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CASSINI Hackathons - Space for Healthcare

CASSINI Hackathons & Mentoring

Create innovative solutions for the healthcare sector using EU space technologies

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<h2>9th CASSINI Hackathon: Space for Healthcare</h2>The 9th edition of the CASSINI Hackathon focuses on leveraging space technologies to tackle critical challenges related to Europe’s healthcare. This event brings together coders, problem-solvers, and innovators from across Europe to develop cutting-edge solutions using space-based technologies that can transform healthcare and improve public health and well-being. Take part in this brand new edition of the CASSINI Hackathons and get the chance to win one of three overall prizes: cash prizes of up to 5.000€ and 6 months of expert mentoring from notable professionals in the space industry! Check the information below to learn more about the CASSINI Hackathons.  <h3 class="fr-text-uppercase">1. REGISTer to the hackathon</h3> Hit the orange button " ⚡ LOG IN TO JOIN" or "⚡JOIN HACKATHON" button. Depending if you have an account on TAIKAI or if you have to create one. Your registration will be finalised once you have filled out our registration form where you'll pick your hackathon location.  There you go, now you are part of the 9th CASSINI Hackathon: Space for Healthcare!    As a next step, go to the matchmaking tab and search for teammates. Teams have to be built before the start of the Hackathon Weekend (16 - 18 May). <h3>2. PRIZES</h3> You are in luck! At the CASSINI Hackathons, you have the chance to win twice . First at a local level and second at the European level.Local prizes - Each hackathon location has its own unique set of prizes for the local winners and runner-ups. Take a look at what you can win at the local level by checking the subpages of the local hackathons. (Click on the hyperlinks for the ten locations in section 3 for more information)Overall prize - At the European level, the three top hackathon teams will win the big cash prize of 9.000€ in total (1st place: 5.000€, 2nd place: 3.000€, 3rd place: 1.000€) and get access to the CASSINI Mentoring, a 6-month mentoring programme that includes 100 hours of mentoring by top experts and is designed to turn your hackathon project into a successful business. <h3 class="fr-text-uppercase">3. WHAT ARE THE CASSINI HACKATHONS?</h3> The CASSINI Hackathons &amp; Mentoring is a unique project that takes place simultaneously in 10 different countries.<table class="fr-dashed-borders" style="width:100%"><thead><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">HACKATHON LOCATIONS   </th></tr></thead><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><div><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/albania" target="_blank"></a>  Austria</div></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">  Greece</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">  Denmark</td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">  Italy</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">  Finland</td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">  Lithuania</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">  France</td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">  North Macedonia</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">  Germany</td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">  Romania</td></tr></table> The 9th CASSINI Hackathon challenges you to develop innovative concepts and products in the healthcare industry by using space data, signals and technologies. This edition’s challenges focus on: Monitoring Disease Outbreaks and Health Risks, Smart Emergency Healthcare Delivery, and Mental Health and Well-Being. Showcase your inventive spirit by creating viable solutions that address these pressing issues. Compete for cash prizes up to 5,000€ and receive 6 months of expert mentoring from industry leaders in the space sector. No previous space/hackathon experience is required!  Check our three challenges* below:<ol><li>Monitoring Disease Outbreaks and Health Risks</li><li>Smart Emergency Healthcare Delivery</li><li>Mental Health and Well-Being</li></ol>For full challenge descriptions, check out our website: <a href="https://cassini.eu/hackathons" target="_blank">cassini.eu/hackathons</a>  *Please note that our challenges are referred to as 'Categories' inside the TAIKAI platform! <h3 class="fr-text-uppercase">4. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?</h3> Students, entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, researchers, and others are welcome to participate. You are eligible if you are 18 years old or older at the start of the Hackathon (16 May) and reside either in the <a href="https://european-union.europa.eu/easy-read_en" target="_blank">European Union</a> (any country) or in a non-EU country associated with <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/list-3rd-country-participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf" target="_blank">Horizon Europe</a> (or in ongoing negotiations for an association). All teams must have at least 3 team members and can go up to a maximum of 8 members. <h3>5. IMPORTANT DATES</h3> 💡 28 April - 9 May| Big Ideas CampaignJoin us for this series of online evening events where we aim to spark your creativity and help you meet fellow team members. We kick off with our launch session, then dive into the key space technologies and how they are used in the EU Space Defence and Security sector. Pick and choose the sessions that interest you and be ready to be inspired. The agenda will be published soon.📅 11 May | Registration DeadlineRegister before the deadline - this applies to both you AND your teammates.🤓 16 - 18 May | The Hackathon WeekendThe main event! Join hundreds of participants around Europe as you develop new products and services that contribute to the future of Europe's Defence and Security. Each location will select one winning team at the end of the weekend to move on to the Demo Day &amp; Awards Ceremony.🏆 21 May | Demo Day &amp; Awards CeremonyThe winners of the local hackathons from around Europe will come together to pitch their solutions in front of an expert jury that will select the top 3 hackathon projects. This event is open to the public to join. <h3>6. JUDGING CRITERIA</h3> Both at the local level and the European level your solutions will be judged against three simple criteria.<ol><li>Relevance (33%) - Does the project address one of the hackathon's three challenges? Does the project make use of Copernicus, Galileo and/or EGNOS data and signals?</li><li>Innovativeness (33%) - How innovative is the idea compared to products/services that are already on the market? Is there potential for a viable business case?</li><li>Quality of the team (33%) - Do the technical, business and creative expertise of the team members match the needs of the project? </li></ol> In case you have questions check the FAQ tab or simply email us at <a href="mailto:hello@hackathons.cassini.eu">hello@hackathons.cassini.eu</a>. We'll be glad to help!Please read our <a class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/sites/default/files/2024-10/20240924_CASSINI%20Hackathons%20-%20Platform%20and%20Events%20-%20TAIKAI.pdf" target="_blank">Privacy Notice</a> for attending the hackathon and the <a class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/sites/default/files/2024-09/Rules%20of%20Contest%20-%20Cassini%20Hackathons%20Prize%20after%20Corrigendum%201.pdf" target="_blank">Rules of Contest</a><a class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/terms-conditions.pdf" target="_blank"></a>.

