List of hackathons about health in 2017

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.

Clinical trial professionals, techies and researchers in the Imperial College London community and partners! EIT Health UK-Ireland invites you to participate in their Hackathon focused on the use of Blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology in Clinical Trials Design. As part of this event, you'll get to participate in a hackathon where you'll prototype new ways to enable data sharing to support adaptive clinical trials.

Boston-area undergraduate and graduate students! If you're interested in the future of learning, then Harvard Innovations & Ventures in Education (HIVE) invites you to participate in Harvard HackEd 2017. You don't have to be a techie, or know how to program -- just bring your creativity, energy, and desire to collaborate. You'll be challenged to come up with creative and innovative approaches to solve problems that plague the education system?

Hackers in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area! Are you interested in how tech can help solve problems that people face in the Third World? You're invited to participate in a weekly hackathon to build 100 mobile apps that fix 100 real problems in Africa.

Hackers interested in solutions to problems faced by people with disabilities! The Lab at O2 invites you to participate in the Access All Areas Hackathon. You'll be challenged to design and prototype innovative technology solutions that help make overcome the hurdles caused by problems such as visual impairment, communication difficulties, physical disabilities, and cognitive impairment. Come as a team or join one at the event and come up with an idea that will help people with disabilities to overcome everyday challenges at home, when out and about, or when using technology.

Are you interested in health innovation, hackathons, or just tech-curious? Are you planning to participate in the Plus Eight Health Hackathon? Spacecubed invites you to attend the hackathon launch event at Fiona Stanley Hospital. You'll learn about the hackathon and meet like-minded individuals and potential team-mates.

Students, innovators, scientists, and clinicians in the Boston area! The Bay Area Lyme Foundation invites you to participate in the Lyme Innovation Hackathon 2017 #hackLyme. The theme of the event is to combat Lyme disease -- the world's fastest-spreading vector-borne illness. You'll be challenged to develop an innovative solution in one of the following areas: the incubation of an accurate diagnostic, or the development of effective medical treatment options for late-stage Lyme/PTLDS.

Pakistani techies and other professionals in and around Boston! Have you considered one day going back to Pakistan? Or do you want your technology or business expertise help make a difference in developing countries? You're invited to participate in the Pakathon Boston Hackathon 2017. You'll get to network with your peers and collaborate to come up with an innovative solution to social problems faced in Pakistan and other countries. You'll work on problems around specific themes, such as Education, Energy, Healthcare, Financial Inclusion, and Agriculture.

Students, healthcare professionals, and technologists, entrepreneurs in the Boston Area! If you're interested in the application of technology to improve healthcare, then PastelHealth 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.

All women and men -- developers, designers, product developers, and entrepreneurs! Are you interested in innovations that promote social change for girls and women? The Girls In Tech San Diego chapter invites you to participate in Hacking for Humanity. You'll be challenged to conceive and prototype solutions that address hate crimes and discrimination. Come up with an innovative way for hate crimes to be reported, prevented, or a way for victims to be supported.