[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":116},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pw_lAMbd7Ci64Kx1iHIXALnvF5kqYt7LJq1F4-yPg84":3,"article_ubc-students-showcase-innovation-at-the-great-hatch-2018_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":114,"_apollo:identified":115},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","ubc-students-showcase-innovation-at-the-great-hatch-2018","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":113},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":30,"date":31,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":32,"masterings":45,"globalTags":66,"products":69,"disciplines":82,"seo":102,"__typename":112},"cG9zdDo1MjMzMA==","UBC Students Showcase Innovation at The Great Hatch 2018","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fubc-students-showcase-innovation-at-the-great-hatch-2018","\u003Cp>  The Great Hatch expands the limits of technological innovation in healthcare…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-6.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-6-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-6.jpg.webp 754w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-6-300x199.jpg.webp 300w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-40-1-615x406-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52332\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-40-1-615x406-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-40-1-615x406-1-300x198.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hatchinghealth.ca\u002F\">Great Hatch\u003C\u002Fa> expands the limits of technological innovation in healthcare by hardworking, compassionate, and inventive hatchers in a high-energy, 3-day, pitch style competition. With 92 participants, 27 mentors, 4 speakers, and 8 judges. participants brought expertise from diverse backgrounds, including engineering, data science, design, pharmacy, nursing, and medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fnancy-headshot-615x615-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52333\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fnancy-headshot-615x615-1.png.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fnancy-headshot-615x615-1-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fnancy-headshot-615x615-1-150x150.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>I caught up with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ubc.ca\u002F\">University of British Columbia\u003C\u002Fa>, UBC MD Candidate, Nancy Duan, sponsorship lead for the Hatching Heath event.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-3-615x463-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52334\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-3-615x463-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-3-615x463-1-300x226.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Marie: Nancy can you describe the event?\nNancy: Over 31 problems were pitched, and 14 interdisciplinary teams rose from the excitement to tackle real-life issues in healthcare. These projects ranged from devices that give patients more control over their own illnesses to improvements on existing equipment used in hospitals.\nFriday night was an energetic and fun networking session where our participants and mentors were invited to meet each other and discuss ideas. We had inspiring speeches from our Gold Sponsor representatives: Dr. James Olson (UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science), Dr. Roger Wong (UBC’s Faculty of Medicine), and Kyle Brown (Joule).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Matthew Miller, a winner from last year’s Great Hatch who has continued to develop his team’s project (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coraluma.com\u002F\">Coraluma\u003C\u002Fa>, originally BeLeaf), also aroused great excitement and motivation for the hatch.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-11-615x408-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52335\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-11-615x408-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-11-615x408-1-300x199.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Marie: So after the fun and networking, did the work began early Saturday morning?\nNancy: From Saturday to Sunday morning, participants had 24 hours to develop and prototype solutions to their proposed problems. They were provided vast prototyping supplies which ranged from electronic equipment to art supplies. We also had an amazing and dedicated team from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fspira3d.com\u002F\">Spira3D\u003C\u002Fa>, a local 3D printing services company, stay with us for the entire event to help teams with modeling and printing needs. Teams were additionally aided by 27 mentors from the engineering, design, and healthcare fields who helped them refine their projects. Participants worked hard late into the evening (some even staying overnight)!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-12-615x416-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52336\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-12-615x416-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-12-615x416-1-300x203.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Marie: Can you share the results?\nNancy: We were blown away Sunday afternoon as all 14 teams presented the solutions they hatched to two all-star, interdisciplinary panels of judges. It was a difficult decision to select the winners, but in the end we gave out one Great Hatch 2018 Grand Prize Award and three Gold Sponsor awards to very deserving teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>• The Faculty of Applied Science Award for Best Innovation went to VitalEyes, a triaging tool for healthcare professionals in the Emergency Department that non-invasively monitors patient vitals.\n• The Faculty of Medicine Catalyst Award for the most interdisciplinary team went to Flutter, a device that helps expecting mothers monitor fetal health.\n• The Joule Healthcare Innovation Award for Biggest Potential Impact went to Dtech, which aimed to aid diabetic patients in early detection of diabetic neuropathy.\n• The Great Hatch 2018 Grand Prize Award went to Lumina, a simple, low-cost mechanical improvement on tools used in central venous access to improve efficiency and reduce risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-20-615x417-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52337\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-20-615x417-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fthe-great-hatch-ubc-solidworks-sponsors-20-615x417-1-300x203.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Marie: What are your future plans?\nNancy: We are incredibly proud of all the work done by our participants. Over the next year, we will be dedicated to further supporting them in implementing their ideas in every way possible. Resources that will be made available to participants include (but are not limited to) workshops to further develop ideas from all aspects, entrepreneurship\u002F incubator programs, access to opportunities for funding (i.e. our 3-Week Out event), access to professional consultants, facilities\u002F workspaces, mentorship, and networking. Our goal is to foster a sustainable, socially conscious community dedicated to improving health and wellness. You can visit our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hatchinghealth.ca\u002F\">website\u003C\u002Fa> for more information, photos and video.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"ds-video\">\u003Ca data-3ds-videoplayer=\"modal\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=oMncYaSsohg\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan class=\"ImageCover Border Block\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\u002F\u002Fimg.youtube.com\u002Fvi\u002FoMncYaSsohg\u002Fhqdefault.jpg); width:100%; height: 100%;\">\u003Cspan class=\"Btn--circle isCenter\">\u003Ci class=\"Icon Icon--playBig\">\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>SOLIDWORKS is a proud sponsor of The Great Hatch and supports academic product design Hatch events and hardware Hackathons. Apply for sponsorship \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.surveymonkey.com\u002Fr\u002FX9RBN9W?sm=%2bFihOgUiYLPepDsEYt6D7g%3d%3d\">here\u003C\u002Fa>. Individual start-up companies can apply to the SOLIDWORKS for Entrepreneurs program \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsolution\u002Fbusiness-segments\u002Fentrepreneurs-startups\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thank you Nancy and the UBC Hatch teams for sharing with the SOLIDWORKS Community. Marie.\u003C\u002Fp>","2018-03-22T15:21:12",{"node":33,"__typename":44},{"nicename":34,"description":35,"slug":36,"name":37,"firstName":38,"lastName":39,"avatar":40,"__typename":43},"marie-planchard","Marie Planchard is an education and engineering advocate. 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