Reimagining the future of diabetes prevention and early care
Three days of building on one challenge, leading straight into the summit on the Monday. More than a hundred places, free to everyone selected.
From challenges to solutions
Teams form around a real healthcare problem on the Friday evening and decide together what to build, the MIT Hacking Medicine way. You do not need an idea to apply.
Problems are pitched by the people who have them. Teams form in the evening; nothing is pre-assigned.
Mentors on the floor in four-hour shifts, 8am to 10pm.
Submissions at midday, pitches in the afternoon, then the awards dinner.
The teams present to the full room. A separate ticket for everyone else.
The challenge and three example themes
Every team works on the same challenge. The themes below are examples of what a team might build for. You do not pick one on the form, and they are not used to select anybody.
Precision glucose management
AI-assisted glucose prediction, smart insulin optimisation, continuous monitoring, personalised treatment pathways.
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.
Who should join
Clinicians and nurses
Doctors, nurses, allied health and public-health professionals.
Engineers and data scientists
Software, hardware, machine learning, and anyone who can ship.
Designers and researchers
The people who can find out what is actually going on before anyone builds.
Students
Medicine, engineering, design, business. No experience required.
Entrepreneurs
People who know how a thing becomes a company rather than a demo.
Patients and caregivers
People living with diabetes, and those who care for them, join teams as members.
Every application is vetted thoroughly across a range of parameters and evaluated by our team of experts, so the participants cover many different skill sets. Nobody is chosen or turned down for the theme they mention, for applying alone, or for having no medical or technical background.
Siriraj x MIT, Bangkok. Teams formed on the Friday and pitched on the Sunday.
More than a hundred places.
Free to everyone selected, food and materials included. Travel and accommodation are your own. Hackathon applications close 9 November.
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