Becker's Healthcare March 22, 2024
Five student groups were awarded prizes for innovations they developed to address safety issues in healthcare as part of the 2024 Health Hackathon hosted by New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine.
Nearly 200 future researchers, physicians, and engineers participated in the annual competition, held from March 8-10. Of 35 student teams, five received a grand prize for the solutions they developed, according to a March 21 news release from the health system. At least 12 companies have been created through the Health Hackathon since it began nine years ago.
This year’s awardees:
- A team that developed a device to prevent pressure ulcers received the grand prize of $3,000. In the competition’s final round, the team...
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