BioPharma Ambition Hackathon. Hosted by MIT's Hacking Medicine & DCU Alpha

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About

Part of the BioPharma Ambition Conference Happening in Dublin, the BioPharma Ambition health hackathon is co-hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Hacking Medicine programme and DCU Alpha

The hackathon is calling on industry experts, scientists, engineers, coders, patients, health care providers, artists, designers, entrepreneurs and marketers to join us for an intensive weekend of challenging activity that will see innovative solutions emerge to improve aspects of patient pathways and clinical care.

See how it all works at MIT's Grand Hack 2016 https://youtu.be/IO-V9OdBIjE 



Challenges

The Theme: Improving the Patient Experience from Bench to Bedside.

The goal: Better Outcomes for Patients.
     - Better drug logistics & waist management.
     - More effective health practitioner - patient interaction.
     - A better patient experience.



Prizes

1st    €3,000

2nd  €2,000

3rd   €1,000

The prize giving ceremony for our winning team will take place in the Mansion House Dublin on Wednesday 21st September at the BioPharma Ambition delegate dinner.



Schedule

Friday

5.00pm Registration & food

6.00pm Welcome

6.15pm Overview

7.15pm Challenges outlined

7.30pm Pitch-off

8.15pm Team formation

8.30pm Making session

11.30pm Building closed


Saturday

8.00am    Breakfast

9.00am    Making Session

10.00am  Workshops

12.30pm  Lunch

1.30pm    Mentor Session

2.00pm    Pitch coaching and presentation

5.30pm    Dinner

6.30pm    Making session

9.30pm    Pizza and drinks

9.30pm    Making session

11.30pm Building closed


Sunday

8.00am    Breakfast

10.00am  Making session

12.30pm Lunch

4.00pm   Walk-around

5.00pm   Demo-day Introduction

5.20pm   Final Pitches

6.30pm   Presentation

7.00pm   Winners announced

7.15pm   Wrap-up and reception

8.00pm   Finish



Partners Include

MIT Intel


MIT Firmwave2



MIT Emutex




MIT IC4



Contact

Terence Bowden

Community & Business Development

Terence.Bowden@dcu.ie




Location

DCU Alpha
GlasnevinIreland

Dates

From 16th September 2016 - 05:00 PM
to 18th September 2016 - 08:00 PM

Prizes

1st Place - €3,000
2nd Place - €2,000
3rd Place - €1,000