TripleTree and the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA) announce a “call for nominations” for the 5^th Annual TripleTree iAwards for Wireless Health.

The growth and popularity of the iAwards has become synonymous with how healthcare is being shaped by connected health solutions encompassing wireless, cloud, and social technologies.

Online applications for the 2013 iAwards will be accepted from companies and their financial sponsors through March 29. Twelve finalists will be named in April, and three winners announced at WLSA’s 8^th Annual Convergence Summit May 28-30, 2013 in San Diego, CA.

iAward nominees will be evaluated on a range of criteria including the uniqueness of their solution; marketplace traction; clinical, operational or consumer relevance; size of addressable market and international presence across three categories:

• Operational Effectiveness
• Clinical Effectiveness
• Consumer Engagement

The twelve finalists will be invited to present and exhibit at the Convergence Summit, which annually attracts over 350 healthcare executives, innovators, thought leaders and investors from across the globe.

TripleTree founded the iAwards in 2009 to recognize innovation, insight, and initiative in digital health. Past TripleTree iAward winners include Homecare Homebase, Silverlink, Telcare, BodyMedia, Cambridge Temperature Concepts, and Phreesia.

Online applications can be accessed at the TripleTree (www.triple-tree.com) and Wireless Life Sciences Alliance (www.wireless-lifesciences.org) websites. The application fee is $250.

About TripleTree
Founded in 1997, TripleTree provides independent, research-driven advisory services on mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, divestitures and raising growth capital for innovative companies in healthcare.

About Wireless Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA)
The Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA) is a special purpose trade organization committed to accelerating the adoption of innovative healthcare technologies. Our community includes CEOs, senior level executives, entrepreneurs, companies of all sizes, foundations, educational institutions, scientists, physicians, and policy makers.

The Wireless Health Convergence Summit is the WLSA’s annual flagship conference where healthcare, technology and communication leaders convene to discuss pivotal issues facing the industry in an environment that enables networking and engages all key stakeholders with a shared mission to move the wireless health ecosystem forward.