Activities

The NCD Policy Lab is an innovative platform on the topics of access to medicines, technologies and care for NCDs. The NCD Policy Lab engages in a range of activities including hosting webinars, conducting workshops, publishing research articles, and organizing events and seminars to advance the understanding and response to non-communicable diseases.

Upcoming event

Hackccess Hackathon

Join us for a 24-hour innovative event focused on NCDs and access-related barriers. It is a great opportunity to challenge your skills and collaborate with key stakeholders on impactful solutions.

What is Hackccess Hackathon?
The NCD Policy Lab and the Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub) are co-organising the Hackccess Hackathon! The Hackathon aims to build capacity and foster the creation and development of innovative solutions that align with the needs and expectations of the Hackathon’s institutions partners, as well as the expectations of healthcare professionals, and people with lived experience in the domain of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and access-related barriers. During the Hackathon, teams of healthcare professionals, academics, partner institutions, patients, and other participants will collaborate on an innovation challenge to develop a relevant solution within 24 hours.

DISCOVER THE CHALLENGES

EVENT HIGHLIGHT

  • Dates: June 20th-21st, 2025 (from Friday at 11:30 AM to Saturday at approximately 2:00 PM).
  • Location: Impact Hub Geneva, Rue Fendt 1, 1201 Geneva

REGISTRATION
Would you like to take part in the challenges proposed by key stakeholders in the field of NCDs and access-related barriers (MSF, ICRC, NCD Alliance, UNIGE, GDHUB) and take part in a dynamic and different event by joining the team of one of these challenge owners? Register as a participant!

REGISTER HERE!

Registration deadline: June 4th!

RULES AND REGULATIONS
Find out more about the Hackccess Hackathon rules

Contact
For any questions regarding the Hackccess Hackathon, please write to us at: info@ncdpolicylab.org

Jun 20, 2025

Past events

Thinking outside the vat (box) ? New approaches to manufacture insulin: an opportunity to address global access to insulin

Summary: The aim of the webinar was to present innovative approaches to making insulin and have an academic exchange on different innovations in this area.

Understanding how from manufacturing we get to a lower cost high-quality product to get it in the hands of people who need it, for me, there is a huge gap between these two elements.“ Molly Lepeska, Project Manager ACCISS Study, Health Action International

Sep 29, 2023