Test your creativity, and sign up for HealthHACK by 29 August
20 places per university – first come, first served!
- PhD candidates and postdocs from the University of Oslo (UiO) can sign up.
- At the event you will work in interdisciplinary groups with students and PhD candidates from OsloMet and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).
- HealthHACK 2025 challenges you to use technology to discover new solutions for heart health.
- Each member of the winning group will receive a gift card worth NOK 4000.
At HealthHACK, you’ll gain the skills to solve real work-related challenges. In two days, you and your group will work on challenges related to heart health.
This year's partners are the pharmaceutical company Novartis, the health technology company Medtronic and the food manufacturer Det Glutenfrie Verksted. The companies are experts in the field and will provide relevant challenges that you will solve. Additionally, each group will have access to a mentor from one of the universities who provides guidance and facilitates the innovation process.
Have you heard of hackathons and think that they involve coding and programming? At HealthHACK, no programming knowledge is needed. The challenges are broad and socially relevant. They are solved without programming.
Prizes you can win
- First place: Gift card worth NOK 4000 per person
- Second place: Gift card worth NOK 1500 per person
- Third place: Gift card worth NOK 1500 per person
Programme
It's two days filled with collaboration, networking and free food! Race against the clock with one mission: Solve a real problem.
Day One 10 September
- 08:30 Registration and kick off HealthHACK with breakfast.
- 09:00 Get to know Medtronic, Det Glutenfrie Verksted and Novartis.
- 09:30 An introduction to design thinking – a valuable method for HealthHACK and your future career.
by Joseph Makokha, UiO Growth House - 10:00 Work in groups begins. Experts from Novartis and Medtronic are available for the first hour to answer questions and provide insight.
- 13:00 Lunch break.
- 13:30 Continue working on your challenge.
- 16:00 Group check-in.
- 16.30 Presentation with Terje Lindberg from Company Stories. He shares valuable tips on how your team can deliver a compelling pitch.
- 17:00 Dinner.
- 17:45 Meet with mentors for group check-ins.
Day Two 11 September
- 08:30 Breakfast will be served.
- 09:10 Continue working on your challenge.
- 12:00 Lunch break.
- 13:00 Continue working on your challenge.
- 15:00 Pitching presentation.
- 16:30 Jury meeting.
- 17:15 Award and closing ceremony.
Questions?
Please contact the UiO Growth House
Norunn Torheim and Ellen Kleveland at norunnt@uio.no; ellenjk@uio.no