EUvsVirus Hackathon

The EUvsVirus Hackathon Jury identified the best solutions to support European and global in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. In collaboration with private and public partners from Europe and beyond, we are awarding the best teams and solutions per domain as well as a winner and two runner-ups for each of the 37 challenges. Altogether 117 out of 2160 solutions!

Following the EUvsVirus Hackathon, all the winners will be invited to a Matchathon that will take place from 22 to 25 May on the new EIC COVID Platform. This online event will facilitate match-making with end-users, such as hospitals, and provide access to investors, corporates, foundations and other funding opportunities from across the EU.

A total of over €100,000 pledged by partnering organisations will be distributed by the partners to winners of their choosing to reward hackers for their hard work and novel solutions with the greatest potential to save lives and bring life in a global pandemic closer to normal.

*The European Commission and its co-organisers can’t be considered liable if any prize sponsor fails to provide the initially pledged support to the top ranked teams of the hackathon. Therefore, it is in the pledging sponsor’s responsibility to provide the perks/monetary support to the top ranked teams after the hackathon in any way they deem appropriate.

Overall Domain Winners

Winner: Health & Life -Team Discover

Our solution enables a highly scalable patient monitoring system that minimizes physical contact between nurses and patients, which also leads to smaller shortage of protective gear. Instead of occasional visits, our device measures vital parameters real-time and uploads each patient’s data into a central server. With the help of our dashboard, doctors and nurses can oversee hundred times more patients, while our automatic alert functionalities make it possible to diagnose deteriorating cases instantly and to reach quicker reaction times.  

Invited to the Matchathon organised from 22 to 25 May by European Innovation Council

Nationality of team members: Hungary

Winner: Business Continuity - Linistry for safe retail

Retailers need to solve the following issues for a safer retail: limit the number of customers in-store and manage queues at the entrance. Linistry provides a digital solution. Ready to scale.   Find out more

3000 EURsponsored by EY

Invited to the Matchathon organised from 22 to 25 May by European Innovation Council

Nationality of team members: Hungary

Winner: Social & Political Cohesion - Aidbind

Aidbind solves the information gap between the demand, supply and funding of medical products, procured via donations and charity. We provide a data platform combining hospitals needs with available suppliers and funds. 

3000 EURsponsored by AXWAY
Nationalities of team members: Bulgaria, Germany, Malta, Sweden, Switzerland
Invited to the Matchathon organised from 22 to 25 May by European Innovation Council

Winner: Remote Working & Education - The Village - Where The World Is Your Classroom

We empower people to create their own personal and intimate village with friends, family, teachers and peers for experiential learning either virtually (amidst covid pandemic) or for in person, hands on, kinesthetic learning in the future. We offer a platform that allows parents, teachers and children to connect with like minded peers through a shared economy system letting the world be their classroom.  

3000 EURsponsored by HUAWEI
Nationalities of team members: Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, India
Invited to the Matchathon organised from 22 to 25 May by European Innovation Council

Winner: Digital Finance - Bankera Business Care

Financing for SME's that are experiencing cash-flow issues during COVID-19 using a guarantee from its business partner. Loan repayment is flexible and can be made after the quarantine ends.

5000 EURsponsored by Caixa Bank Payments and Consumer
Nationality of team members: Lithuania
Invited to the Matchathon organised from 22 to 25 May by European Innovation Council

Winner: Other - Sewers4COVID

Integrating sewer surveillance and machine learning for an early warning on pandemic outbreaks, emergency response and recovery decision making in a timely and cost-effective manner.  

Invited to the Matchathon organised from 22 to 25 May by European Innovation Council
Nationalities of team members: Greece, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Source: EUvsVirus