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Text reading 'MedWave Hack' in black font

The Mediterranean
Healthcare Innovation Hackathon

THINK BIGGER.
DISRUPT FASTER.
IMPACT THE WORLD.

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DATES:

5-6 FEBRUARY 2027

LOCATION:

Limassol, Cyprus

COST:

FREE

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HEATHCARE IS EVOLVING

We unite bold young minds to build innovative solutions

In collaboration with MIT Hacking Medicine, three real-world healthcare challenges are selected to inspire bold thinking and disruptive innovation. We unite young minds and diverse expertise to develop innovative, market-ready solutions with the power to transform healthcare worldwide.

Choose your role

THE EXPERIENCE

01
PICK A CHALLENGE

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02
CREATE WITH YOUR TEAM

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03
REFINE AND VALIDATE

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04
PITCH IT

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Choose Your Challenge

  • How can AI and emerging technologies help discover, develop and deliver medicines, improve lifespan more effectively, safely and responsibly?

  • How can technology and scientific innovation help identify health risks earlier, support better treatment decisions and improve outcomes for people living with serious or chronic diseases?

  • How can we make medicines easier to access, safer to use and more reliably available, while improving the sustainability of pharmaceutical production and delivery?

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PROGRAMME

  • 18:00 - 18:30 Meet The Mentors and Judges

    18:30 - 19:00 Q&A with the Organisers

    19:00 - 20:30 Networking Reception

  • 08:30 - 09:30 Arrivals and Registration

    09:30 - 09:40 Opening Remarks by Organisers and Partners

    09:40 - 09:50 Official Welcome Address

    09:50 - 12:00 Projects’ Finalisation with Mentors

    12:00 - 13:00 Challenge Elimination Round: 20 min per challenge

    13:00 - 14:00 Luncheon Networking

    14:00 - 14:30 Grand Final: Top 3 Team Pitches: 10 min per team

    14:30 - 15:00 Awards Ceremony

GET INVOLVED

Choose your engagement with MedWave Hack.

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PARTNER WITH MEDWAVE

LEAD THE REVOLUTION Sponsor MedWave Hack

Amplify Your Brand, Showcase Expertise, Shape Healthcare Innovation and Empower The Next Generation Of Entrepreneurs.

GALEN

Supporting Partner

ASCLEPIADES

Community Partner

ERASISTRATUS

Impact Partner

Innovation Partner

HEROPHILUS

HIPPOCRATES

Title Partner

Inquire About Partnership Opportunities

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How it works?

1

Teams are formed 3 weeks before the event and paired with mentors. A pre-event webinar and onboarding doc help everyone to get up to speed.

On the day, you will have 3 hours to work with your team to finish your project and polish your pitch with the Mentors’ support. Teams within each Challenge will face an elimination round by the end of the session. The strongest teams then pitch to a judging panel who will choose the ultimate winner on Creativity, Impact, Use of Technologies and Go-To-Market potential.

Both are accepted.

Participants registering individually will be assigned to teams (3-5 people) by the organisers. Teams will be formed and announced on 16th January.

Should I register as a team or individually?

2

Who can participate and how much does it cost?

3

The hackathon is designed for high achieving secondary students, university students and young professionals. Ages 18-30. If registering a team it must be between 3-5 people. Individual registrants will assigned to teams by the organisers by 16th January.

Participation is free.

What can I win?

4

A Golden Ticket to attend MIT GrandHack 2027/2028 in Boston, USA, Internships & insight days with leading organisations, Mentoring sessions with founders and senior executives, CV workshops and interview preparation, Cash prizes.

Full prize details will be announced nearer to the event.

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Organized By:

Program and global community founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2011. Its goal is to fix and improve healthcare by bringing people together to invent fast, creative solutions.

MIT HACKING MEDICINE

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