DURHAM, NC, October 12, 2026: OraLiva, a mission-driven diagnostics company dedicated to catching cancer earlier, today announced that it has been named a Finalist in the 2026 Digital Health & AI Awards in the Rising Star track, Cancer, Screening & Early Detection category.
The Digital Health & AI Awards recognize companies and innovations helping shape the future of healthcare. The annual competition brings together innovators from across digital health, AI and healthcare technology, with companies evaluated by leaders spanning healthcare, investment, technology, clinical care and other areas of the health ecosystem. OraLiva advanced to the Finalist round after being named a Quarterfinalist in September.
OraLiva was recognized for ORAL ONC-InCYT, an AI-powered cytology platform that gives dental and medical providers a fast, non-invasive way to evaluate suspicious oral lesions and make earlier, more confident clinical decisions. The recognition reflects the company’s work to give patients a simple, painless path to clear answers, so oral cancer can be found early, when outcomes are best.
“Every patient deserves a simple, painless way to get clear answers, and every provider deserves the tools to act on them with confidence,” said Spencer Price, CEO of OraLiva. “Advancing to the Finalist round puts us alongside some of the most promising companies in early cancer detection, and it’s a strong validation of our mission to make early cancer detection as routine as a dental visit. We’re grateful to the Digital Health Hub Foundation and the judges, and we look forward to the Grand Finale at HLTH.”
“Each year, the Awards give us a front-row seat to the technologies, companies and leaders working to move healthcare forward,” said Mark H. Goldstein, Chairman of the Digital Health Hub Foundation. “Congratulations to our 2026 Finalists. We are excited to recognize their work and celebrate with them at the Grand Finale at HLTH.”
The competition will culminate at the Digital Health & AI Awards Grand Finale on November 16 at HLTH in Las Vegas, where the 2026 Rising Star and Best in Class winners will be announced live.
About Digital Health Hub Foundation
The Digital Health Hub Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying, recognizing and elevating the companies and innovations shaping the future of health.
Founded in 2017 on the campus of UCSF in San Francisco, our 30,000+ member ecosystem brings together healthcare innovators, industry leaders, investors, clinicians, researchers and experts from around the world. Through the Digital Health & AI Awards and our year-round programs, we connect and celebrate the people and companies advancing healthcare through innovation and technology.
About OraLiva
OraLiva is a mission-driven diagnostics company dedicated to catching cancer earlier by uniting advanced science and AI-powered cytology with a simple, painless test. Its approach gives patients and providers clear answers when they matter most.
Based in Durham, NC, OraLiva is tackling one of the most preventable challenges in cancer care: oral cancers that are found too late. The company works with dental and medical providers with the aim of providing real and positive change for patients, the people they love and the professionals who care for them.
Media Contact
Spencer Price
Chief Executive Officer
price@oraliva.com
