They could win the Best Use of Tech award at the Tech Awards 2022
Pioneers and role models, who use technology and innovation to create change. Through their efforts, they solve problems and make a big difference to the industry they work in and to society.
This year's Best Use of Tech Award is presented to the top initiative/project or company/organization in different sectors, which through the use of technology and innovation contributes in an exemplary way to solving a need or problem that has a major impact on a market, sector or society at large.
IDG and TechSverige are behind the award. The prize will be awarded at the Tech Awards in Stockholm on March 22 - and here are this year's finalists:
AI Medical Technology - AI Medical Technology
AI Medical Technology develops, produces and markets AI-based methods to provide fast and accurate diagnoses of health conditions.
Dermalyzer is a diagnostic AI-powered decision support system whose primary function is to classify skin cancer, malignant melanoma, using image analysis combined with AI-driven deep learning. The AI is developed and trained based on quality-controlled dermoscopic images of skin lesions together with associated patient data.
The doctor uses the solution on a mobile phone together with a dermatoscope mounted in front of the mobile camera. He or she takes a picture of the patient's skin lesion and, within a few seconds, receives a melanoma risk report with high diagnostic accuracy.
Patients, healthcare professionals, health centres and society at large all benefit from the service, which reduces the cost of unnecessary procedures while allowing treatment to take place at an earlier stage. In spring 2021, a feasibility study was conducted to ensure the usability of Dermalyzer in the clinical workflow. It was successful.
Behind the product is a young team at the intersection of computer science, software development and medicine. A clearly promising startup that has the potential to improve our lives and society with AI.
Alstom - Trackside Project
It is a well-known fact that rail transport reduces our dependence on fossil fuels. Many people want to travel by train and use trains for transportation, but a crucial obstacle is the risk of delays.
Railway company Alstom's Trackside project addresses the issue with an innovative and scalable technological solution that radically reduces the time to repair train switches. Alstom has developed a sensor-based system to monitor switches and predict when and where they are at risk of breaking down. With sensors installed on the railroad, linked to a cloud solution and a machine learning algorithm to predict maintenance, the Trackside project challenges the traditional practices of the railway industry.
The downtime of rail lines due to switch failures is radically reduced as maintenance work can be proactively deployed. Alstom is thus leading the way towards greener and more intelligent mobility worldwide.
This is Alstom's first attempt to fully digitize a previously manual process in a scalable way, which is important as Alstom is a global company. This project is designed to scale up and be applicable across the rail industry. So while it is the first of its kind, it is set to be a leader across the field.
Amido - Smart Passage 112 for SOS Alarm
When an accident occurs, it is important for the emergency services to arrive quickly and save lives. Using innovative technology, Amido, a Gothenburg-based proptech company, has created a digital access control system to simplify and secure access to apartments and houses in emergency situations, for the fire brigade, ambulance and rescue services.
When an alarm is received by SOS Alarm, the rescue vehicles are informed of where they are going and a digital key is seamlessly activated throughout the chain. The rescue personnel can now enter the building and nearby properties. Once the rescue mission is complete, the authorization on the digital key disappears.
This improves the efficiency of the rescue operation, facilitates key management, increases security in the building and saves vital minutes. A similar service to bridge access systems and access to streamline the work of rescue personnel has not been done before - as far as we know in the world.
The solution is built on Amido's DAX platform and delivered with SOS Alarm as a platform service. Emergency services and regions throughout Sweden are continuously connecting to the service and potentially 2 million users.
Codescene - Saas service to manage technology debt
Codescene is a Nordic startup that solves the problem of technical debt for all the world's companies and organizations. Technical debt is a waste that, according to estimates, affects the global GDP by three thousand billion dollars every year. On average, it reduces a software developer's productivity by up to 42% and puts companies at risk.
Codescene is a subscription-based SaaS platform that identifies, prioritizes, and predicts technical debt in a codebase and delivers innovative visual insights that are accessible to the entire organization.
The tool acts as a communication bridge between the development organization/IT department and other non-technical business areas or stakeholders in the company. Everyone gains a common understanding of the elusive technology debt issue, for example in terms of maintenance costs, exposure to cyber threats and other business risks.
Codescene guides software developers in real time by identifying problems early and providing recommendations on how to solve them to avoid future problems. Its strength is a set of patented algorithms and machine learning that predict future risks in a world-first way.
The company has customers in 25 countries and a presence in many different industries.
Elementric - Drip mat
The Elementric Drip Mat is a wirelessly connected water alarm mat that notifies property managers of slow leaks in the sink cabinet.
In Sweden, insurance companies compensate around 100,000 water damage claims every year at a cost of around SEK 10 billion. 35% of water damage occurs in kitchens and the majority are slow leaks. Slow leaks leave no dramatic signs, but over time the damage becomes extensive and the cost high.
Elementric's water alarm mat responds to as little as five drops of water, generating an alarm via SMS, auto-call or API, which is reported as an incident in a portal or building management system.
The product is made of fabric instead of plastic and is large enough to cover most or all of the risk area while being thin and lightweight. It is developed for the B2B customer group, i.e. real estate companies, property managers and property owners, not consumers.
Elementric helps increase net operating income, property value and living environment for every leak identified and fixed.
Skolon - Digital learning for all
Skolon brings together all the school's digital tools and services, from digital learning materials and learning platforms to student records, support tools and scheduling, in one place and makes them work together via a SaaS service.
The aim is to make digital learning materials as accessible and easy to use as physical books and to simplify the lives of teachers, students and school management by offering equal, easy and safe access to a digital everyday life. Users can search, sort and organize the tools available to each student. Principals can overview and manage licenses from different school tool providers in one place.
The effect is a more efficient school with increased use of digital tools, as well as safer use of digital tools at a time when schools have problems with data and personal data of young people being leaked to third-party solutions, which Skolon prevents. A third clear result is that teachers save administration time.
Skolon is one of the fastest growing companies in the Nordics and the platform has over 550,000 users, over 140 different edtech providers and a library of over 3,500 digital school tools and learning materials.