An award for the inventors and startups working to advance women’s health. Put your innovation in the spotlight and invite your community to support it.
Applications open October 1, 2026 · $100 application includes one vote.
For women’s health inventors and startups worldwide, wherever participation is legally permitted and supported. Applications open October 1, 2026.
Applications and voting run together from October 1 through December 31, 2026. Apply early to give your community more time to support you. Earlier entry does not guarantee a win.
Submit the application form with a nonconfidential overview of your women’s health innovation. Your successful $100 application payment includes one vote. Entry is automatic, subject to eligibility declarations and verification.
After your application payment is confirmed, we prepare your candidate profile manually and email your individual voting link when it is ready. Share it with your network: voters use that link to support your entry at US$100 per vote, without submitting an applicant form.
Keep gathering votes until December 31. The highest valid paid-vote total determines the primary winner after verification. Winner announcement: January 15, 2027.
We will announce the five leading positions every two weeks during voting. Standings are updated manually and show the date and time of the latest update; they are not live. These updates are provisional snapshots, not elimination rounds. Every eligible candidate can continue collecting votes through December 31, including candidates outside the top five.
Applications and voting open together. Enter, receive your voting link and start sharing.
Applications and voting close. Final totals are checked for valid payments and eligibility.
The winner is announced following verification.
Application payment
Included for your entry
Per additional vote
For the selected entrant
A US$200 voting purchase equals 2 votes; US$300 equals 3 votes. Each transaction is recorded once, with its purchased vote quantity. Votes must remain valid under the Official Rules.
Highest valid paid-vote total
US$5,000 cash baseline + US$4,800 Strategic Discovery + recognition
The primary winner receives at least US$5,000 in cash. Announced increases may bring that amount up to US$25,000.
Work with GO Vertical to assess where your innovation stands, identify priorities and develop a practical roadmap for what comes next. This service is additional to the cash prize; it does not guarantee funding, approvals or commercial results.
Participating innovations are showcased through the GO Vertical network. The winner receives award recognition. Specific audience reach, introductions and investment are not guaranteed.
GO Vertical ICM reserves the right to recognize additional winners. Any additional award criteria and benefits will be announced separately and will not reduce the primary winner’s promised cash prize or Strategic Discovery benefit.
Exclusively for individual inventors and startups building in women’s health. Every development stage is welcome: an idea, early research, proof of concept, prototype, preclinical work, clinical validation, regulatory review, launch or an established product. No completed product, clinical validation or regulatory approval is required to apply. Describe your current stage accurately. Eligibility is based on the innovation’s focus, not the founder’s gender.
International applications and voting are welcome where legally permitted and supported by our payment providers. Applicants and voters must be adults under the applicable rules. Country restrictions apply; participation is not available in every jurisdiction.
Applications open October 1, 2026.
This is a paid Community Award. Votes reflect financial support, and supporters may purchase multiple votes under the Official Rules. Paying more does not guarantee a win.
GO Vertical ICM operates this award commercially. Payments are not charitable donations or investments.
No. The winner is determined by valid paid votes. The award does not establish scientific superiority, clinical effectiveness, safety or regulatory approval.
Yes. One successful $100 application payment includes one vote for that entry. It is counted once, not as two payments or two votes. Additional votes cost $100 each.
Yes. Each additional $100 purchases one vote for the selected applicant. This is a paid popularity vote, not one-person-one-vote; spending can affect the ranking. Purchases remain subject to the Official Rules and payment checks.
The guaranteed baseline cash prize is $5,000. GO Vertical ICM may announce increases up to US$25,000 as the campaign develops. The maximum is not guaranteed, and buying a vote does not promise a particular prize increase. The $4,800 Strategic Discovery Process is a separate noncash benefit.
The Strategic Discovery Process is GO Vertical ICM’s advisory service, valued at US$4,800. We work with the winning inventor or startup to assess the innovation’s current stage, clarify its goals, identify key gaps and priorities, and develop a practical roadmap for what comes next. Depending on the innovation, this can include planning around technical feasibility, intellectual property, regulatory requirements, validation and commercial readiness. The final service scope and deliverables are set out in the Official Rules.
This service is awarded in addition to the cash prize. The primary winner receives at least $5,000 in cash, plus the separate US$4,800 Strategic Discovery Process. The service value is not deducted from the cash award and is not an additional cash payment. The process helps guide next steps; it does not guarantee funding, patent protection, regulatory approval or commercial success.
Applications and voting open October 1, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. UTC−5 and close December 31, 2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. UTC−5. UTC−5 is the fixed time benchmark throughout the award period. Entries and voting payments are accepted only during this period.
Application fees and voting payments are nonrefundable for change of mind, voluntary withdrawal, mistaken applicant selection, dissatisfaction with rankings or failure to win. Exceptions apply where required by law and for duplicate charges, undelivered entries or votes, or organizer cancellation without awarding the promised primary prize. Read the Payment & Refund Terms below.
We verify successful payments and update vote totals manually. Votes do not appear instantly. The standings show when they were last updated and remain provisional until final verification.
Send all award questions and correspondence to info@goverticalicm.com. Please include your application or payment reference. Automated confirmations may be sent from Gmail, but info@goverticalicm.com is our designated contact address.
Only a nonconfidential description and images you are authorized to publish. Do not submit patient information, confidential inventions or unpublished patent details.
A US$100 application fee is required to complete your entry and includes one vote for your innovation, subject to eligibility. Each additional US$100 purchases one vote for the selected candidate. Supporters may purchase multiple votes. Payments are one-time purchases, not subscriptions. The highest verified valid paid-vote total determines the primary winner; payment does not guarantee an award or a particular increase in the cash prize.
Only successful payments matched to the correct candidate and purchased quantity count. The application’s included vote is counted once. Totals are verified and updated manually, so they do not appear instantly. Review the candidate, quantity, currency and total shown at checkout before paying, and keep your receipt.
Application fees and voting payments are nonrefundable, except where required by applicable law or under the exceptions below. No discretionary refund is provided for change of mind, voluntary withdrawal, mistaken candidate selection, dissatisfaction with rankings, failure to collect votes or failure to win.
Refunds are returned through the original payment method where practicable. Refunded or reversed payments do not count toward valid vote totals. Nothing in these terms limits mandatory cancellation, withdrawal, refund or payment-dispute rights.
Contact info@goverticalicm.com with the payment date, amount, transaction reference and candidate/application ID. Please report missing votes, allocation errors, duplicate charges or unauthorized transactions promptly. Never email a full card number, card security code or password.
GO Vertical ICM operates this award commercially. Payments are not charitable donations or investments.
Building something for women’s health? Enter your idea, prototype or startup for the Women’s Health Community Award. Submit your application, receive your own voting link and invite your network to support you.
Applications open October 1, 2026. Use the application button below to access our monday.com form during the application period. A US$100 application includes one vote. Apply early to give your community more time to vote before December 31.
Review eligibility, payment terms and the Official Rules before submitting. International participation is subject to the approved locations and applicable restrictions.
Applications and voting open October 1, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. UTC−5 and close December 31, 2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. UTC−5. UTC−5 is the fixed time benchmark throughout the award period.