Over three days, participants from Latvia, Germany, Austria, Spain and India worked on developing and refining eight ideas. Internationally recognized and professional mentors working in various fields of expertise - Caroline Dahl (RISE, Sweden), Marko Mueller (MARKOPRENEUR GmbH, Germany), Yaroslav Krempovych (Expert at European Commission EASME, Poland), Freddy Nguyen (MIT Hacking Medicine, USA) - shared valuable advice and suggestions during the event. The final presentation of the ideas was evaluated by a competent and experienced jury - Toby Moore (Imprimatur Capital), Ella Kalnina (Commerceization Reactor), Madara Ermansone (TechChill), Vitālijs Skrīvelis (LAKIFA, Pharmidea), Andris Anspoks (ISSP UL) and Edgars Babris (LIAA). The event was moderated, as well as participants were helped to develop ideas by the moderators - Emil Sjunjukovs and Sergey Jakimovs.
Teams worked on the following ideas:
- Smart Umbrella - A device or 'a fishing net' that is inserted into the blood vessels to 'catch' the elements that make them narrow and cause a stroke. During the hackathon, the team found a manufacturer of a mechanical biosensor that could be attached to this 'fishing net' to make it "smart".
- Human on Chip - Chips that mimic the action of the internal organs outside the human body to test the effects of various substances on the human microflora. It is known, that the negative effects on the human microflora cause a variety of diseases such as diabetes.
- Smart Food - An application that identifies products that are safe for people with allergies to specific ingredients. The application would indicate the preferred product, such as white chocolate, that does not contain the particular allergens.
- Tesla Health - A device that generates an electromagnetic field to help to diminish or even eliminate numerous kinds of pain. The device demonstrates the same effect as a pain relief medicine, however, it does not cause addiction.
- Vet Assist - a camera capable of detecting temperature changes and software for processing this data. The team already had a working prototype and in the hackathon, the team was looking for the applications. The device was originally intended for use on animals however, could later be adapted to identify inflammation in the human body, identifying areas with higher body temperature where inflammation potentially develops.
- Smartspecs - Glasses that produce light when needed so that the wearer and his biorhythm can accurately identify the part of the day. This would be valuable, for example, for Alzheimer's patients. These patients tend to confuse day and night. This causes sleep and other disorders.
- CareHelp - A combination of Google and Tinder for matching those in need of home care and volunteers who are able to provide it.
- SoftBar - production of capsules that can absorb mercury in the body that is harmful to health.
The result of Hackathon - The winners were all!
And yet three teams get also prizes.
- Smart Umbrella received tickets for the TechChill start-up festival in the spring of 2020 for the best presentation, and one of the sponsors of the event pledged to financially support for the purchase of sensors and the first validation of the product.
- Team “Human on Chip” received a special award from the Latvian Investment and Development Agency, as well as two tickets to the Digital Freedom Festival from Institute of Solid State Physics UL and a promise to get help from the Institute in product development if needed.
- “Smartspecs” team received two tickets to the Digital Freedom Festival and a promise to get help from the Institute of Solid State Physics UL in product development if needed.
Thanks to the supporters of Hackathon:
- Thanks to TechChill for tickets to the TechChill New Business Festival in Spring 2020;
- Thanks to the Digital Freedom Festival for tickets to the Digital Freedom Festival;
- Thanks to RISEBA Production for capturing the event with photos and videos!
