G4A Turkey, which Bayer has been implementing globally, is about to start on 22 April 2021. During the last four years, 740 startups have applied, 89 of them were shortlisted, and 26 startups have been selected to participate in the program. This year, 197 startups applied to the program; 23 of them pitched their solutions to the jury, and seven startups were selected to this year’s batch.

All seven startups are in various stages; most of them have already launched their MVPs, early-stage or late-stage products. This year’s G4A Turkey program will be held online and focusing on consumer health, crop science, pharma, and radiology. The core aim is to cope with the main challenges that Bayer and Hackquarters can contribute to solutions. The wide range of challenges includes women’s health, environmental issues, telehealth solutions, food tech, and many more.

Each of the four vertical startups will get 60.000 TL grants, and all startups will join intense training and a 1-1 mentorship program from Hackquarters and Bayer mentors. Also, startups will have an opportunity to develop new products with the support of Bayer. 

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Here are 7 selected startups 

Amanos:
Amanos Endustriyel IHA Hizmetleri gathers centimeter level plant data through its high-precision drones, multispectral imaging system and skilled pilots to give insight about crop health by analyzing fields such as stress levels, aging, status of the products before & after spraying, irrigation and fertilizer applications. The images collected via six different cameras consolidate a data set that allows clients to get the most out of their products and minimize their costs.

Auctifera Scientific:
Thanks to the AI algorithm trained with thousands of images Auctifera Scientific improves IVF treatment by making the selection of the embryo with the best quality; objective, automated and independent from individual operators.

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EyeCheckup:
EyeCheckup is an early diagnosis system helping Primary Care doctors prevent blindness and vision loss using Artificial Intelligence.

FarmaVR:
FARMAVR solves the training needs of pharmacists and technicians working in pharmacies with a technological approach without leaving their pharmacies. In addition, they enable pharmaceutical companies to explain their products to pharmacists, technicians, and pharmacy faculty students in detail.

GÖRSENTAM:
It is an agricultural forecast system system that successfully determines the spraying and fertilization time without any expert by passing the data collected from the sensitive climate sensors on the system and digital pheromone trap through application time algorithms and saves money, time and energy.

MANYETİK REZONANS GÖRÜNTÜLEME BAZLI RADİOMİCS İLE HEPATOSELÜLLER KARSİNOM’DA TRANSARTERİYEL RADYOEMBOLİZASYON TEDAVİSİNİN YANITINI ÖNGÖRME:
They perform pre-treatment contrast-enhanced (conventional contrast and gadoxetic acid disodium) magnetic resonance imaging to examine the images obtained with artificial intelligence-based analysis and develop specific mathematical parameters in order to predict treatment response.

Tolkido:
Tolkido is a smart playmate which helps enhance children's speech & communication, abstract thinking, and fine motor skills with special methods based on scientific background. Thanks to its artificial intelligence, TolkidoMio can be personalized to adapt to the cognitive level of each child. It accelerates the language-speech and cognitive development of children by providing individualized education at home.