Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon 2025

Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon 2025

Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon 2025

📆 April 23-25, 2025

💻 Hacking: Wednesday, April 23, and Thursday, April 24, from 9:00 to 21:00

🎤 Project Pitching & Conference: Friday, April 25

📍 Location: Hall SV and SV 1717, EPFL Lausanne | !! in-person only !!

Ready to Dive into Data-Driven Innovation?

Are you a clinician curious about how AI could revolutionize your practice or research? A life scientist with valuable data waiting to be explored for groundbreaking discoveries? Or maybe a coder passionate about creating solutions with real-world impact?

This is your chance to be part of a Hackathon designed to solve challenges in healthcare and life sciences. Join us for three intense days of collaboration, data wrangling, and innovation at the Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon 2025, where diverse expertise converges to create solutions that matter.

 

Join Us for the Second Edition of the Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon!

After a successful inaugural event 2024, the Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon is back for its second edition!

Organized by EPFL School of Life Sciences, EPFL AI Center and Idiap, this event brings together clinicians, life scientists, and data scientists to test ideas, drive innovation, and tackle real-world challenges in healthcare and research.

Call for projects

Are you a clinician curious about how AI could transform your practice or research? Or a life scientist with valuable data that could unlock groundbreaking discoveries? We want to hear from you!

We invite project proposals that:

  • Address biological or clinical questions that can benefit from AI and data science approaches.
  • Involve anonymized or public datasets that can be mined for innovative science, even if you don’t yet have a specific research question.

How to Propose a Project

  • Submit Your Idea: Share your project ideas (with or without data) or describe available datasets for review – see button below
  • Selection: A panel of experts will evaluate and select the most promising projects.
  • Hackathon: If selected, you’ll collaborate with interdisciplinary teams over two days to develop cutting-edge solutions.
  • Showcase: Present your work to fellow participants and judges, with the chance to win prizes and recognition.

Deadlines for Project Proposals

  • Submit your project idea by December 30, 2024
  • Selected projects will be announced by January 30, 2025

Participant Information

  • In-Person Only: This event will take place exclusively on-site at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. Online participation is not available.
  • Travel Costs: Participants are responsible for organizing and covering their travel and accommodation expenses.
  • Join Us in Lausanne: Engage fully in a collaborative, hands-on environment!

Hackathon Goals

  • Forge interdisciplinary collaborations: Build partnerships between clinicians, scientists, and data experts to drive change in healthcare and research.
  • Empower the Next Generation: Train young clinicians and researchers to incorporate data science into their careers. We welcome students and beginners! Hackathons are ideal for skill development, offering hands-on learning in coding and design, as well as networking opportunities with mentors, peers and potential employers.
  • Leverage biological data for Impact: Encourage the re-use and sharing of valuable existing data, uncovering insights that could reshape research and healthcare.
  • Strengthen the Ecosystem: Foster long-term collaboration between EPFL, Idiap, and other institutions, laying the groundwork for  innovation and interdisciplinary approaches.

What to Expect

  • 3 Days of Innovation: Immerse in a friendly and collaborative atmosphere where teams develop impactful solutions.
  • Project Pitches: Project leaders will pitch their ideas and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for refinement. Teams will present their outcomes at the end for a chance to win prizes.
  • Expert Mentorship: Gain insights and guidance from experienced professionals in life sciences, clinical research, and AI.
  • Conference: Hear from industry and academic leaders how healthcare and AI and learn are converging to adress global challenges.

Tentative Planning

Day 1:  Project Introduction and Hacking  (Wednesday, April 23)

  • Morning: Kick off the event project introduction session where project leaders present their ideas and challenges and the data sets. Optional introduction and guide to cloud computing.
  • Afternoon and Evening: Hacking session

Day 2: Hacking & Practical Sessions (Thursday, April 24)
Hacking and finalization of projects in the evening

Day 3: Conference and Project Pitch (Friday, April 25)

  • Morning: Keynote
  • Afternoon:  Hackathon participants to pitch their project outcomes to a jury and award ceremony

Call for Sponsors

We are seeking sponsors to support this exciting event! Your contribution will play a vital role in making the Hackathon a success and fostering innovation in AI and life sciences.

  • Connect and Discover: Engage with talented data scientists and AI engineers to unlock your data and grow your business.
  • Be at the Forefront of AI: Align your brand with innovation and inspire your team while staying at the cutting edge of AI technology.
  • Contribute to Progress: Become a partner and promote collaboration among life scientists, clinicians, and AI engineers to tackle healthcare challenges.

If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact us for more details on partnership opportunities.

Organising Committee and Contacts

Academic Committee

Logistics and organizational matters