Hack Belgium Labs

13/01/2025

Hello all, our company, Hack Belgium Labs, is ready to grow, and we're hiring!

With tons of work in and already on our plate for 2025, and with the growing demand for collaborative innovation in every industry, future looks bright on this rare sunny afternoon in Brussels 😁

If you are ready to take on a new and challenging role in communications, meet a fascinating crowd of interesting people across a dizzying variety of industries - jump right in!
Or at least share with your network 😉
https://hackbelgiumlabs.be/jobs/

Example of our recent work:
https://youtu.be/4fYGQ4KJJss?si=lKRb-DHSWhGLjNqR

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 [email protected]

21/10/2024

📢 MSD and GSK team up to improve the 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 #𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 journey in Belgium 📢

Many adults in Belgium struggle with vaccination due to fragmented information and a lack of digital tools. MSD and GSK are joining forces to address this challenge at Hack Healthcare 2024, a co-creative space where industry leaders, technology innovators, and healthcare professionals come together to develop innovative solutions for the healthcare ecosystem.

Liesbeth Haspeslagh and Florence Strubbe jointly analyze the current challenges in adult vaccination, emphasizing the need for better awareness, access to information, and preventive care.

Whether you are a physician, nurse, patient, policymaker, or healthtech representative, we need your expertise to create a smoother, more informed journey for adult vaccinations. Join us for this collaborative mission to streamline the vaccination process through innovative digital tools and campaigns and make an impact for public health!

🔗 Read the full article https://hackbelgiumlabs.be/optimizing-the-adult-vaccination-journey/

Sign up now to be part of this important conversation and let's build a healthier future for everyone!

📍 Brussels, October 23-24 (In-person event)
🔗 https://hackbelgiumlabs.be/hack-healthcare/



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In our third Theme Intro episode, we delve deeper into the world of "Humanizing Hospital Operations." This concept revolves around creating an environment that places a strong emphasis and more dedicated time to the human aspect and interactions of healthcare. It prioritizes and enhances the overall...

16/10/2024

🚨 Last chance! 🚨
Ready to transform Belgium’s healthcare? Don’t miss Hack Healthcare 2024 — a unique two-day event for healthcare innovators from every corner of the ecosystem.

Two days to work on concrete problems together with patients, hospitals, major tech companies and startups, pharma execs and other healthcare movers and shakers. Two days to co-create bold, ingenious solutions that will shape the future of healthcare.

𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢? 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑛𝑜𝑤?

🌍 Work with healthcare’s top minds on 1o real-world challenges to make a difference for patients (and for your organisation)

⚡ Turn ideas into action: imagine a brilliant novel solution, and then work with your team to make it real

✨ Make your creativity sparkle: work through a series of hands-on, dynamic group exercises that will push you to be your very best (and make your synapses snap)

🤝 Build powerful connections across the healthcare ecosystem: join the unique "coalition of the doing" that is driving real change in healthcare.

📅 When: October 23-24
📍 Where: Brussels (In-person event)

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 🚀

Registrations close October 18 - secure your spot 𝐧𝐨𝐰 at https://hackbelgiumlabs.be/hack-healthcare/



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15/10/2024

🌟 8 guiding principles for caring technology at Hack Healthcare hackathon 🌟 by Fonds Daniel De Coninck

When technology is designed to enhance people’s health and well-being in their everyday lives, it should be both effective and humane. The 8 guiding principles, , ensure a citizen-centered approach to healthcare innovation. At hackathon, we are presenting these principles to inspire and guide the teams as they develop their ideas, driving meaningful and impactful solutions.

1️⃣ Promote humane technology
2️⃣ Encourage collaboration
3️⃣ Provide transparency
4️⃣ Support data ownership
5️⃣ Boost technological literacy
6️⃣ Stimulate participatory governance
7️⃣ Monitor quality
8️⃣ Integrate sustainability

Does this sound like a world you want to live in? Whether you are a citizen, a policy maker, an innovator, a health or social professional you can make it happen.

💡 Want to learn more? Visit https://www.fondsdanieldeconinck.be/en/initiative/caring-technology/

Let’s embrace caring technology and work together for a healthier, more equitable future! 🌍💚

Join Hack Healthcare 2024
📍 Brussels, October 23-24 (In-person event)
🔗 https://hackbelgiumlabs.be/hack-healthcare/



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Eight guiding principles for caring technology – Fund Dr. Daniël De Coninck

10/10/2024

🌍 In public health, some challenges are just too big for one company to solve alone. These issues impact the entire sector, and the only way forward is for companies—yes, even competitors—to join forces 🤝.

That’s the magic of Hack Healthcare! Two industry giants, MSD and GSK, are teaming up to solve a crucial question: How do we move from to full ?

Dive into this exciting conversation with Liesbeth Haspeslagh , Brand and Customer Manager Vaccines at MSD, and Florence Strubbe, Medical Director Vaccines GSK Belux, as they introduce the challenge: "Optimizing Adult Vaccination to Ensure Healthy Longevity" under the Screening and Prevention theme.

A big thank you to Tom Braekeleirs for hosting the Hack Healthcare podcast and spreading the word!

👉 Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders, working together to create real solutions in healthcare. Time to make an impact!

💡 Want to change the world? Participating in a hackathon is a great place to start!

🎧 Tune in now to hear the full podcast episode and learn how hackathons can transform the healthcare landscape. 👉 [Listen to the podcast] https://open.spotify.com/episode/100ZykxPJR9pxUnySRSbRt



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10/10/2024

🌍 Today is World Mental Health Day, and at Hack Belgium Labs, we’re proud to join this global movement to raise awareness and mobilize support for mental health issues worldwide. 🧠💚

is a critical topic. We’re delighted to have three of our partners promoting each a challenge addressing Mental Health at Hack Healthcare to search for innovative solutions in very different areas:

🚀 Tracking social isolation for improved healthcare outcomes, presented by Elodie Wannez, Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie picarde

🚀 Seamless and personalised mental health support for lung cancer patients across all treatment settings, presented by Liesbeth Bieghs, Roche in Belgium & Luxembourg

🚀 Youth mental health: addressing school refusal, hosted by Professor Marie Delhaye, Pedopsychiatrist UMONS, Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie picarde, RHESEAU.

These challenges aim to galvanize the collective intelligence, to bring about change and ultimately improve the mental well-being of our communities. Let’s work together to make a difference!

💡 Want to change the world? Participating in a hackathon is a great place to start!

🌟 Ready to take on these challenges and shape the future of in Belgium?
🔖 Save your spot at Hack Healthcare 2024 and join the movement!
📍 Brussels, October 23-24 (In-person event)
🔗 https://hackbelgiumlabs.be/hack-healthcare/