Precision glucose management
AI-assisted glucose prediction, smart insulin optimisation, continuous monitoring, personalised treatment pathways.
NEXT — EARLY BIRD ENDS
18DAYS:22HRS:19MIN
Delegate passes go from RM 2,800 to RM 3,500.
TODAY15 OctEarly bird ends9 NovApplications close20–23 NovThe four days
The code you were born with, and the readings you took this week.
Both are you. Only one of them is in your file. Four days in Kuala Lumpur to build what closes the distance between them.
Twenty-one in a hundred. Eleven of them have not been told.
21.1% of Malaysian adults live with diabetes — the highest rate in Southeast Asia. Half of them have never been diagnosed.
More than a hundred hackathon places over the four days, 20–23 November 2026, at the M World Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
100 MALAYSIAN ADULTS
DIAGNOSED · 10LIVING WITH IT, NEVER TOLD · 11
In partnership with
Organised by
SponsorsTitle · Platinum · Gold · Silver — held open
The medical gap in Malaysia.
21.1%
of Malaysian adults live with diabetes, among the highest rates in Southeast Asia.
50.4%
of diabetes patients in Malaysia remain undiagnosed.
16.1%
of deaths at ages 20–79 in Malaysia are diabetes-related.
1st
highest diabetes rate in Southeast Asia.
Figures: IDF Diabetes Atlas, Malaysia — adults aged 20–79, 2024 estimates. Malaysia’s own National Health and Morbidity Survey 2023 reports 15.6% among adults 18 and over, measured on a different basis.
300+
hackathons run globally by MIT Hacking Medicine
30+countries in the MIT Hacking Medicine network
250+curated innovators expected in Malaysia
$2.5B+in startup ecosystem value created by alumni
A clinician, an engineer and somebody who has lived with the disease for twenty years, at the same table, on hour nine.
Diabetes, from three angles.
Prevention, precision care and digital health, over the three hackathon days. The three are examples; your team picks its own angle on the Friday, and the application form does not ask for one.
Predictive intelligence
AI-powered early detection, diabetic retinopathy screening, kidney disease prediction, clinical decision support.
Digital therapeutics
AI health coaching, behaviour change, medication adherence, population health analytics.
Data and privacy
A clinic records three readings a year; a continuous glucose monitor takes one every five minutes. Anything built at the hackathon runs on data a person has chosen to share, and that person decides who reads it, what for and for how long.
FRI–SUN 20–22 NOV · THE HACKATHON
I want to build it.
More than a hundred places. Clinicians, engineers, designers and people who live with diabetes, in teams that form on the Friday evening. Free if you are selected.
Apply for the hackathon →FREE · CLOSES 9 NOVMON 23 NOV · THE SUMMIT
I want to be in the room.
A full day of clinical and policy sessions, and the winning teams presenting. HRD Corp claimable; the Innovation Leaders Dinner is a separate seat.
Buy summit tickets →FROM RM 2,800There is a way in for everyone this problem needs.
Build at the hackathon, attend the summit, mentor a team or sponsor the event.
BUILD
Hackathon teams
Clinicians, engineers, designers, researchers, founders and students. Teams form on the Friday evening — you do not need one to apply.
Apply to build →FREE · CLOSES 9 NOVEMBERATTEND
Summit delegates
Health leaders, policymakers, industry and academics, for the full day on Monday 23 November.
Buy summit tickets →FROM RM 2,800 · EARLY BIRD TO 15 OCTMENTOR
Mentors and judges
Clinicians, founders and investors who sit with teams through the weekend. A few hours is enough.
Offer to mentor →BY INVITATION AND APPLICATIONPARTNER
Sponsors and partners
Organisations backing the work, with judging and mentor places, delegate passes and a say in the programme.
Explore partnership →FOUR TIERS, TWELVE SLOTS| Day | Date | What happens | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Friday 20 Nov | Kickoff, problem pitches, teams form | Participants |
| 02 | Saturday 21 Nov | Build, with mentors on the floor 8am to midnight | Participants, mentors |
| 03 | Sunday 22 Nov | Submissions at noon, pitches, awards dinner | Everyone |
| 04 | Monday 23 Nov | Diabetes X Innovation Summit — separate ticket, from RM 2,800 | Delegates |
The MIT association effect.
Five things a sponsor gets from Malaysia's first MIT-affiliated healthcare event.
Global network access
VCs, hospital systems, accelerators and health-tech across 30+ countries.
Unrivalled credibility
Malaysia's first MIT-affiliated healthcare event is a permanent first-mover credential.
Innovation sourcing
First access to 30–50 early-stage solutions before they raise or go to market.
Hospital & pilot pathways
Direct introductions to winning teams for clinical pilots within 6–12 months.
Talent pipeline
Advance access to Malaysia's most innovative doctors, engineers and data scientists.
Back this movement.
Four tiers, each with judge and mentor slots, Executive Delegate passes, and brand placement across the event.
Title Sponsor1 ONLY
Founding Strategic Partner recognition · executive keynote · 4 judge/mentor slots · 10 Executive Delegate passes.
Platinum SponsorMAX 2
Premium logo placement · speaking or panel opportunity · 3 judge/mentor slots · 5 Executive Delegate passes.
Gold SponsorMAX 3
Logo on event materials · general brand exposure · 2 judge/mentor slots · 3 Executive Delegate passes.
Silver Sponsor6 AVAILABLE
Logo on event materials · 1 judge/mentor slot · 2 Executive Delegate passes.
100+ PLACES · FOUR DAYS · APPLICATIONS CLOSE 9 NOVEMBER
Over a hundred free places at the hackathon
A real shot at reshaping diabetes care in Malaysia, over one long weekend in Kuala Lumpur.
Apply for the hackathon →