Welcome to Bearhack 2024!
Calling all innovators! Bearhack is a 24-hour hackathon focused on developing healthcare and medical technology solutions.
Do you have an idea to improve healthcare? BioHack is your chance to turn it into reality. We challenge participants to create sustainable, technology-driven solutions to current medical problems.
No prior experience is required. BioHack fosters collaboration between students, mentors, and sponsors across computer science, bioengineering, and other disciplines.
Requirements
What to Submit
A description of your project, what it does, and if it solves any problem.
Don't forget to submit your Github/Figma Link and Devpost Link to the hacker portal. If you do not submit a Github/Figma AND Devpost link to the hacker portal, we will not be able to consider your team for judging.
Please check your hacker portal during judging to attend your assigned demo table.
Prizes
Best Overall
Best Beginner
Best Hardware
Best Startup
Best UI/UX
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Victor Rodgers
Professor of Bioengineering
Rich Yueh
Assistant Professor of Teaching in IS
Rohit Manimaran
Solutions Architect
Rachit Prajapati
Graduate student
Hallie Pham
Hackathon Director
Joshua Candelaria
Master's Student in CS
Lisa Chen
PhD Candidate
Karan Bhogal
Graduate Student
Ethan Roos
Graduate Student
Samarth Srinivasa
Graduate TA
Judging Criteria
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Best Beginner
For your hack to qualify as a Beginner Hack, Bearhack must be the first hackathon a majority of your team has attended. -
Best Hardware
This project involves the best incorporation of hardware that meshes well with software. -
Best Startup
Most viable business model for healthcare startup that addresses a pressing healthcare issue. -
Best UI/UX
Design most intuitive and visually appealing user interface for a healthcare application or device. -
Best Overall
How impactful is the hack? How many people will it help? Who will it help?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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