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<h2>Meet the local organisers</h2> The CASSINI Hackathon: Space for Healthcare is set for 16 - 18 May 2025! In this edition, we are focusing on utilising EU space technologies to tackle key challenges in healthcare. This pan-European hackathon is challenging Europe's entrepreneurs, researchers, students, and young professionals to apply space-based solutions in areas critical to Europe’s healthcare landscape. A diverse group of local organisers has been selected from across Europe to host this exciting new hackathon!

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<h2>Discover the prizes</h2> <h3>The hackathon competition ⚔️</h3>At the end of the Hackathon Weekend (16 - 18 May), each hackathon location will evaluate the project submitted by their teams to select the local winner and runner-ups. The local winners (one team per location) will then be invited to present their project during Demo Day (21 May), where a professional jury will select the 3 overall winners of the hackathon. The best hackathon projects will be awarded at both local and EU levels. <h3>Overall prizes 🌠</h3>The top three hackathon teams will win a cash prize of 9.000€ in total (1st place: 5.000€, 2nd place: 3.000€, 3rd place: 1.000€) gain access to CASSINI Mentoring, a 6-month mentoring programme that includes 100 hours of mentoring by top experts and is designed to turn their hackathon project into a successful business. <h3>Local prizes 🎁</h3>Each hackathon location has its own unique set of prizes for the local winners and runner-ups. Take a look at what you can win in the hackathon location where you will participate:<ul><li><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/austria" target="_blank">Hackathon Austria</a>    </li><li><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/denmark" target="_blank">Hackathon Denmark</a>   </li><li><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/finland" target="_blank">Hackathon Finland</a>    </li><li><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/france" target="_blank">Hackathon France</a>      </li><li><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/germany" target="_blank">Hackathon Germany</a>   </li><li><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/greece" target="_blank">Hackathon Greece</a>   </li><li><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/italy" target="_blank">Hackathon Italy</a>   </li><li><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/lithuania" target="_blank">Hackathon Lithuania</a>   </li><li><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/north-macedonia" target="_blank">Hackathon North Macedonia</a>   </li><li><a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/romania" target="_blank">Hackathon Romania</a>   </li></ul>

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<h2>Rules are important to run a safe and fair hackathon!</h2> Please read the full set of rules in our <a href="https://www.cassini.eu/hackathons/sites/default/files/2024-08/Rules%20of%20Contest%20-%20Cassini%20Hackathons%20Prize_0.pdf" target="_blank">Rules of Contest</a>. In addition to that document, refer to the additional rules below:<ul><li>✔️ Eligibility criteria. You must live in the European Union (any country) or in a non-EU country associated with <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/list-3rd-country-participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf" target="_blank">Horizon Europe</a> (or in ongoing negotiations for an association) and be 18 years or older to participate in the hackathon competition. All teams must have at least 3 team members and can go up to a maximum of 8 members.</li><li>💻 Fresh code only. To ensure a level field for all contestants, all code must be created by the team, during the Hackathon Weekend. But you are permitted to use publicly available or openly licensed APIs, SDKs, frameworks and other software libraries for your project. Any software development tools and/or programming language can be used.</li><li>🤲 Everyone is welcome. We welcome all participants regardless of race, creed, colour, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, physical appearance, body size, disability, or marital status.</li><li>💜 Be nice to each other. We are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of race, creed, colour, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, physical appearance, body size, disability, or marital status. We do not tolerate harassment on our platforms in any form. </li><li>⛔ Use your time and energy to innovate for good, not to make the world a worse place. Activities promoting or related to alcohol, tobacco, religion, politics, intolerance, violence, firearms, pornography, obscenity, gambling, or illegal drugs are explicitly excluded from the hackathon. Just don't. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate on our platforms.  </li></ul>

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