From October 3 to 10, the i-Days hackathon will take place in Riga , during which students from Latvian universities will be invited to create solutions to current healthcare challenges. Young people are invited to participate in the hackathon in teams of 3–4 people from any Latvian higher education institution, regardless of their year of study or field, to solve acute challenges in the healthcare sector (for example, promoting preventive medicine), which would allow diagnosing diseases at an early stage and motivate lifestyle changes. The winning team will represent Latvia at the i-Days European final, which will take place in November in Paris, and will also receive 3,000 EUR for further development of their idea.

Medicine is one of the most important elements of the national economy, but the industry is open to innovations that would help speed up treatment, improve patient experience and make the work of specialists easier, so this year's i-Days challenges have been set by industry representatives, including Roche,  Pauls Stradi?š Clinical University Hospital and Olpha. The hackathon is organized by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's Healthcare Community ( EIT Health ) Center in Latvia in cooperation with Riga Stradi?š University, and takes place within the framework of the precision medicine forum PMNET , motivating participants to also think about adaptable innovations that would help diagnose and treat patients, taking into account differences in people's genes, environment and lifestyle.

Reference Link: https://www.rsu.lv/aktualitates/sonedel-saksies-veselibas-aprupes-inovaciju-hakatons-i-days-2025