NSERC CREATE Bio-Hackathon and Summer School

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 (all day)

Annual Bio-Hackathon and Summer School

June 4-6, 2019

NSERC-CREATE's Training in Global Biomedical Technology Research and Innovation

The first "Needs-First" biomedical hackathon for Graduate Students

Event website and registration is now open until April 30.

What is a Hackathon?
3 days of teamwork, design training, solving a real-life problem, a final pitch competition, prizes, and food!

What is unique about this Bio-Hackathon?

  • Training and Mentorship:
    • Concept Evaluation
    • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
    • Needs Finding and Assessment
  • Teamwork:
    • Team building and activities              
    • Ideation and brainstorming
    • Apply effective concept evaluation tools
  • Identifying Unmet Needs Panel with professionals from:
    • Grand River Hospital
    • SickKids
    • CCCCare-Well-Fit University of Waterloo
  • Sponsors:
    • StarFish Medical
    • Synaptive Medical
    • Intellijoint Surgical

Contact Parisa Hamilton if you have any questions.