Pathfinders Challenge

Reimagine the future of healthcare.

Pathfinders is an intensive one day competition for passionate middle school students from all around the world to gain unique opportunities for exploration, collaboration, and hands-on experience in cutting-edge biomedical engineering.

This experience is designed to foster teamwork, creativity, and the ability to create healthcare solutions that push the boundaries of innovation.

Moonshot Building

Leverage AI and surgical robotics to solve a complex clinical problem in an immersive simulation setting.

Industry Mentorship

Engage with world-leading healthcare clinical professionals to get real-wold feedback on your solutions.

Clinical Immersion

Experience world-class clinical simulation facilities at Harvard Medical School while building innovative medical technologies

Overview:

Dates: Feb 8, 2025

Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2025

Location: Harvard Medical School

Eligibility:: All middle school (Domestic and International) students can join.

Registration: Students can register either in teams of 4 or individually. If registering individually, challenge organizers will create groups and notify the participants about a week prior to the challenge.

Pricing: $550 USD / Student

Flyer: Click Here

Challenge Format:

8AM

Registration
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8:30AM

Introduction and Problem Statement
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9:30AM

Setup AI & Robotic Platform
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10:30AM

Data Collection and Annotation
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12PM

Lunch & Guest Speakers
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1:30PM

AI Model Training & Testing
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2PM

Challenge Prep
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3-5:30PM

Clinical Challenges & Demos

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5:30-6PM

Awards
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Awards:

All students will get a certificate of participation.The top two teams which raise the most amount of funding from investors and clinical experts during Clinical Challenges & Demos will be awarded the following prizes:

Grand Prize: Career shadowing with Medical Professionals in the Boston area.

‍Runner Up Prize: Internship opportunity with Harvard MEDScience Moonshot Foundations Summer Program (June - July 2025).

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Organizing Committee:

Santosh

Santosh Iyer

Founder & CEO

Deep tech innovator and entrepreneur with a decade of experience in surgical robotics and AI. Silicon valley engineer and Harvard MBA with an MS and BS from The University of Toronto.

Livia

Livia Rizzo

Program Director, HMS MEDscience

Background in health science education, management, and strategic operations. Livia is passionate about project-based learning as a means of exposing students to career options, inspiring confidence, and building essential skills

Jay

Jay Jung

Moonshot Pathfinders Challenge Director

Moonshot alumnus with a deep passion for biomedical engineering and innovative technologies in healthcare. Striving to create solutions that improve the well-being of people in their everyday lives.

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