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Innovative
Exploring minds and enhancing students creativity
Intriguing
Boosting thinking ability, scintillating institute-level hackathons
Pioneering
Creating building blocks for 'Start-up India' campaign
Coordinating
Interacting with large groups of people to achieve a common goal, and to better the living standards
Empowering
Making fields for citizen interaction, to suggest impressive solutions for intimidating Indian problems
Awareness
Raise awareness of the potential of technology to inspire the next generation of healthcare innovators.

Total Prize Pool of up to 6 lakhs.

Participants will get expert mentorship and may also get incubation support.

About the event

About the event

Hack-o-Med, the Health -Tech Hackathon is the first of its kind in India.
Hack-o-Med, the Health -Tech Hackathon is the first of its kind in India.

For the first time in India, we aim to create a smarter health care sector where engineers and medical professionals are working together under one roof for a smarter solutions to promote and improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, and increase efficiency. This includes the use of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), telemedicine, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, and big data analytics. However, it also raises important ethical and privacy concerns around data security, consent, and access.

For the first time in India, we aim to create a smarter health care sector where engineers and medical professionals are working together under one roof for a smarter solutions to promote and improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, and increase efficiency. This includes the use of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), telemedicine, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, and big data analytics. However, it also raises important ethical and privacy concerns around data security, consent, and access.

What is a hackathon?

A hackathon is an event that brings together students, experts and creates a collaborative environment for solving a certain problem.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Students and professionals of medicine and Technology in Paramedical, Nursing, Engineering, Biotech, etc. will get an amazing opportunity to showcase their talent and generate some useful innovative ideas.

Students and professionals of medicine and Technology in Paramedical, Nursing, Engineering, Biotech, etc. will get an amazing opportunity to showcase their talent and generate some useful innovative ideas.

HACK-O-MED TRACKS

No problem is too big... No idea is too small
Disease prediction, Analysis and Diagnostic technology
Medical devices and equipment’s
Patient experience, Data management & Security
Bio-waste Management
Medical Research Education Technology
Open Innovation
1200
Students
213
Institutes
648
Professionals
500
Selected Ideas

Goals of the event

Hack-O-Med impacts each one of you. Here's how
Hack-O-Med aims at generating Innovative solutions to real life problems that is crucial in order to keep up with the demand of the medical industry.
Innovation Solutions
Innovation Solutions
The event aims to foster an environment of creativity and problem-solving, where medical and engineering students and professionals can work together to develop solutions
Integrative Approach
Integrative Approach
Hack-o-Med also offers mentorship support to the winners of the hackathon. This support is aimed at helping the winners further develop their ideas and turn them into viable solutions that can make a real difference in the healthcare industry.
Mentorship Support
Mentorship Support

HACK-O-MED

HACK-O-MED

Organized by The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) this event is aimed at bringing together healthcare professionals, developers, designers, and entrepreneurs for a short period of intense collaboration and problem-solving with the common goal of developing innovative healthcare solutions using digital technology.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Organized by The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) this event is aimed at bringing together healthcare professionals, developers, designers, and entrepreneurs for a short period of intense collaboration and problem-solving with the common goal of developing innovative healthcare solutions using digital technology.

Students and professionals of medicine and Technology in Paramedical, Nursing, Engineering, Biotech, etc. will get an amazing opportunity to showcase their talent and generate some useful innovative ideas.

Meet Our Best Experts

Mr. Rohit Sarkar

Co-Founder Distronix

Prof. (Dr.)Prantar Chakarbarti

Clinical Hematologist, Fortis Hospital, Kolkata Senior Consultant, Digital Health, MAKAUT

Dr. Subhrojyoti Bhowmick

Clinical Director, Quality Academics & Research , Peerless Hospital Consultant, digital Health Programs, MAKAUT

Dr. Sandip Mukhopadhyay

Scientist ‘E’, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Kolkata

Dr. Diganta Sengupta

FIETE, SMIEEE, SMACM, LMCSI, MIE (India) | Associate Professor (CSE) & Faculty-In-Charge (CSBS), Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology (Techno India Group) | Editor | Reviewer

Mr. Sandeep Sengupta

Founder / Director - ISOAH; CISA, Lead Auditor (ISO27001, ISO22301, Privacy, GDPR), Security Consultant, Entrepreneur

Dr. Sunipa Roy

PhD (Engg.), MBA(IT), Professor, HOD Gurunanak Institute of Technology, SMIEEE, Author, Editor

Dr. Mahamuda Sultana

Associate Professor at Guru Nanak Institute Of Technology

Mr. Dipankar Chakrabarti

Executive Director & Chief Data Control Officer at PwC India

Prof. (Dr.) Avijit Hazra

Dean of Student Affairs, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research - SSKM Hospital

Mr. Prodip Mukhopadhyay

Ex-Managing Director of West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited (Webel). IIEST, Shibpur, IISWBM Consultant, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.

Dr. Santanu Sen

Principal GNIT, JIS 

Prabir Kumar Das

Associate Professor, HOD of Dept. of Basic Science & Humanities, Institute of Engineering & Manegement, Kolkata

Prof. Abhijit Mitra

Principal, UIT, BU

Prabir Kumar Das

Associate Professor, HOD of Dept. of Basic Science & Humanities, Institute of Engineering & Manegement, Kolkata

Prof. (Dr.) Avijit Hazra

Dean of Student Affairs, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research - SSKM Hospital

Dr. Diganta Sengupta

FIETE, SMIEEE, SMACM, LMCSI, MIE (India) | Associate Professor (CSE) & Faculty-In-Charge (CSBS), Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology (Techno India Group) | Editor | Reviewer

Dr. Santanu Sen

Principal GNIT, JIS 

Prof. Abhijit Mitra

Principal, UIT, BU

THE PARTNERS OF HACK-O-MED 2023