Bring YOUR innovation to the endocrine care conversation!
Developing a solution that could shape the future of endocrine care? Introduce it to the clinicians who understand the challenges firsthand.
The inaugural AACE Endocrine Innovation Exchange will bring up to six selected emerging companies to the AACE Annual Meeting for clinically focused presentations, interactive tabletop engagement, and direct conversation with endocrinologists and endocrine care teams.
Share what you’re building, explain the evidence behind it, and gain clinical perspectives that can help inform your next steps.
Why participate?
Put your clinical use case in the spotlight
Show how your solution addresses a meaningful challenge in endocrine care through a focused Innovation Stage presentation.
Engage directly with endocrine clinicians
Connect with attendees at your tabletop display, answer questions, and explore their needs, experiences, and implementation concerns.
Seek feedback that matters
Bring your questions about workflow, access, patient engagement, and adoption to the people delivering care.
Build visibility for your company
Reach Annual Meeting attendees through a company listing on the meeting website and app and inclusion in Innovation Exchange marketing.
Who should apply?
We welcome applications from independent emerging and growth-stage companies developing clinically relevant products, platforms, diagnostics, services, technologies, or care models in:
- Diabetes, obesity, metabolism, and MASLD/MASH
- Bone, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal, and reproductive endocrinology
- Endocrine technology and AI-enabled care
- Patient engagement, care delivery, and practice transformation
Solutions may be in the prototype, pilot, validation, launch, or early commercialization stage. Applicants must be able to describe their intended users, clinical use case, evidence status, regulatory status where applicable, and current limitations.
What’s included?
Selected companies receive:
- One Saturday 6’ tabletop display for direct engagement with attendees
- One 20-minute Innovation Stage session: a 14-minute presentation followed by six minutes of moderated Q&A
- Two Annual Meeting Learning Zone Only Registration Passes
- Company listing on the Annual Meeting website and app
- Inclusion in Innovation Exchange marketing
Application fee: $75, non-refundable
Participation fee, if selected: $4,000
Application Deadline: January 11, 2027
Selection notifications: January 29, 2027
Tell us about your innovation
The application asks you to explain:
- What endocrine care problem are you solving?
- Who will use your solution, and who is the intended buyer?
- What evidence supports your work today?
- What workflow or access barrier does it address?
- What input would you like from endocrine clinicians?
Applicants will also provide company and product information, development stage, applicable regulatory and data privacy information, and a one-page Clinical Relevance Brief.
How companies are selected
AACE will review applications based on relevance to endocrine practice, the strength of the clinical problem and use case, supporting evidence or a credible development plan, differentiation, and potential to improve workflow, access, or patient care.
Up to six companies will be selected for the inaugural program.
Participation eligibility
Participation is reserved for eligible emerging companies. Established AACE core exhibitors, subsidiaries or brands majority-controlled by established commercial organizations, and companies promoting offerings on behalf of established commercial partners are not eligible.
General wellness offerings, dietary supplements, non-evidence-based testing, and unvalidated direct-to-consumer endocrine claims are also excluded. All participants must comply with AACE promotional, regulatory, and conflict-of-interest requirements.
Other information
The Innovation Exchange takes place on Saturday, May 15, 2027 at the AACE Annual Meeting, with presentations at the Innovation Stage and tabletop engagement in the surrounding showcase area.
Location: AACE Learning Zone Foyer, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Sand Diego, CA.
AACE-appointed clinical moderators will guide discussion around evidence, workflow, equity, safety, access, and implementation—helping connect emerging ideas to the realities of endocrine care.
The AACE Endocrine Innovation Exchange is a non-accredited innovation showcase. Company presentations are not eligible for CME credit. Selection and participation do not constitute AACE endorsement or product validation.
Questions? Please contact [email protected]