Join the EP PerMed Hackathon!
Published on the 29th of November 2025. 4 min read.
1. What is the EP PerMed Hackathon?
The EP PerMed Hackathon is an immersive challenge promoting teamwork and inspiring ground-breaking healthcare ideas at the forefront of innovation in personalized medicine.
It is organized by the European Partnership for Personalized Medicine (EP PerMed), a platform that supports research, innovation, and implementation in personalized medicine.
The EP PerMed Hackathon will be a forum for networking, education, and the creation of significant collaborations.
In this event, we aim to address fundamental issues in personalized medicine and healthcare by bringing together interdisciplinary teams of researchers, innovators, engineers, and clinicians.
Concepts will become workable solutions that improve patient outcomes and experiences!
2. Why join?
Join us to:
🧬 Lead the way in personalized medicine innovation.
🤝 Make connections with top mentors and professionals.
🧠 Get practical experience in an innovative, multidisciplinary setting.
🚀 Increase your influence by showcasing your solutions on platforms that reach a wider audience.
🏆 Gain attention and recognition via EP PerMed's outlets.
3. Who can join?
Are you an:
💡Innovator prepared to turn inspiration and ideas into powerful solutions.
⚙️Engineer who is passionate about incorporating technology into personalized medicine.
🩺Clinician seeking to work with others on the next wave of medical innovations.
📈Entrepreneur keen to meet like-minded visionaries.
🔬 Researcher eager to apply your knowledge to practical healthcare issues.
If yes, this hackathon is the ideal chance for you to create cutting-edge solutions that will actually benefit patients!
4. Partners
The event is organised by Vlaamse Overheid, Department of Work, Economy, Science, Innovation and Social Economy, and is funded by the European Union.
5. The challenge to be solved
Participants in the EP PerMed Hackathon are invited to take on a critical challenge in the field of personalized medicine: the creation and implementation of novel non-invasive biomarker-based personalized healthcare techniques and technology.
A biomarker is a biological sign that is used to gauge whether a disease, condition, or treatment is present or progressing.
Non-invasive biomarkers include things like chemicals found in your blood, breath, urine, or saliva, data from wearables or mobile health apps, and voice recognition information.
Teams are urged to investigate novel approaches using non-invasive biomarkers to address important areas such (but not limited to):
Monitoring disease progression: enabling timely and precise tracking of patient health.
Diagnostics and companion diagnostics: improving accuracy, accessibility, and patient-specific treatment strategies.
Early estimation of treatment efficacy and toxicity: supporting safer, more effective personalised therapies.
Patient stratification: identifying subgroups for tailored interventions and optimised outcomes
6. Hackathon timeline
Registrations and team formation open in November 2025, and teams must submit a 1-page summary by January 4th 2026.
After the registration closes, the organizing committee and expert reviewers will assess the summaries.
The selected teams will be officially announced and invited to join the hackathon in Ostend on 3 and 4 March 2026.
Full agenda:
🟢 Registrations and team formation open - November 2025
❌ Registration and team formation close - 4 January @ 23:59
📃Deliverable 1 - One-Page summary - 4 January @ 23:59
🧩Teams selection and confirmation starts - 5 January @ 00:00
🧩Teams selection and confirmation ends - 16 January @ 12:00
🎙️Introductory live session - February
🧪Hackathon starts - 3 March @ 09:30
🗃️ Deliverable 2 - 3 March @ 18:00
🎇Deliverable 3 ️- 4 March @ 11:30
🎉 Final Pitch & Award Ceremony - 4 March @ 11:30
7. How to participate
1) Register now!
Click on the “Register” and join the event on Eventornado!
2) Team up
3) Submit your page summary
4) Get selected to join the hackathon
5) Travel to Ostend to join the event!
⏺️ Register
🫂 Team up
📃 Submit page summary
✅ Get selected
🧳Travel to Ostend!
⏺️ Register 🫂 Team up 📃 Submit page summary ✅ Get selected 🧳Travel to Ostend!
8. Prizes
The top teams will be awarded from a pool of prizes, including a spotlight at future EP PerMed events, enjoy visibility across our communication channels, travel reimbursements, and invitations to participate in the Venture Creator Programme, Summer Schools, and even in situ visits, opening doors to further opportunities.
9. Venue
The Hackathon will be held at the Thermae Palace Hotel, Kon. Astridlaan 7, 8400 Oostende, Belgium!
More details about the venue can be found here: https://thermaepalace.be/
9. Need more info?
Go to the eventornado page or drop us an email at hello@pristineagency.eu
