Is Your Idea Worth Funding? Prove It.
We're looking for the boldest, most innovative and out-of-the-box health tech concepts in Qatar. Hosted by Qatar University, this challenge is your chance to validate your solution under extreme pressure, win substantial cash, and secure anunparalleled post-hackathon support system.
The clock starts now!
About the Health Tech Hackathon 2025
World Summit AI (Qatar) is a strategic partner for this year’s edition of the Health Tech Hackathon, underscoring that
AI is the primary theme and strategic pillar of the competition powering clinical decision support, predictive analytics, workflow automation, and AI-enabled care. Qatar’s flagship healthcare innovation challenge is proudly hosted by
Qatar University in collaboration with sponsors like QRDI, QDB, and Rafeeq. Building on a highly successful 2024 launch, this second edition scales up to accelerate transformative healthcare innovations, engaging multidisciplinary teams to tackle national health priorities through technology, entrepreneurship, and intense, guided collaboration.
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Meet the Chairperson
Dr. Kholoud Abdulla
Chair, Health Tech Hackathon 2025
College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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Why Participate?
Step into Qatar’s largest healthcare innovation challenge and be part of a movement shaping the future of health technology. Whether you’re a student, entrepreneur, clinician, or engineer, the Health Tech Hackathon offers a one-of-a-kind platform to:
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Innovate with Purpose: Turn your ideas into real-world healthcare solutions that address national and global health challenges.
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Accelerate Your Journey: Gain access to expert mentorship, hands-on workshops, and resources to transform your concept into a working prototype or MVP.
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Expand Your Network: Collaborate with visionary minds from medicine, engineering, and business and connect with industry leaders and investors.
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Showcase Your Talent: Present your solution on a global stage, including exclusive exposure opportunities such as the World Summit AI.
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Win and Grow: Compete for major cash prizes and access to incubation funding and post-hackathon support to scale your innovation.
Who Can Apply?
The
Health Tech Hackathon welcomes innovators from all disciplines, recognizing that the most impactful solutions arise from the collaboration of diverse minds. It is open to:
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Students: From Qatar University, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Hamad Bin Khalifa University and other partner institutions (across Medicine, Engineering, IT, Business) and related fields.
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Professionals: Healthcare practitioners, researchers, developers, engineers, designers, and academics passionate about driving healthcare innovations.
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Entrepreneurs: Visionaries and business leaders eager to lead the commercialization of newtransform bold health tech ideas into market-ready solutions.
Team Requirements
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Team Size: Each team should consist of
4– to 6 members.
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Composition: Multidisciplinary collaboration is strongly encouraged Successful teams typically clinical and healthcare expertise,Engineering technical or engineering skills, and business or entrepreneurial insight to ensure a well-rounded approach to innovation.
Commitment
- Participation: All team members must commit to attending the full 3-day hackathon program (November 27–29, 2025).
- Final Pitch: Shortlisted finalists are required to present their projects during the World Summit AI on December 10, 2025.
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