About the Challenge

CodeTheCure is an international virtual hackathon themed around cancer and oncology. We are encouraging the next generation of innovators to develop tools to support and advocate for cancer patients.

There are 3 different categories you can participate in, which are:

  • Detection & Diagnosis
  • Patient Experience & Support
  • Prevention & Education

Get Started

Key Dates

Kickoff Week: Oct 10 to 12

Build Window: ~3 weeks

Preliminary Feedback Deadline: Oct 20 (via Devpost)

Submission Deadline: Oct 28 (via Devpost)

Judging & Presentations: Oct 28 – Nov 1

Requirements

What to Build

Build a project that fits under one of the 3 categories!

What to Submit

Preliminary Feedback (submit by Oct 20 via Devpost)

You may submit a part of your project that you would like to receive feedback on from judges or mentors (eg. abstract, working demo, source code, video etc.). There is no limitation as to what and how much you can submit.

Preliminary Submission (submit by Oct 28 via Devpost)

  1. Project Description Abstract (max. 300 word summary of your project)

  2. Working Demo/Prototype of the Project

  3. Project Source Code (GitHub Link)

  4. Demo Video (max. 3 min video on your prototype/demo walkthrough)

Finals Round (for selected finalists)

  • A presentation deck about your project that you will present (5 min. presentation, 4 min. Q&A)

In your presentation, you may consider to include the following, though you are welcome to include any contents into your pitch as you wish. 

  • Introduction of the overall problem and context (eg. hook)

  • Methodology and processes used to create the project

  • Brief walkthrough of the project

  • Technical architecture used in the project

  • Projected impacts and feasibility

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

8 non-cash prizes
n8n Cloud Pro Licenses
1 winner

The winner of this prize is entitled to n8n Cloud Pro licenses. This prize is kindly sponsored by n8n.

4 Week Virtual Internship (Healthcare Company)
1 winner

The winner of this prize is entitled to a 4 week virtual internship with a healthcare company. This prize is kindly sponsored by BSD Education.

CodeCrafters VIP Membership
1 winner

The winner of this prize is entitled to a VIP membership at CodeCrafters. This prize is kindly sponsored by CodeCrafters.

.xyz domains
1 winner

The winner of this prize is entitled to free .xyz domains. This prize is kindly sponsored by .xyz.

CodeTheCure Internship
1 winner

The winner of this prize is entitled to an internship with CodeTheCure.

Anakin.io Pro
1 winner

$20/month Anakin Pro plan for every participant.

Anakin.io Scale ($100/month)
1 winner

Anakin.io $100/month Scale plan free for 1 Month

Kariaa Pro
1 winner

Kariaa Pro plan for every participant.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Helly Patel

Helly Patel
Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft

Pradnil Rajankar

Pradnil Rajankar
Amazon, Software Development Engineer II

Ravi Shanker Thadishetti

Ravi Shanker Thadishetti
Senior Software Engineer at PayPal

Srijit Menon
Servicenow - Senior Staff Software Engineer (AI Architect)

Dhiraj Ramnani

Dhiraj Ramnani
Technical Leader for Ads Targeting & Audience Automation Infrastructure at Meta

Mehek Mandal

Mehek Mandal
CEO of Traeco

Tarang Nair

Tarang Nair
Software Engineer & Product Builer at purpal.ai

Kumarappan Muthuraman

Kumarappan Muthuraman
Founder of Pebble Robotics

Burcu Taspinar

Burcu Taspinar
Mechatronics Engineer at ENGEL AUSTRIA

Judging Criteria

  • Judging Criteria
    The detailed preliminary round judging criteria for all 3 categories (Detection & Diagnosis, Patient Experience & Support, Prevention & Education) can be found here: https://shorturl.at/n9jBt

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