Don’t make another app, make a difference

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In ONE WEEKEND in May 2013

you’ll have an opportunity to solve

a REAL WORLD PROBLEM

In Belgian healthcare

Prove you can SOLVE IT,

and you’ll have your first CUSTOMER,

and you will

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO PEOPLE’S LIVES.

Hacking Health in 4 Steps

Solve a REAL problem

We’ve identified several real-world

problems that today’s healthcare

industry can’t solve.

Your fresh perspective, your

ingenuity and your energy can.

The problem champions (from

Belgian healthcare) will be present to

keep you grounded, and if you

succeed, will be your first customers

1

Health history datamining

tool

Challenges

Telemonitoring

dashboard

Heart failure: a serious

game

Browser-based ERP for

carehomes

Join a dream TEAM

We are recruiting 60 startup fanatics,

experienced pros and top emerging

talent.

Developers, designers, bizdevs,

healthcare innovators, etc.

Your challenge: build a lean, mean

healthcare-changing machine.

2

Willem Deleus Experienced business

strategist

Team Captains

Jurgen De Smet Healthcare IT expert and startup

advisor

Adrien Lebrun Digital strategist in

biopharma sector

Christel De Maeyer Entrepreneur,

innovator,

academic.

Team Captains

Guy Francx Healthcare technologist &

business developer

Build a REAL business

Build a team, create a prototype, win

first customer.

Bring it all together and create the

next big thing in healthcare.

But first you’ll need to convince a

top-notch jury of healthcare decision

makers & investors.

3

Do it in ONE weekend

55 hours is all you’ll need and all

you’ll get.

To answer 2 critical questions:

- Can the problem be solved?

- Is it a viable business?

Mark the date: 17-19 May 2013, Genk

4

Media & PR

Guaranteed coverage by

leading ICT & healthcare

media in Belgium + PR

targeting general media (VRT,

Standaard, Tijd, Trends, etc)

Recognition in blogs,

newsletters & social media

channels of organisers (+7000

followers/connections in

tech/health) and promotion via

partners (e.g. posters & flyers

distributed at all Flemish

universities and University

Colleges)

PARTNERS on BOARD

If you succeed…

This brand-new business will be

yours to launch on Monday

morning – or to pass on to the team

and stay on as advisor.

And, you’ll have the network to build

it!

Schedule

April: choose your challenge, meet your

customer.

May: think, research, plan.

Friday, May 17: pitch your project, recruit your

team, brainstorm.

Saturday, May 18: build prototype, prove

business case.

Sunday, May 19: Finish up. Create presentation.

Rehearse. Pitch.

Developers

Technology entrepreneurs

Healthcare practitioners

Designers

This is your opportunity to create

something

GOOD

www.hackforhealth.be

Stand up and apply now