On April 9, six finalists provided a pitch about their prototype or product for the World JAIN Challenge 2024. The meeting was recorded by the healthcare organization Tante Louise.
It is the fourth JAIN challenge taking place now, and this is also the second global challenge and the other two times were national JAIN Challenge. In the current edition, it is nice to see varied entries from all parts of the world participating with their prototypes and products to improve dementia care. All entries were judged by three members of the international WJC jury and then discussed by Marco Blom, board member of Alzheimer Europe, Marjolein de Vugt, chair of INTERDEM and myself as chairman of the WJC jury. All this led to a decision on the three best prototypes and best full-fledged products. These are:
Best Prototype:
Virtual dementia care companion, David Grey, GG Care
The Empathic Coach, Roel Boumans, Radboud University
Help –Ice, Jeroen Fransen, 4People
Best Product:
Calendar Clock, Teun Kortekaas, Jelter
Memory Lane, Rudolf Wolterbeek, Roxelane
D-Time, Felix Janszen, Inpaqt
On April 23, we will know who the winners in each category will be. Many thanks to the judges!
