Hack EMD: Creating the Future of Enterprise AR & VR

Calling all HackVRs, DesignVRs, DevelopVRs...                    Chemists, Lab Techs, and Salespersons too?

Hack EMD is the first-of-its-kind hackathon to get you thinking about how Virtual and Augmented Reality will impact enterprise organizations. How can AR and VR solve business challenges that every large organization faces? From product education to customer support, team communication to collaborative R&D, how can you use AR/VR to improve the way large organizations do business? Join experts, developers, and creatives alike to compete for over $10,000 worth of prizes!

• $4,500 for 1st place plus Access to the shortlist to Merck KGaA’s Accelerator program
  
• $3,500 for 2nd place
• $2,000 for 3rd place

CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE

• Create an AR tool which will enable the future of hands-free laboratories and collaboration. Can you create an AR tool which helps scientists communicate, conduct an experiment, or document results?
• Develop a solution for AR/VR collaboration in an R&D setting: E.g. visualization/interaction of biomolecules from the Protein Data Bank, lab data visualization, report and presentation. Watch this for an idea
• Create an AR or VR customer support system for remotely troubleshooting physical equipment or machinery
• Improve this Unity environment of a life sciences laboratory to make a more effective VR training experience: voice commands, chatbots, artificial intelligence, etc. (Unity project available to participants at the 4/12 happy hour)
• Think you know how to revolutionize an enterprise challenge? Show us your AR/VR solution!

WHO CAN JOIN?

• Startups: Early-stage startups, interested in one of the themes above
• Individuals: Do you have a great idea linked to VR, lifesciences, or marketing? Are you a strong developer? An innovative designer? Do you know your way around a lab?
• Teams: Join with others around a project you want to develop

Get Prepared

• March 29 - 6:30 - 9 PM | Austin Hololens Meetup @ Capital Factory 1st Fl
• March 30 - 5 - 9 PM | Thursday Nite VR @ Capital Factory 1st Fl

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, April 12th  6-8PM | Pre-Hackathon Happy Hour

• 6:30 - Problem Statements from EMD Guest Speakers
• 7:00 - Team Formation and Networking

Friday, April 21st @ Capital Factory 5th Floor

• 6:30 PM - Welcome from EMD Serono Team
• 7:30 PM - Pizza & Pints - Team Formation and Open Hacking
• 9:30 PM - End of Day 1

Saturday, April 22nd @ Capital Factory 5th Floor

• 9:00 AM - Breakfast, Hacking Continues!
• 12:30 PM - Lunch
• 5:00 PM - Dinner
• 9:30 PM - End of Day 2 

Sunday, April 23rd @ Capital Factory 5th Floor

• 9:00 AM   - Breakfast
• 10:00 AM - Demos and Judging (science fair style)
• 12:30 PM - Lunch
• 1:00 PM - Winners Annouced

SPONSORED BY

A business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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