Rothberg Catalyzer at Penn

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OUR ANNUAL ROTHBERG CATALYZER MAKERTHON:

OCTOBER 19 TO OCTOBER 20

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Apply with your team before the deadline on September 20

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More than just a Makerthon! Visit our program page to learn about our educational workshops and mentor matching.

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Meet the 2019 Cohort

Our students always deliver! See cohort highlights from application to Makerthon weekend!

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IDEATE. ITERATE. INNOVATE.

Most people have heard of a hackathon, but the Rothberg Catalyzer at Penn is a makerthon. Instead of the classic hackathon focus on software development, a makerthon is where students compete to build innovative hardware solutions for healthcare problems.

The makerthon portion of the Rothberg Catalyzer at Penn is an immersive two-day event to encourage interdisciplinary student teams to develop a simple prototyping project. Groups come together to address an unmet clinical need by prototyping a hardware solution. At the end of the weekend, projects are presented to a panel of judges and awards are presented.

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