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Meet the finalists

The Twenty of the Best (top 20 applicants) were selected from 223 expressions of interest received. They were selected for their ambitious ideas that are innovative, impactful, feasible and fundable.

Explore our finalists' big ideas and bold solutions in the videos below.

Clinical | Data and informatics | First Nations

Medical devices| Policy and implementation | Therapeutics

Clinical

A doctor using technology to conduct heart research

Stroke of genius: telerobotic clot removal reaching rural Australia

A clinical lipidomics platform for early detection of cardiovascular disease

Medical devices

Message from the heart: a new solution to screen for blood vessel calcification

Hybrid 3D-printed imaging device for precision heart care

A revolutionary method of performing closed chest beating heart surgery through robotic catheters

Next-generation 3D-printed heart valves: designed to last, built to heal

Heart first initiative: personalised heart health across generations, anytime, anywhere

Detecting danger: advanced clot sensor for safer life support systems

Data and informatics

HeartStrong: better cardiac care for every heart

Beating the clock: a nationwide network for AED access within a minute

Unlocking heart health literacy: AI-powered tools to deliver fast, accessible information for everyone

Digital hearts: using big data and AI to predict heart disease and test treatments safely

First Nations

Earlier screening, risk reduction and better management of chronic disease – a whole of community approach

AIG Remote Laundries project: building stronger communities through washing

Policy and implementation

Springfield Healthy Hearts: local action to revolutionise global action on CVD through a living laboratory

Switch the salt to save your heart

A Healthier Start for our children with lifelong impact

Therapeutics

Plugging the holes in our blood vessels to combat dementia

A breakthrough for heart attack survivors: living free from recurrences

New life for scarred hearts: regenerating the heart after a heart attack  

Last updated02 April 2025

Last reviewed19 November 2024