About the challenge Transform healthcare at SGHackitRx 2025! Join our hackathon to tackle healthcare’s biggest challenges - from elderly care to healthcare costs and staff burnout. Whether you're a techie, clinician or innovator, bring your game-changing ideas and help shape the future of healthcare in Singapore. Ready to make a difference? 👥 WHO SHOULD JOIN? We welcome:
Healthcare professionals
Developers and data specialists
Entrepreneurs and designers
Team Requirements:
2-5 members per team
Must include at least one pharmacist/pharmacy graduate/student
No team? No pharmacist? Don't worry - join our community channels to find your teams
Note: This is an in-person hackathon. Shortlisted teams must be able to participate at the in-person pitching events on Demo Day (30 Aug), and Finals (28 Sep) if selected.
🗓️ KEY EVENTS & DEADLINES
Timeline
Key Events & Deadlines
1 Aug, 12-7PM
HACKITRX KICKOFF DAY
SMU Connexion Level 5 Event Plaza
Hackathon Plenary: Join our distinguished guests from the Ministry of Health Chief Pharmacist Office, Alliance of Patients' Organisations' Singapore, and Singapore Biodesign, as they discuss tackling issues of burnout and improving care through innovation
Biodesign Workshop by Singapore Biodesign: Kickstart your project with the foundations of Biodesign
Cogniss Platform Preview: Ever had a brilliant idea for a health app but no coding experience? With the Cogniss No-Code Platform, you'll learn to create, test, and launch a functional app, turning your vision into reality without writing a single line of code.
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24 Aug, 10PM SGT
VIDEO PITCH DEADLINE
Teams must submit their video pitches (see rules tab for details). Shortlisted teams will be announced by 27 Aug, 8PM.
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30 Aug, 10-2PM
DEMO DAY PITCH
SMU Connexion Level 5 Event Plaza
The top 20 teams will present live to the judges, followed by a Q&A session.
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28 Sep, 10.30-12.00PM
GRAND FINALS PITCH
Galleria Ballroom L3, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Top 5 teams pitch their best to the judges.
🗓️ WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
Timeline
Workshops
2 Aug, 1-3PM
Cogniss Consults - In-person scoping sessions with interested teams (limited slots!)
Level 22 Oasia Hotel Novena , 8 Sinaran Dr, Singapore 307470
Sign up if your team would like to have a early headstart in scoping your prototype with Cogniss
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5 Aug, 7-8PM
Cogniss Info Session (Online)
Sign up if your team would like to explore Cogniss to build your prototype.
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Slots every Tues & Thurs
Cogniss Office Hours (Online, Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Consult with Ryan Miller (Cogniss Customer Success) over 1:1 slots for teams needing extra help
Sign up link
21 Aug, 7-9PM
Pitching Workshop (by NUS Enterprise Block71)
We've teamed up with the startup pros at NUS Block71 for an exclusive Pitching Workshop. You'll master the art of storytelling and learn how to present your solution with confidence and clarity. Top teams will even get the chance to pitch directly to the BLOCK71 incubation panel and get connected with one of the largest startup ecosystems in Singapore.
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14 Aug, 6-9PM
Fireside Chat (In-Person, Limited Slots)
Public-Private Partnership in Health-Tech: Co-building Innovation Ecosystems, SGInnovate (32 Carpenter Street)
Join this panel to learn how public-private partnerships can turn innovative ideas into scalable, real-world health solutions.
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Upon Request
AWS Scaling Support
Want to scale the prototype that you have created after the hackathon? Get expert one-on-one guidance from an AWS Solutions Architect who will help you design a scalable, robust, and secure cloud infrastructure for your project
Interested teams should approach the Hackathon Organisers.
Aug. 1, 2025 - Aug. 24, 2025
Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore
40 Stamford Rd, Singapore 178908
$1,000