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In a pioneering initiative to foster innovation at the intersection of medicine and technology, AIIMS Bibinagar and the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at IIIT Hyderabad jointly conducted the MedCare AI Impact Hackathon.
The event brought together doctors, medical students, researchers, and deep-tech innovators to co-create scalable, AI-driven healthcare solutions.
Over 65 ideas were submitted for the challenge, of which 17 promising teams were shortlisted for the final round. The top five teams were awarded early-stage programme funding, access to IIIT-H’s research labs, and incubation support under a joint CIE-AIIMS initiative.
Winning ideas included smart dental diagnostics, ML-based defect detection post-root canal therapy, portable caries scanners, predictive analytics for surgical planning, and real-time monitoring for critical care.
The hackathon featured dual tracks—one tailored for medical practitioners and the other for med-tech researchers—focusing on building AI-enabled clinical tools, diagnostics, and care delivery models. The event was designed to translate on-ground clinical challenges into viable healthtech solutions using AI/ML, computer vision, and IoT.
Top Innovations included-
o AI Dent Triage: AI-powered multimodal triage for dental diagnostics
o NeoScreen AI: Offline-compatible stool image analyser for early detection of Extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA)
o TMJ 3D View: Automated 3D segmentation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) from MRI scans
o Gluco Pulse: Smart 3D-printed mouthguard to monitor salivary glucose
o Safeped AI: Pediatric surgical safety checklist powered by AI
