🚀 We are proud to announce that Baltic Sandbox was selected to be a local organiser of the 9th CASSINI Hackathon: Space for Healthcare in Lithuania!

🛰 The hackathon will take place in Vilnius, at Vilnius Tech.
Save the date: May 16-18, 2025.

❗️We’re calling all innovators, tech enthusiasts, and problem-solvers to take on the challenge. Want to make a difference and change the world for the better?

Choose your challenge:
⚡️ Monitoring Disease Outbreaks and Health Risks
⚡️ Smart Emergency Healthcare Delivery
⚡️ Mental Health and Well-Being

How can satellites transform healthcare? Grab an opportunity to leverage data from:
🌎 Copernicus (Earth observation data)
🌍 Galileo GNSS (high-precision navigation)
🌏 EGNOS (real-time positioning)

Why participate:
🏆 Compete for cash prizes and mentorship. A total of €9,000 in European-level prizes (1st place: €5,000; 2nd place: €3,000; 3rd place: €1,000).
🏆 Receive 6 months of expert mentoring.
🏆 Compete for a special prize from BSV Ventures: invitation to Incubation Program and €3,000 grant.

Important dates:
📌 Big Ideas Campaign: April 28 – May 9, 2025 (online)
📌 Hackathon weekend: May 16-18, 2025 (Vilnius, onsite)
📌 Finals & Awards Ceremony: May 21, 2025 (online)

‼️ Register today. Registration deadline: May 11, 2025

The 9th CASSINI Hackathon: Space for Healthcare is a European Commission initiative implemented by EUSPA – EU Agency for the Space Programme.

Partners and sponsors of the event:
Vilnius Tech, BSV Ventures, Brite, FTMC, Startup Lithuania, Sunrise Tech Park, LSMU, KMTP (Klaipėda), Innovation Agency, ESA BIC Lithuania, University of Latvia, Delta Biosciences, Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine.