List of hackathons about health in 2018

Data scientists, developers, designers, and fitness enthusiasts in the Bay Area! You're invited to participate in the Silverberry Genomics Hackathon -- an event where wellness meets data science. You'll be challenged to build and pitch solutions leveraging the Silverberry platform to build an innovative genetic consumer app, website or marketplace. Come as a team, or join one at the event. Collaborate to conceive, design and prototype your idea on the theme of using DNA and Genetic Assessment for Behavior Change. Present your project to a panel of judges to earn industry recognition as well as some awesome sponsor prizes.

Hackers in and around London -- from beginner to expert! If you like hacking, beer, and pizza then Launch22 invites you to participate in the Hack 4 Health hackathon. At this 7-hour event, you'll get to work with a team of designers, developers and entrepreneurs to design, prototype, and pitch an innovative healthcare solution. The winning team will win free desk space at Launch22 for one week worth £120!

Engineers, data scientists, designers and product managers in the Greater New York Area! If you're interested in helping the people of Venezuela, then you're invited to participate in Hack for Venezuela NYC. You'll be challenged to design and prototype a mobile technology and/or AI technology solution that can help address critical issues in Venezuela such as high infant mortality, the prevalence of malaria, hyperinflation, and hunger. The goal of the event is to connect the worldwide Venezuelan community, create an accessible database to connect socially-aware engineers in the US for social good to Venezuelan-based organizations and help rebuild the country virtually.

Startups, developers, designers, and marketers in the San Francisco Bay Area! If you're interested in health tech, then GSK invites you to be a digital collaborator and participate in GSKImmunoHack. You'll be challenged to come up with an innovative digital solution to comubn0cate vaccine information and vaccine recommendations to patients and the general public.

New South Wales undergrad and postgrad students from STEMM, business, design, international relations, and other areas! If you're interested in the topic of clean water, then you're invited to sign up to participate in the Clean Water Hackathon. You'll be part of a cross-institutional, multidisciplinary team that is challenged to develop an innovative approach that will help deliver clean water to affected agricultural communities in Sri Lanka that are experiencing the Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Cause (CKDu) public health issue.

Fintech techies in the UK! You're invited to participate in the Fintech Week 2018 Blockchain Hackathon. The event is focused on two of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). You'll be challenged to come up with an innovative solution that uses Qi Women Currency to support SDG #5 “Gender Equity” in achieving solutions to SDG #2 No Hunger: Women and Ending World Hunger. Collaborate and compete for prizes, based on measures including originality, innovation, and scalability. A special “Quantum Leap SDG Prize" will be awarded solutions that deliver a minimum of 100X change result in the SDG aligned challenge being addressed, and that will affect the lives of at least one billion people by 2030.

Designers, coders, hackers in and around Berlin! If you'd like to opportunity to help brighten the lives of seriously ill children, then you're invited to participate in Design Swarms with Surya Vanka. This is a full-day workshop on the Design Swarms process, tools, techniques and framework. You'll be asked to collaborate to design an innovative, disruptive solution to a problem faced by children who are living with serious or life-limiting illnesses. Your solution will form the basis for an upcoming Hackathon that UK-based children’s charity Rays of Sunshine will run in cooperation with Deutsche Bank

IT designers, programmers, developers, entrepreneurs, health care professionals, and VR techie enthusiasts in the UK! If you're interested in the application of VR to healthcare, then you should apply to participate in the VR4REHAB UK Hackathon. You'll get to network work and collaborate with like-minded individuals to come up with innovative new VR-applications that promote better function and outcomes for patients and children with disabilities. Come as a team, or join one at the event and pitch your project to compete for an award for the best ideas!

Entrepreneurial science and engineering students in and around Berlin! You're invited to participate in the 2nd Human Brain Project (HBP) Curriculum workshop series. The theme of this event is Entrepreneurship in neuroscience - Turning science into invention and innovation. You'll be challenged to work in a multi-disciplinary team to assemble a joint applied research proposal to address an issue in the field of brain science.

Big data enthusiasts and techies in New South Wales! You're invited to participate in the Big Data Society Hackathon. Come as a team or join one at the event. You'll be presented with your choice of challenges related to the adverse effects -- suicides, bullying, extremist and criminal behaviour -- of young people's interactions with the internet, social media, smart devices (phones, TVs, watches, etc.) and video games.