Malaysia’s first

MIT-affiliated healthcare platform.

Transforming Diabetes Care Through Innovation: Building smarter solutions for better health outcomes, powered by bold ideas, collaboration, and a national-scale vision.

About Us

MIT Hacking Medicine

We believe the future of healthcare is built by people who are willing to question the status quo, explore bold ideas, and turn challenges into meaningful solutions.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, we bring together healthcare professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, students, technologists, and innovators to explore new approaches to medicine and healthcare.

Our mission is to create a collaborative environment where ideas can move from problem to prototype, and from prototype to impact. Through innovation programs, workshops, discussions, and community-driven initiatives, we encourage people from different backgrounds to work together on some of healthcare’s most important challenges.

We are passionate about healthcare innovation, medical technology, digital health, entrepreneurship, and human-centered solutions. Whether you are a medical professional with an idea, a student curious about healthcare innovation, a technologist looking to make a difference, or an entrepreneur building the next healthcare solution, there is a place for you in our community.

Together, we hack healthcare—not by breaking it, but by reimagining how it can work better for everyone.

Roadmap

Launch, then scale.

2026 is the launch year. What comes after is a deliberate, multi-year build toward becoming ASEAN’s healthcare innovation hub.

2026

Launch. Malaysia’s first MIT-affiliated healthcare innovation event: 1-day Summit, 3-day Hackathon, 250 curated innovators.

2027–2030

Scale. Year-over-year growth toward a national-scale, ASEAN-facing platform.

Hosts

Who’s building this.

MIT Hacking Medicine Malaysia 2026 is hosted by First Experts Sdn Bhd and Purple Door Sdn Bhd, in partnership with MIT Hacking Medicine.

Max Hassan

Founder & Director, First Experts Sdn Bhd

Marsy Sebban

Founder & CEO, Purple Door Sdn Bhd

Carl Thaddaeus

Co-founder of First Experts Sdn Bhd

YOUR INVESTMENT DRIVES

Innovation today. Healthcare transformation tomorrow.

SHORT TERM IMPACT

Spark 30–50 new solutions.
Solving real healthcare challenges

MID TERM IMPACT

Pilot & deploy impactful solutions | hospitals & communications

LONG TERM IMPACT

Strengthen Malaysia’s position as ASEAN healthcare innovation hub

NATIONAL IMPACT

Build a healthier digitally empowered Malaysia

Innovation Ecosystem

Talent Development

Economic Growth

Global Leadership

Sustainable Impact

Ready to build?

50 spots. Four days. A real shot at reshaping diabetes care in Malaysia.