Busan National University Concludes the 4th Medical Hackathon Competition

27 Teams Participate
Grand Prize Awarded to Team Proposing "Blood Vessel Marking Patch"
to Address Failed Intravenous Insertion Issues

Busan National University (President Choi Jaewon) held the "4th Busan National University Medical Hackathon Competition" at the Yangsan Campus on September 19, aiming to discover creative and practical ideas from undergraduate and graduate students, as well as members of Yangsan Busan National University Hospital, under the theme of "Biohealthcare." The event was designed to strengthen entrepreneurial capabilities and support aspiring entrepreneurs.

Busan National University is holding the "4th Medical Hackathon Competition" and taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Busan National University

This year, the competition saw a significant increase in participation, with 27 teams joining, up from 19 teams last year. After a document screening process, 12 teams advanced to the final round, where they presented innovative ideas in the medical and biohealthcare fields.

To enhance participants' commercialization capabilities, the event featured a special lecture by a successful entrepreneur (founder of Aptis), along with education and mentoring on business model development, market analysis, commercialization strategies, technology, and patents.

As a result of the final evaluation, the grand prize was awarded to the "Blood Vessel Detective" team. This team proposed a "blood vessel marking patch" to address the increasing issue of failed intravenous insertions in an aging society, receiving high marks for accuracy, convenience, and cost-effectiveness.

The top excellence awards went to the "JjireuGO" team (pH monitoring microneedle patch, Up-Patch) and the "Duo-Check" team (syringe barcode and patient wristband cross-verification system, CrossCheck Tray).

The excellence awards were given to the "ThaNos" team (computer vision AI-based surgical instrument cleaning quality and wear automatic assessment system) and the "HRG (HealRing-Geotjeori)" team (IVE: IV-line Engineering item proposal).

Hagi Tae, Director of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation at Busan National University Yangsan Campus (professor of Korean Medical Science), stated, "This year's hackathon expanded both in scale and program, allowing aspiring entrepreneurs to experience the entire startup process firsthand. We hope that the outstanding ideas and talents produced through this competition will contribute to the future development of the biohealthcare industry."

This competition was co-hosted by the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation at Busan National University Yangsan Campus, the Biomedical Startup Incubation Center, and the Glocal University Biomedical Specialization Headquarters, with sponsorship from Yangsan Busan National University Hospital.

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