Hackathon
Student teams work with clinicians and tech mentors to build AI solutions for real healthcare problems. At Demo Day, they showcase prototypes, and the best projects advance directly to our LAHI incubator.
Our Problem Statements
Mental Health Innovation
Build AI tools that keep patients engaged between sessions, streamline crisis response, and personalize anxiety-trigger tracking—making quality mental-health care accessible anytime, anywhere.
Aging in Place Tech
Create smart fall-prevention, medication-adherence, and social-connection solutions that let older adults live safer, healthier, and less isolated lives.
Surgical Safety Solutions
Design real-time decision aids and post-op monitoring systems that reduce errors, improve team communication, and elevate patient safety from OR to recovery.
Nutrition, Food safety, & longevity
Develop data-driven apps that match vulnerable populations with nutritious meals, reduce food waste, and guide clinicians with personalized dietary insights.
Key Aspects of Our Innovation Model
Clinician-Led Innovation
Healthcare professionals identify problems; Lumina AI Health Institute provides technical expertise to build solutions.
Rapid Prototyping via Hackathons
Student-led hackathons with expert guidance quickly develop and test healthcare solutions.
Agile & Bureaucracy-Free
Speed and flexibility without institutional red tape accelerate innovation.
Student Talent Engagement
Skilled students tackle real-world healthcare projects for mutual benefit.
Quality & Validation Focus
Stage-gated methodology ensures solutions are robust, ethical, and clinically relevant.
Research & Innovation Partnerships
Lumina AI Health Institute partners with academic institutions, industry leaders, healthcare providers, and startups to accelerate innovation and maximize impact.
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