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Women in Science and Healthcare
What is WISH ?
Although the amount of venture capital going to all-female founder teams is currently at an all-time high $3.3 billion, it’s still a relative drop in the bucket representing only 2.8 percent of all capital invested in the startup ecosystem, according to Pitchbook. The focus on women, especially around startups and entrepreneurship, is significant.
The goal of WISH is to equip female entrepreneurs in Science and Healthcare with education, support, and mentoring at all stages. By partnering with the ecosystem to develop events like WISH, we can develop a support network for women entrepreneurs early- on in their journey and build on the pipeline in the startup ecosystem to be more inclusive and diverse.
Register today to compete in this years WISH Hackathon. More details to come soon!
Event Information
Who's Invited?
What is the "Texas Healthcare Challenge"?
Who's Invited?
Students, entrepreneurs, nurses, faculty, scientists, doctors, patients, engineers, developers, graphic designers, insurance specialists, policymakers, corporate managers, and just about anyone else!
See below for a Photo Gallery and videos highlighting our past events!
Why Now?
What is the "Texas Healthcare Challenge"?
Who's Invited?
As we've seen with our first 3 Texas Healthcare Challenges in 2019 and 2020, these events are a fantastic way to engage the community and develop some brilliant solutions for some of the biggest pain points in the healthcare and life sciences industries. With the help of the US Small Business Administration, we were able to bring WISH to
As we've seen with our first 3 Texas Healthcare Challenges in 2019 and 2020, these events are a fantastic way to engage the community and develop some brilliant solutions for some of the biggest pain points in the healthcare and life sciences industries. With the help of the US Small Business Administration, we were able to bring WISH to North TX as a means to foster innovation and empower future female leaders.
In 2018, we saw a 2012 MIT healthcare hackathon graduate, PillPack, get purchased by Amazon for $1 Billion.
What is the "Texas Healthcare Challenge"?
What is the "Texas Healthcare Challenge"?
What is the "Texas Healthcare Challenge"?
TXHCC is a series of healthcare hackathons designed to bring together a diverse group of people with various backgrounds and professions to come up with big solutions to big problems. This event employs a creative method that allows teams to create and assess actionable business models within a 2-day span. This year the format will be a l
TXHCC is a series of healthcare hackathons designed to bring together a diverse group of people with various backgrounds and professions to come up with big solutions to big problems. This event employs a creative method that allows teams to create and assess actionable business models within a 2-day span. This year the format will be a little different as we will move to a VIRTUAL platform for the 2 day hackathon.
The scale of this type of event for healthcare innovation is still new to our region and there's no one better than Health Wildcatters to make it happen and to draw the biggest and best crowd!
OUR THIRD HACKATHON TOOK PLACE IN FEBRUARY 2020 AND FOCUSED ON WOMEN IN SCIENCE & HEALTHCARE - #WISH2020
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