C8 Health CEO Galia Rosen-Schwarz Named Stevie Award Finalist

We're thrilled to announce that Galia Rosen-Schwarz, Co-founder and CEO of C8 Health, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Stevie® Award for Most Innovative Woman of the Year in Healthcare. This prestigious recognition celebrates her transformative leadership in bridging healthcare's critical evidence-to-practice gap—a mission that drives everything we do at C8 Health.

From exits to impact: Building healthcare's future

Galia's path to healthcare innovation spans over two decades of building, scaling, and transforming technology companies. From contributing to Discotech Medical Technologies' $220 million acquisition to helping navigate Compugen's public journey and partnerships with pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Novartis, she has consistently demonstrated an ability to identify market opportunities and scale innovation.

But it was her meeting with Dr. Ido Zamberg in 2022 that crystallized her mission. After interviewing over 100 health professionals across the US and Switzerland, Galia recognized the massive challenge clinicians face.

In today's clinical environments, knowledge chaos is the norm:

• Protocols buried in PDFs, scattered across digital file managers
• Training videos as unlisted uploads
• Critical checklists trapped in physical binders
• Clinical knowledge is isolated from operational systems (such as scheduling systems or learning management software)

This fragmentation doesn't just cause burnout—it slows the adoption of new evidence by years. In the US alone, healthcare institutions lose $345 billion annually from care inconsistency, with knowledge chaos often at the root.

Launching healthcare’s first best practices implementation platform

Together, Galia and Ido committed to building the first best practices implementation platform for clinical teams. More than a repository, C8 Health makes knowledge actionable. Instead of waiting for clinicians to search for information during critical moments, the AI-powered platform anticipates their needs based on schedules, roles, and real-time quality metrics—delivering vetted, site-specific protocols exactly when needed. 

Under Galia's leadership since July 2023, C8 Health has achieved remarkable milestones:

• 100+ US hospitals served, including 30 of the nation’s top academic centers Mount Sinai, UCSF Health, and Brigham & Women's
• Exclusive partnership with healthcare societies, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia & Perinatology (SOAP), placing vetted guidelines directly in 2,000+ anesthesiologists' hands
• Strong traction and user engagement, with an average adoption of over 90% of the staff within 6 months from deployment
• Launch of Panda AI with 88% of clinicians reporting time savings and maintaining over 50% weekly active usage
• Expansion to multiple verticals including Anesthesia, Nursing, Surgery, Medicine, and Pediatrics

"When knowledge is easy to access, clinicians refer to it constantly," Galia explains, “This accessibility isn't just about technology—it's about understanding the real-world pressures clinicians face and designing solutions that fit seamlessly into their workflows.”

Building diverse teams that drive innovation

As a female CEO in healthcare technology, Galia doesn't just talk about diversity—she lives it. Over 40% of C8 Health's employees are women, with women comprising more than half of our management team. She combines academic rigor—holding a PhD in Strategy from Technion and having served as a visiting professor at NYU Stern—with proven entrepreneurial execution from her track record of successful exits.

This unique blend of perspectives shapes C8 Health's culture of innovation. "Diverse teams ask better questions," Galia notes. "When you bring together clinicians, engineers, and business strategists from different backgrounds, you build solutions that actually work in the real world—not just in theory."

Recognition at healthcare's pivotal moment

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor achievements of women executives, entrepreneurs, and the organizations they run worldwide. Being named a finalist among more than 1,500 entries from organizations in 48 nations validates not just Galia's individual leadership, but our entire team's commitment to transforming healthcare delivery.

This recognition comes at a pivotal moment for C8 Health. Our recent MetroHealth case study shows a 5x improvement in timely protocol access and 4x increase in clinician satisfaction—proof that making best practices accessible isn't just an ideal, but an achievable reality that saves time, reduces burnout, and ultimately improves patient care.

Looking forward

As we prepare for the awards ceremony in New York on November 10, where Gold, Silver, and Bronze placements will be revealed, we're reminded that this journey is just beginning. Galia's vision extends beyond current achievements to a future where every clinician, everywhere, has instant access to the knowledge they need to deliver the best possible care.

"This recognition belongs to our entire team," says Galia. "Every engineer, every customer success manager, every partner who believed in our mission to bridge the gap between evidence and practice. Together, we're transforming how healthcare knowledge reaches those who need it most—at the moment of care."

Join us in congratulating Galia and following our continued journey to eliminate care inconsistency. Because when clinicians have the right knowledge at the right time, everyone wins—especially patients.

About the Stevie Awards for Women in Business

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor the achievements of women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the organizations they run—worldwide. The awards have been hailed as the world's premier business awards. Learn more at StevieAwards.com/Women.