Johnson & Johnson Innovation together with Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), working with the Washington DC Economic Partnership, has launched the Washington, DC Health Innovation QuickFire Challenge designed with the aim to help address the chronic healthcare and morbidity challenges similar to those faced in underserved communities within the District of Columbia, and develop ways to help achieve health equity. The DMPED to introduce the JLabs Quickfire Challenge and awardees as we transition between panels.