HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge (HATCH) 2024: Ignite Innovation in Biotechnology

Welcome to HATCH, where creativity meets science, and ideas transform into innovation. Organized by the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, HATCH is a unique, bioscience-themed hackathon that unleashes the power of collaboration, technology, and big data to solve real-world challenges in genomics, genetics, and bioinformatics.

Register for HATCH at https://hudsonalpha.org/techchallenge

What Makes HATCH Special?

• Diverse Participation: From high school prodigies to seasoned professionals, HATCH brings together a wide spectrum of talents across different disciplines.
• Challenging Tasks: Engage with thought-provoking challenges in life sciences that promote the development of technical tools for research and commercial applications.
• Mentorship & Workshops: Learn from industry experts through hands-on workshops and mentorship, tailored to nurture both beginners and experienced participants.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with leaders, innovators, and like-minded enthusiasts in the biotech community. Forge relationships that can lead to future collaborations or career opportunities.
• Inspiration & Empowerment: Whether it's sparking a novel idea or providing a platform for students to explore their passions, HATCH inspires participants to go beyond their boundaries and achieve the unexpected.

• Impact
  How much impact (quality and quantity) can this solution have? Does this solution address the problem in a highly significant way?
• Creativity
  How creative is the team’s approach? Is the solution new? Does the solution represent something that isn’t being addressed by the market?
• Complexity
  How much progress did the team make during the event? Did they start from scratch or build on an existing solution?
• Product
  How user friendly is the technology? How fully formed/mature is the idea?
• Presentation
  Did the team effectively communicate their solution? Did they tell the story of the project and why it is important in a compelling way? How well did they respond to questions from judges?