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Harvard Innovation Hackathon Opportunity | Feb 28

January 28, 2026

Contributed by: Devon Houston

For the first time, The Clinic is partnering with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to host the Health Systems Innovation Global Hackathon. McMaster is one of only Canadian institutions, alongside University of Toronto, invited to participate.
This year’s theme is “Building High-Value Health Systems: Leveraging AI.” The goal is to bring innovators from different backgrounds into the same room to work through real, locally relevant health system challenges. As such, teams are intentionally multidisciplinary: combining clinical, business, and technical perspectives.

Program Details:

  • Application Deadline: Feb 28
  • Click here to apply
  • Our hub is in Hamilton, Canada
  • Individuals can either apply solo or as a team
  • In-Person Hackathon: April 10 to 11 at The Clinic
  • Format: Pitch to a panel of experts, with top teams earning a spot in a Harvard-led venture incubation pathway.