Amazing Hungarian success in the European online innovation competition

To find innovative solutions for the various challenges imposed by the current coronavirus pandemic, the European Commission hosted the Pan-European hackathon on 24, 25, and 26 April. Three Hungarian teams closed the weekend with great success. With their 3D printed glasses, Team Discover became the overall winner of the Health & Life category; the MassVentil Team won the challenge category of Ventilators/respirators, and the Linistry customer queue management system became the winner of the category of Business Continuity, reported the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (abbreviated ITM in Hungarian).

Origo reported that the Ministry, in cooperation with the Design Terminal, provided support for nearly 250 Hungarian applicants as a national curator.

The #EUvsVirus Pan-European hackathon was organised in collaboration with the European Innovation Council and the EU Member States.

The international jury evaluated a total of 2,150 submissions, and 117 of them were awarded during the weekend.

After the domestic recognition, Team Discover, a Hungarian team of university students (Márton Elődi, Levente Mitnyik, Péter Dános, Miklós Knébel, Péter Lakatos, Kristóf Nagy), was also awarded at a European level.

In 48 hours, they managed to create a fully-functional pair of 3D printed glasses that can “give nurses superpowers” by allowing them to monitor 100 patients at the same time.

As the winner of the Life & Health category, Team Discover will be invited to the Matchathon organised at the end of May by the European Innovation Council.