Annual Hackathon to Discover Solutions in Neurosugery
The annual hackathon brings together innovators from around the world to tackle pressing challenges in neuroscience. Collaborate in teams, showcase your ideas, and compete for exciting prizes!
Innovate, Collaborate, and pitch your solution!
Participants are encouraged to develop innovative solutions across multiple areas, including surgical techniques, policy reform, medical device development, healthcare funding, and patient care systems.
How to Participate in Our Annual Hackathon
Participants can join individually or as part of a team. The event brings together professionals, students, and innovators to tackle neurosurgery challenges.
The Judging Process and Criteria
Expert judges from neurosurgery, technology, and healthcare evaluate each solution based on innovation, feasibility, and global impact.
Hackathon Duration and Exciting Prizes
It's a three day virtual event. Top performers can win prizes, including an all-expenses-paid mission trip to Mexico with mission:brain.
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Unlock Opportunities at Our Annual Hackathon
The top-performing team wins an all-expenses-paid mission trip to Mexico with the Mission:Brain team. Other participants can earn cash prizes, mentorship opportunities, and recognition in the neuroscience community. Connect with experts and peers who share your passion for neuroscience, innovation, and global health.
Celebrating Our 2024 Hackathon Winning Team
Team Camerún, developed a groundbreaking solution aimed at improving neurosurgical access in underserved regions. Their project focused on enhancing surgical precision, efficiency, and patient outcomes through innovative strategies.
A tool that addresses critical challenges in global neurosurgery.
Brought together participants from diverse medical backgrounds.
Project has the potential to improve access to neurosurgical care for underserved communities.
Explore the Innovation Behind Hackathon Success
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Everything you should know!
It's important you review this information before applying.
Judges evaluate teams based on the creativity and practicality of their solutions. Winning teams are those that present innovative ideas with the potential to make a significant impact in global neurosurgery.
While the Hackathon runs for 3 days, participants are not required to be present the entire time. Clear communication with teammates is key to managing participation effectively.
A panel of experts from neurosurgery, technology, and healthcare evaluates submissions based on criteria like innovation, feasibility, and the impact of the proposed solution on global neurosurgery.
The top-performing teams win exciting rewards, with the grand prize being an all-expenses-paid mission trip to Mexico with the Mission:Brain team. Other exclusive prizes may also be awarded for runners-up.
The Hackathon is a 3-day global virtual event, where teams collaborate to develop and pitch their solutions. Participants need not be available for the entire event as long as they maintain communication with their team.
Participants address challenges related to global neurosurgery. These could include improving surgical techniques, supply chains, policy issues, or technological innovations like medical devices or databases to improve healthcare in underserved areas.
Participants can enter with a pre-formed team of 2-3 members. If you apply individually or as a duo, you will be matched with other participants to form a complete team.
Anyone can join! The Hackathon is open to healthcare providers, students, software developers, and professionals from various fields. You can apply individually or as part of a pre-formed team.
The annual Hackathon brings together innovators, healthcare professionals, and students to develop solutions to real-world neurosurgical challenges. Participants collaborate to address issues in global neurosurgery and present their solutions to a panel of expert judges.
Apply to compete in the 2025 hackathon event!
Apply now for this year's Annual Hackathon!
Dates: June 20th at 6:00 PM EST – June 22nd at 4:00 PM EST
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