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
Contact
Terence Bowden
Community & Business Development