The Mediterranean
Health Innovation Hackathon

Real healthcare problems.
Young minds. New possibilities

Learn more

DATES:

5-7 FEBRUARY 2027

LOCATION:

Limassol, Cyprus

COST:

FREE

Two young adults, a male and female, are sitting at a table with a laptop in a classroom or lab setting, engaged in conversation. In the background, three other people, two women and one man, are standing and talking.

Healthcare has problems.

We unite young talent to solve them.

Doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals see problems every day that don't have easy answers.

MedWave brings those challenges into the room with young people who think differently, build things and ask, "What if?"

How It Works

THE EXPERIENCE

Two Days. Four Steps.

01
Hear It

Medical professionals set real challenges.

Two female healthcare workers in scrubs working together at a computer in an office.

02
Find Your Team

Bring your skills. Team up with people.

Group of five young people working on assembling electronic devices at a table in a well-lit room.

03
Make Something

Design, test and prototype your idea with mentors.

Three people working on electronic or robotic project in a workshop with tools and components on the table.

04
Pitch

Show what you created to experts who know the problem.

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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A CODER.

You Could Be...

Colorful list of professions and qualities, including designer, future doctor, developer, scientist, entrepreneur, problem solver, great communicator, and someone with an idea.

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GET INVOLVED

Choose your engagement with MedWave Hack.

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A promotional poster with a light bulb icon and text encouraging students and young innovators to build solutions by bringing their curiosity, skills, and ideas.

A recruitment or team-building slide encouraging mentoring by helping a team move an idea from 'what if?' to something they can show.

A digital graphic with an icon of a handshake at the top, followed by the bold heading 'PARTNER'. The text asks if you want to support the next generation of healthcare innovators and invites helping provide young people with access to tools and opportunities to build.

CHALLENGES

WHAT COULD YOU SOLVE?

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PROGRAMME

Full Programme To Be Released
12 October 2026.

PARTNER WITH MEDWAVE

BE PART OF THE NEXT WAVE OF HEALTHCARE INNOVATION

Support young innovators as they work alongside healthcare professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs and technology experts to tackle real healthcare challenges.

Five partnership levels. Named for pioneers who changed medicine.

GALEN

Supporting Partner

→ VIP access

→ Partner invitations

→ 12 months marketing and media visibility

ASCLEPIADES

Community Partner

All Galen benefits plus:

→ Exhibition space (opportunity)

ERASISTRATUS

Impact Partner

All Asclepiades benefits plus:

→ Mentor & judge opportunities

→ Workshop / masterclass opportunities

HEROPHILUS

Innovation Partner

All Erasistratus benefits plus:

→ Speaking & panel engagement

→ Dedicated innovation challenge

HIPPOCRATES

Title Partner

All Herophilus benefits plus:

→ Prime brand placement

→ Exclusive title sponsorship

Inquire About Partnership Opportunities

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do I need to know how to code?

No.

MedWave needs designers, scientists, healthcare students, problem-solvers, communicators, developers and people with great ideas

1

No.

Teams will be formed at the event

2 Do I need a team?

How much does it cost?

Nothing.

Participation is free.

3 I'm under 18. Can I participate?

The hackathon is designed for university students, young professionals, and high achieving secondary students. Ages 18-30

4

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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.

Organized By:

MIT HACKING MEDICINE

Award-winning and globally recognized fully inclusive educational initiative that provides access to quality education and global careers.

YOUTH TECH FEST

The Mediterranean Health Innovation Hackathon