, including the detection of distractions or drowsiness, and other functions, as well as real-time alerts.
Category: The Silver Economy
The Helpful Village platform has been designed to support non-profit organizations that help older adults live out their days in their own homes with dignity and independence. The platform automates administrative tasks, allowing the “villages” to operate more efficiently.
Category: Health improvement and digital technology (e-Health)
The iMAGiNE™ predictive biomarker platform uses AI-driven precision neuropsychiatry to provide personalized brain health assessments. This allows safer and more effective therapies to be applied to complex patients.