Insulogic are the winners of the AI4Health.Cro Innovation Challenge

Insulogic, the team that developed an AI‑based solution to help physicians better control the medication therapy for type 2 diabetes, has been named the winner of the innovation competition “AI in the Service of Diabetes”, held as part of the European Digital Innovation Hub for the application of artificial intelligence in health and medicine, AI4Health.Cro. This interdisciplinary team, consisting of Hrvoje Hrvoj, Josip Alpeza, Viktor Ivanić, Adrian Sallabi and Chiara Krtak, stood out among 44 competing teams by most effectively combining medicine and technology to address one of the major challenges in diabetes care.

The competition finals took place during the annual AI4Health.Cro conference, attended by more than one hundred participants from the healthcare, technology, research, startup and investment ecosystems. The conference was opened by Diana Krčmar, representative of the Minister of Economy and Head of the Sector for Innovations at the Ministry of Economy, Hrvoje Belani, representative of the Minister of Health and Head of Sector for IS Implementation and Improvement, Carmen Gruber, Head of Communications at the European Commission Representation in Croatia, Frane Šesnić, Director of ZICER, and David M. Smith, PhD, Director of the Ruđer Bošković Institute (IRB), which leads the AI4Health.Cro project.

David M. Smith, PhD, Director of IRB, stated: “As the coordinator of the AI4Health.Cro project, the Ruđer Bošković Institute plays an important role in connecting science, healthcare, technology, entrepreneurship and the public sector. Our goal is to create an environment where good ideas can be tested, developed and brought closer to real‑world application. Artificial intelligence in healthcare makes sense only if it delivers tangible benefits to physicians, patients and the system. This year’s competition, focused on diabetes, shows that Croatia has both the knowledge and ambition to develop responsible AI solutions for one of the major public health challenges.”

Anja Barešić, PhD, AI4Health.Cro project coordinator and Head of the Laboratory for Computational Biology and Translational Medicine at IRB, emphasized: “The teams demonstrated that they are thinking not only about technology, but also about how their solutions can support physicians and patients in real‑world settings. That is the core purpose of AI4Health.Cro innovation challenges.” She added: “Through AI4Health.Cro, we have so far delivered services to users valued at EUR 1.9 million, which shows that there is a real need for support in the development, testing and implementation of digital health solutions. Through competitions like this, pre‑investment testing services, education and connections with system partners, we aim to demonstrate how this potential can be transformed into solutions that reach end users.”

AI4Health.Cro focuses on the application of artificial intelligence in smart healthcare. 
Ericsson Nikola Tesla, as one of the project partners, provides training and advisory services to small and medium‑sized enterprises and public institutions to help strengthen their digital maturity, and also participated in the implementation of this innovation challenge.

More information is available on the website of the Ruđer Bošković Institute, the project coordinator, as well as on the AI4Health.Cro website.