DARIEN, IL – Eight finalists will compete in November for the first Sleep Medicine Disruptors Innovation Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The award competition is part of Sleep Medicine Disruptors 2025, which will be held in person in Austin, Texas, and livestreamed Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 – 15.
An expert panel of nine AASM members reviewed and scored 23 entries according to their novelty, practicality, and potential to improve sleep health and sleep care by solving a significant and widespread problem. The eight entries with the highest overall scores received an invitation to give a pitch presentation in Austin.
Each finalist will compete for an award in one of two categories: diagnostics or therapeutics. The in-person and virtual attendees of Sleep Medicine Disruptors 2025 will select the two award winners.
Innovation Award Finalists | Diagnostics
Anatomic polysomnogram by Bairitone Health
Bairitone’s platform introduces the first anatomic polysomnogram: a non-invasive, skin-mounted sensor patch paired with an AI analysis platform that transforms routine sleep studies into a dynamic, anatomically resolved map of airway behavior during natural sleep (https://www.bairitone.com/).
DormoVision X by Dormotech
DormoVision X is an AI-powered, cloud-based platform that delivers true in-lab sleep study accuracy from the comfort of a patient’s home, providing real-time streaming of high-quality physiological data across multiple nights (https://www.dormotech.com/).
SleepBreath-PD by Health Intelligence Lab
SleepBreath-PD is an at-home and sleep-lab-ready platform that turns nocturnal breathing and sleep study data into an objective, repeatable digital biomarker for Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders (https://pd-breathing.csail.mit.edu/).
Onera Home PSG by Onera Technologies
The Onera home PSG type II system is FDA-cleared, and its patch-based technology enables comprehensive sleep diagnostics through four wireless, self-applied sensors that together capture a 15-channel, time-tested, and trusted sleep study dataset (https://www.onerahealth.com/).
Innovation Award Finalists | Therapeutics
AD109 by Apnimed
AD109 is a first-in-class oral pharmacologic treatment designed to improve oxygenation while patients sleep by targeting the neuromuscular pathway that maintains upper airway tone during sleep, addressing a fundamental mechanism of obstructive sleep apnea (https://apnimed.com/ad109/).
Modius Sleep by Neurovalens
Modius Sleep is an FDA-cleared, drug free, non-invasive headset that delivers low-level electrical impulses to the vestibular nerves through pads placed behind the ears when prescribed for use at home by adults who have chronic insomnia (https://neurovalens.com/modiussleep/).
Nidra by Noctrix Health
Powered by patented Tonic Motor Activation technology, Nidra is authorized by the FDA to treat restless legs syndrome by delivering high-frequency (4,000 Hz) stimulation to the peroneal nerve to activate afferent low-threshold proprioceptive fibers and induce activation of the tibialis anterior muscle (https://nidrarls.com/).
PST-1 for Sleep Apnea by WhisperSom
The WhisperSom PST-1 unifies diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of sleep apnea into a single platform, combining a chest-worn sensor array (respiration, motion, heart rate, oximetry) with sleep-compatible earbuds to create a closed-loop solution for assessment and acoustic neuromodulation (https://whispersom.com/#intro).
Sleep Medicine Disruptors Program
This biennial event attracts clinicians, scientists, technology developers, start-up founders, venture capitalists, and other health care innovators. Speakers will explore technological innovation, artificial intelligence, and other disruptions that are poised to change the landscape of sleep health, patient care, and health care delivery. Keynote presentations will be delivered by Dr. Robert Pearl, former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente), and creativity strategist Natalie Nixon, who has a doctorate in design management.
In addition to nine featured lectures, the event will include the presentation of 25 abstracts during two poster sessions and oral presentation sessions. An exhibit hall will also feature products and services from leading companies in the industry.
Sleep Medicine Disruptors will be held at the Austin Marriott Downtown at 304 E. Cesar Chavez St. Registration information is available at aasm.org/disruptors.
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About the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Established in 1975, the AASM is a medical association that advances sleep care and enhances sleep health to improve lives. The AASM membership includes more than 9,500 physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals who help people who have sleep disorders. The AASM also accredits 2,300 sleep centers that are providing the highest quality of sleep care across the country.
