Innovating Digital Health: The 2026 Garmin Health Awards

Scope

The 2026 Garmin Health Awards recognize the world’s most innovative solutions that successfully integrate Garmin wearable technology into health and wellness programs. The competition focuses on three primary pillars: Health Care & Research, Insurance & Employee Health, and Fitness & Wellness. As noted in research published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), the integration of high-fidelity wearable data is critical for the validation of remote monitoring systems and digital therapeutics.

Eligibility

Participation is open to companies, startups, and research institutions that have a functional solution or a late-stage prototype. To qualify, the solution must actively utilize Garmin wearables and the Garmin Health API, Garmin Health SDKs, or the Garmin Health Enterprise Health Research tool.

Partnership and Hardware Integration

The awards emphasize the importance of the Garmin Health ecosystem. Solutions are evaluated based on their benefit to the end user, the level of innovation, and how effectively they leverage biometric data such as heart rate variability, sleep tracking, and activity levels. This technical synergy is essential for developing predictive models in preventative health care.