List of hackathons about health in 2017

Life scientists and data scientists in the UK! If you're interested in how technology can help deliver quality predictive/preventative health for the people, then you're invited to participate in Treating the healthy. This day-long event is focused on how life scientists can work with data scientists to predict and prevent ill health. You'll get to hear from experts in the field before you form into teams to each come up with an innovative solution that has the potential to deliver significant public health improvement.

iOS / Android / Web app developers, bioinformaticians, entrepreneurs, physicians / medical researchers, and students interested in genomics! You know who you are! Awakens, Inc. invites you to participate in the Genome Link Hackathon. You don't have to be an expert -- beginners are encouraged to sign up. You'll be challenged to design and prototype a DNA-personalized app using the Genome Link API. Pitch your project to the panel of judges for a chance to win a $1000 cash prize.

STEM professionals, designers, engineers and media professionals in Ireland! Are you interested in creative uses of technology in the area of the arena of science communication? You're invited to participate in THINK: TANK -- a hackathon that is focused on the social good. You'll be challenged to collaborate on an innovative way to address one of three problems -- how to increase energy efficiency in the workplace, how to reduce plastic waste, or how to improve the work lives of migraine sufferers.

Students, healthcare professionals, and technologists, entrepreneurs in the Boston Area! If you're interested in the application of technology to improve healthcare, then Health Innovators invites you to participate in the Chatbots for Health Challenge - SmartBot Hackathon. You'll be challenged to design and build an innovative new chatbot that helps solve a specific healthcare problem.

Developers, designers, and other techies! Interested in healthcare, hacking, or entrepreneurship? Join BulldogHacks' Healthcare Hackathon at the Yale CEID on December 1-2—a two-day hackathon dedicated to addressing problems in healthcare! In just 24 hours, you'll be challenged to pitch pain points, develop an innovative solution, and present your project to a panel of judges for a chance to win recognition and great prizes.

Developers, designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs -- both women and men! Are you interested in innovations that can help address the global refugee crisis? Girls in Tech - Switzerland invite you to participate in Hacking 4 Humanity: Empowering Refugees with Technology. You'll be challenged to conceive and prototype solutions that can help refugees and bring good to the world!.

Health entrepreneurs and startups, as well as IT service companies, data scientists, researchers, and students specializing or interested in AI! Pierre Fabre Laboratories invite you to participate in an AI challenge focused on health! Specifically, you'll be challenged to design and prototype a solution that recognizes melanoma through analysis of dermatoscopy images. Collaborate and compete for cash prizes and an incubator slot. Attend in person or participate online.

All who are interested in fighting respiratory diseases -- patients, health professionals, students, and professionals! You're invited to participate in RespirH@cktion -- the first hackathon dedicated to respiratory diseases. In this 48-hour event, you'll be challenged to collaborate on helping find ways to advance one of 15 innovative digital projects that improve the management and care of patients with respiratory diseases.

The Student Week for ESS invites you to attend the awards ceremony for the "24H pour agir ensemble" hackathon. This is a 24-hour hackathon, where Parisian techie students are challenged to set up an ESS project, around the health of young people -- and all in 24 hours!

Engineers, entrepreneurs, physicians, designers, scientists, patients and hackers in the Greater Boston area! If you're planning to participate in the Eat.Drink.Disrupt! Watertown Hackathon 2017, then athenahealth invites you to attend the pre-event Kickoff Party. You'll get to meet and network with your fellow hackathon participants, as well as many healthcare professionals and experts who will be mentors at the hackathon.