After two successful editions, the Paris Saclay Cancer Cluster (PSCC) Childhood Cancer Working Group is pleased to launch the third edition of Hack4Hope, a hackathon dedicated to accelerating innovation for children and adolescents with cancer.
📅 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗰, 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗳 – France.
Childhood cancer remains one of the leading causes of disease-related death among children. Despite significant progress, there is still an urgent need for new treatments, diagnostics, technologies and care solutions to improve outcomes and quality of life for young patients.
🚀 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀?
Hack4Hope is a unique opportunity to :
✅ Receive personalised advice from leading experts in academia, industry and patient advocacy
✅ Pitch your project to an international jury and the paediatric oncology community
✅ Increase your visibility among investors, industry leaders and innovation stakeholders
How does it work?
🔹 10 projects will be pre-selected based on their application
🔹 Pre-selected teams will benefit from dedicated expert mentoring sessions in the morning
🔹 Projects get the opportunity to pitch in the afternoon
🔹 An expert jury will select the winners and award the Hack4Hope prizes (last year, three winning start-ups shared a 180k € prize).
📌 Application deadline : October 2, 2026
🔗 Apply now by clicking here