3 Portuguese Teams Among the Winners of the #EUVSVIRUS HACKATHON

Three Portuguese teams stood out among the finalist projects of the #EUVSVIRUS HACKATHON , held from April 22 to 26, which had the participation of 2160 projects from 141 countries. The initiative was promoted by the European Commission in close collaboration with all EU Member States and sought to involve civil society, the public sector, innovators and investors in the development of innovative short-term solutions, in the context of the challenges linked to COVID-19.

The winners are found organized by an overall winner for each of the six main areas – health; continuity of business activity; social and political cohesion; distance work and education; application of digital to the financial world; and others –, one winner for each of the 37 proposed challenges and two runners-up for each challenge.

The Portuguese teams won with the following projects: ImpactMarket – Open CrowdFinance for Impact , in the area of applying digital to finance; Ed4You , in the area of distance work and education; and Scifunfamily: Virtual/Online Museum and Science Center tools for the whole family to support parents taking the lead educational role, also in the area of remote work and education.

The next phase is the #EUvsVirus Matchathon , which will take place from 22 to 25 May 2020. This time, the aim is to respond to the needs of each winning project, taking into account the resources available from each EU member state and other participating countries.

Winning projects will also be invited to participate in the EIC COVID Platform, which will be launched at the end of May. This platform aims to facilitate connection with end users such as hospitals and provide access to investors, foundations and other funding opportunities across the EU.

More information at #EUvsVirus Matchathon