GSK ImmunoHack

GSK is on a quest to leverage digital technologies to transform how vaccine information and education is communicated to the general public, and provide healthcare professionals with a more efficient tool for discussing vaccination with patients and understanding vaccine recommendations and guidelines.

To do so, GSK is searching for digital collaborators, including startups, developers, designers, and marketers to join its 48-hour ImmunoHack — where big ideas will transform into real solutions. Individuals can join the ImmunoHack as a team or will be placed into teams for the event.

Winners of the GSK ImmunoHack will walk away with $4000 cash, to be shared between the members of the winning team, and a chance to participate in a two-month incubation to further develop the idea.

The internet has democratized the access to information, but it has also become a vehicle for spreading misinformation. This has become a significant challenge for healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and pharmacists, to deal with when it comes to vaccination, as they increasingly need to spend time discussing and convincing patients or their parents of the overall need for vaccination.

There is a need for patients and parents to be better educated on vaccination in general, on the overall benefits and risks before seeing a healthcare professional.

CHALLENGE PRIZE POOL PROGRAM PARTNERS

$5K

shared team prize for the winning incubation team

Concept

Description

Challenges

CHALLENGE 1 Educating parents of infants, school-age children, and adolescents

As a young mother, I’m unsure about which vaccines are vital for my child and which ones aren’t. Does she need to have that many in such a short time?How can I find out what to do?

CHALLENGE 2 Educating adults and older adults

I am 70 years old, and I understand that there are many vaccines recommended for adults.
I have some common medical conditions that are frequent with people my age and am apprehensive about introducing vaccines into my body.

CHALLENGE 3 Enabling healthcare professionals

Hackathon Prize pool

Incubation

Step 1: Pre-Incubation Workshop

Step 2: Project refinement (1st month)

Step 3: Experiments (2nd month)

Throughout the 2 months, teams will have coaching sessions according to their needs (e.g. business, technology)
A professional video of each project will be made which will be used to judge the projects and determine the winner

A kick-off workshop will define objectives and deliverables of the incubation

Teams improve their projectsProgress recorded on a shared dashboard

Teams conduct crash tests with (proxy) end-users and integrate feedback into projectsAt the end of the second month, teams formulate a business model and business plan

Who can take part?

Agenda

Sunday

July 15th

Saturday

July 14th

Friday

July 13th

Judges

Partners

Venue

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