News

European Commission hosted #EUvsVirus hackathon gives rise to over 2,000 pioneering solutions to fight the outbreak

Published on: 29/04/2020

European Commission hosted #EUvsVirus hackathon gives rise to over 2,000 pioneering solutions to fight the outbreak
Covid-19, Demand, European Commission
Member News

Over 20,900 participants from across the EU and beyond joined the #EUvsVirus Hackathon led by the European Innovation Council this weekend to offer their time, talent and business ideas to help support Europe’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Over 2,150 solutions were submitted in areas including health and life (898), business continuity (381), remote working and education (270), social and political cohesion (452), digital finance (75) and other challenges (83). Germany (389), Italy (320) and Spain (315) submitted the highest number of solutions, which range from a ‘modular micro factory’ to a ‘natural language processing system for medical reporting’.

The event, which involved over 380 volunteers, 2,400 mentors and over 800 partners, brought together people of 141 different nationalities, as well as different areas of expertise and backgrounds. More information on participation per country.

‘Winning’ solutions in each challenge area will be announced on Thursday at 11:00 (CET) during an #EUvsVirus online award ceremony aired here. Winners will be invited to join a European Innovation Council COVID Platform, which will be launched on 30 April to facilitate connections with end users, such as hospitals, and provide access to investors, foundations and other funding opportunities from across the EU.

To select the winners, ideas will be weighted – by a large team of jury members with in-depth experience in relevant domains – according to impact potential (20%), scalability (20%), novelty/innovation (20%), prototype completion (20%), business plan (20%).

In addition to the opportunities offered by the EIC COVID Platform, cash prizes will be offered by partners and the EIC will also host a Matchathon matchmaking weekend between winners, partners and potential investors.


Article Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/european-commission-hosted-euvsvirus-hackathon-gives-rise-over-2000-pioneering-solutions-fight-outbreak-2020-apr-27_en

NEWS​

Related News

New Round Tables announced to drive progress on EHDS and health AI

3 Jul 2025

The European Accessibility Act Is Here. Are You Ready?

2 Jul 2025
Why inclusive design is no longer optional – and how Big Motive can help you lead the way.

DTH-Lab Director: The G7 must act now to address the digital health transformation

2 Jul 2025
As digital platforms increasingly shape health systems and information flows, the G7 must lead in setting global standards to ensure safety, equity an...

InnoHSupport Open Calls

1 Jul 2025
Welcome to the InnoHSupport Open Calls!

Transformative Health Instrument Call 2025

1 Jul 2025
Apply to the Transformative Health Instrument (THI) Call 2025 if you are a growing and innovative healthcare start-up working on solutions that have s...

Longitude Prize on ALS

1 Jul 2025
The £7.5 million (~$10 million) Longitude Prize on ALS incentivises the use of AI-based approaches to transform drug discovery for amyotrophic lateral...

Become a member

Join ECHAlliance to amplify your organisation’s message, grow your networks, connect with innovators and collaborate globally.
 
First name *
Last Name *
Email Address *
Country *
Position *
First name *
Last Name *
Email Address *
Country *
Position *