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Advance Health

Ireland's First Student-Led HealthTech & MedTech Innovation Ideathon

Bringing together the brightest students from medicine, engineering, and computer science to develop ethical, impactful solutions to real-world healthcare challenges.

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Eligibility

Open to All Students
Across Ireland

Whether you're studying medicine, engineering, computer science, design, business, or any other field — if you're a student in Ireland with a passion for healthcare innovation, you belong here.

Eligible candidates

✓Undergraduate Students
✓Postgraduate Students
✓All Disciplines Welcome
✓All Irish Universities

Our Collaborators & Sponsors

Trinity College Dublin
Open Incubator
Aerska
GreenRoom
Patch
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About the Event

What is Advance Health?

Advance Health is Ireland's first student-led HealthTech and MedTech innovation ideathon that brings together students across Ireland to collaboratively develop ethical, impactful solutions to real-world healthcare challenges.

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Cross-Disciplinary

Work alongside medicine, engineering, and CS students from across Ireland.

Industry Mentorship

Connect with industry partners, mentors, and sponsors to guide your innovation.

Ethical Impact

Develop solutions aligned with the UN SDGs for global healthcare challenges.

Hands-On Learning

MedTech design workshops, ideation sessions, and product development mentoring.

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Why We Exist

Why Advance Health?

This event bridges the gap between healthcare and innovation, uniting students from diverse academic backgrounds to create forward-thinking solutions.

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Bridge the Gap

Medicine, engineering, and CS students rarely share the same problem-solving space. We intentionally build that room.

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SDG-Aligned Innovation

Every challenge connects to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring your work has global relevance and ethical grounding.

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Real-World Impact

With industry mentors, sponsor partners, and structured tracks, your ideas move beyond the whiteboard toward actual implementation.

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Innovation Tracks

Six Tracks,
One Mission

Compete across six innovation tracks addressing urgent challenges in global health and biomedical innovation, each aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Medical Devices

Design and prototyping of assistive, diagnostic, or therapeutic technologies.

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AI Solutions in Healthcare

Data-driven tools, diagnostic algorithms, and predictive models for improved patient outcomes.

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Women's Health

Innovations supporting female health, reproductive medicine, and healthcare accessibility.

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Healthcare Screening & Optimisation

Enhancing screening workflows, efficiency, and diagnostic accuracy at scale.

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Global Health

Addressing antimicrobial resistance, vaccination gaps, and challenges of ageing populations.

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Open Track

Freedom to innovate. Design any healthcare solution you envision — no boundaries, just creativity.

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Schedule

Three Days
of Innovation

Portal, Trinity College Dublin
18:00
Registration
18:30
Welcoming Speech & Sponsor Introductions
18:45
Tracks Reveal + Problem Statements
19:25
Ice Breaking & Team Bonding
20:00
Closing Remarks & Next-Day Briefing
Keynote
Workshop
Activity
Logistics
Break
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FAQ

Got questions?
We have answers.

Still have questions? We'd love to hear from you.

contact@advancehealth.ie

Advance Health welcomes students from all academic backgrounds — medicine, engineering, computer science, design, business, and beyond. Any student enrolled at an Irish university is eligible. You can participate individually or in teams.

Not at all. While healthcare knowledge is helpful, we deeply value diverse perspectives and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Industry mentors with healthcare expertise will be available throughout to guide your thinking.

No! We have ice-breaking and team formation sessions on Day 1 (Feb 27) where you can meet other participants and form teams organically. Solo participants are also fully welcome.

The ideathon spans three days: Feb 27–28 and March 15, 2026. All sessions are at The Business School, Trinity College Dublin. Day 1: 18:00–20:00 · Day 2: 09:00–16:00 · Day 3: 09:00–14:00.

Advance Health is completely free to participate. We provide meals, snacks, and mentorship for all participants across all three days.

Bring your laptop, charger, and any hardware you might need. We provide WiFi, power outlets, meals, snacks, and a comfortable workspace at Trinity Business School.

Yes. Top 3–5 groups will be selected to refine their ideas over two weeks with mentor supervision and present at a final Demo Day. Winners are judged on innovation, technical implementation, ethical impact, and presentation quality.

Medical Devices, AI Solutions in Healthcare, Women's Health, Healthcare Screening & Optimisation, Global Health — and an Open Track for any healthcare solution you envision. Each integrates the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Join 80+ passionate changemakers from across Ireland to develop ethical, impactful solutions to real-world healthcare challenges. Applications are now open.

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27–28 Feb · 14 Mar 2026 · Trinity Business School, Dublin