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MIT Hacking Medicine

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

AcceleratorUniversity acceleratorUniversityActive

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Program at a Glance

Program type
Accelerator
Program category
University accelerator
Organization
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Organization type
University
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Company stage served
Research or idea stage
Cohort or participation model
Multi-day hackathons and events rather than a residential cohort
Investment or funding offered
Not publicly documented
Published investment terms
Not publicly documented
Equity or fee model
Not publicly documented
Clinical or hospital connection
Not publicly documented
Application status
Active

Public description

About the program

MIT Hacking Medicine is a student- and volunteer-run initiative that runs healthcare hackathons in Boston and internationally, including the flagship GrandHack. It applies a research-based design methodology to help clinicians, engineers and entrepreneurs converge on unmet clinical needs and build viable solutions. Partners have included the CDC, AstraZeneca, Roche and Novartis. Several venture-backed digital health companies trace their origin to its events.

What the program publicly emphasizes

Focus areas and features

Digital healthcare delivery innovationrare diseaseglobal healthhealthcare hackathons
  • Category: University accelerator
  • Program structure: Multi-day hackathons and events rather than a residential cohort

Sources

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  1. hackingmedicine.mit.edu
  2. grandhack.mit.edu
  3. hackingmedicine.mit.edu