Music and Health Innovation Challenge from April 6-7

The Berklee Music and Health Institute, in partnership with the leading life science company, MilliporeSigma, and the Hacking Medicine Institute, a nonprofit organization affiliated with MIT Hacking Medicine, will host a Music and Health Innovation Challenge from April 6-7 at District Hall in Boston’s Seaport district, with an opening reception at the Cambridge Innovation Center’s Venture Cafe on April 5.

This will be the first hackathon of its kind. Berklee runs the world’s largest music therapy division in a college setting dedicated to enhancing quality of life for patients in clinical and community settings.

Using Hacking Medicine Institute’s proven model, integrated hacker teams from healthcare fields, technology and the arts will collaborate on solution-driven proposals in response to how music, when paired with data analytics, AI, wearable devices, augmented reality and other technology, can address health challenges. Participants will pitch, plan and protype solutions in four challenge areas, including:

• the treatment of chronic pain
• regular movement and mobility for those living with physical ailments
• creating safe spaces for patients with dementia
• identifying and addressing symptoms of increased stress
• how biosensors measure the physiological benefits of music-based experiences