José de Mello Group distinguishes startup in the health sector

The José de Mello Group hosted yesterday the 3rd edition of the Grow Innovation Award, distinguishing the startup that stood out more noticeably in the Grow programme, which fosters the connection of the Group’s companies to the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

After introducing each of the finalist startups – Actif, MyCareforce, Tucuvi, Spotlite, and Wingdriver –, the jury decided to award the 10-thousand-euro prize to MyCareforce, in the wake of the analysis of each startup’s potential and the impact of the pilot tests carried out.

MyCareforce is a hiring platform for shift filling of clinical teams, which enables teams to be reinforced quickly and efficiently while ensuring their medical quality. It currently involves over 14,000 health professionals and more than 150 health companies, having already filled over 200,000 hours. The field-test for MyCareforce was implemented at CUF Tejo Hospital, with a view to testing the applicability of the solution to hire nurses, evaluating how facilitated and simplified the process was.

The Grow Innovation Award aims to distinguish a startup which, through the Grow programme, established a successful partnership with one the companies of the José de Mello Group, contributing to the development of the national entrepreneurial ecosystem.

For Pedro Rocha e Melo, executive board member of José de Mello, “the Grow Innovation Award strengthens our culture of innovation and our commitment to entrepreneurship. Through Grow, we aim to continue to value and stimulate partnerships between startups and large companies”.

Launched in 2017, Grow is a programme that includes all the companies affiliated with the José de Mello Group, and strives to reinforce the connection to the startup ecosystem, supporting and fast-tracking the development of innovative projects. In the past six years, over 2,500 startups were contacted, resulting in 53 field-tests and 15 contracts.

Grow links startups to José de Mello Group companies, creating partnerships that provide the startups with the opportunity to test their solutions in the actual market and accelerate the growth of their business.