About
The Femtech Innovation Hackathon is a unique event that brings together students, young professionals, and other individuals around the world to help us close the health gender gap!
Weekend innovation hackathon, harnessing multi-disciplinary talent and cutting-edge technology to create gender-specific solutions to close the gender health gap.
HackHERHealth leverages Artificial Intelligence and diverse expertise, welcoming coding and non-coding solutions to tackle key challenges in closing the gender health gap.
Who Can Participate?
We welcome from all backgrounds!
The HackHERHEalth Hackathon is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment, welcoming participants from a wide spectrum of professional backgrounds. This includes, but is not limited to individuals from various sectors of healthcare, such as clinicians, healthcare providers, administrators, and educators; professionals and students in AI, IT, and deep technology; researchers and academicians in biotechnology, health informatics, and epidemiology; as well as experts in health economics, policy, and management.
We welcome participants from all backgrounds, and coding experience is not required. This is a hybrid event with both online and in-person participation options. The spirit of this Femtech Innovation Hackathon is to unite a rich mix of perspectives and expertise, ranging from technical and clinical to administrative and supportive roles, all united by a common goal of addressing and minimizing the gender health gap!”
This first edition of the hackathon invites you to create solutions that help to close the gender health gap. HackHERHealth is a truly collaborative event harnessing the power of industry, academia and the healthcare sector. It is organised by Health Innovation West, sponsored by AstraZeneca and hosted by GoCo Health Innovation City and Sahlgrenska Science Park.
The brightest ideas will receive recognition at Awards Ceremony on 19 April at Sahlgrenska Science Park in Gothenburg!
- Showcase your talent to leading organisations!
- Being inspired by professionals and mentors working in the fields femtech, health innovation and life science as well as experienced leaders from renowned startup incubators!
- Expand your professional network!
- Learning and mastering the application of Generative AI both as a tool and as a partner in the innovation process!
- Contributing to closing the gender health gap!
Everyone interested in innovating and creating solutions for women's health and wellbeing is encouraged to participate. This includes but is not limited to software developers, healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs, and students.
Our Great Supporters!
Timeline
Time (CET/CEST) | Date | Event |
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13:30 CET | 08 MARCH 2024 | Live Panel Discussion in GoCo |
08:00 CET | 08 MARCH 2024 | Launch & Registration Opens! |
08:00–17:00 CET | 27 MARCH 2024 | GAIA Conference |
23:59 CEST | 05 APRIL 2024 | Registration Closes! |
09:00 CEST | 05-11 APRIL 2024 | Ideation phase with live info sessions |
15:00-16:00 CEST | 08 APRIL 2024 | Live Session 1 – Neurodiversity Challenge Overview |
17:00-18:00 CEST | 08 APRIL 2024 | Live Session 2 – MatchMaking and Team Formation |
13:00-13:30 CEST | 09 APRIL 2024 | Live Session 3 – Intimate Partner Violence |
15:05-16:00 CEST | 09 APRIL 2024 | Live Session 4 – GenAI Microsoft Tools |
13:30-14:00 CEST | 10 APRIL 2024 | Live Session 5 – Obesity Challenge Overview |
15:00-16:00 CEST | 10 APRIL 2024 | Live Session 6 – Gestational Diabetes Overview |
14:30-15:15 CEST | 11 APRIL 2024 | Live Session 7 – Continuous Support During Pregnancy |
15:00 CEST | 12 APRIL 2024 | KICK-OFF! |
09:00 CEST | 13-14 APRIL 2024 | Hackathon Weekend |
23:59 CEST | 14 APRIL 2024 | Deadline Delivery | 15:00 CEST | 15-18 APRIL 2024 | Evaluation | 15:00 CEST | 19 APRIL 2024 | Awards Ceremony |
* The times are subject to small changes
Challenges
Prizes
Each winning team will receive a significant financial reward, offering a substantial boost to advance their innovative health solutions. Total prize value is equal $10,000!
Winners will have the chance to engage in a personalised mentorship programme. This unique opportunity will be provided by industry professionals from AZ/BVH, CoAx, and the DAYA accelerator programmes, tailored to the specific needs and interests of each winning team.
The winners will receive tickets to GAIA 2025, a prominent artificial intelligence conference.
In recognition of their exceptional contribution to HackHERHealth, each winning team will be honoured with a commemorative statue, symbolising their achievement and excellence in the field.