When: July 17-18, 2019
Where: Start-Up Nation Central HQ, Tel Aviv
About
PhenoHack is a 2-day hackathon where teams work intensively to develop new concepts for technological solutions to meet Bayer’s phenotyping needs. Throughout PhenoHack, mentoring and workshop sessions will be available to help the teams as much as possible.
PhenoHack will culminate in a final event where the teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. The winning team will receive a $13,000 prize to help them fund initial proof of concept (POC)
Important dates:
When: July 17-18
Where: 28 Lilenblum St, Tel Aviv - Start-up Nation Central HQ
PhenoHack
July 17-18
The Challenge
Phenotyping of vegetable crops refers to the measurement and characterization of traits of interest of the crop during different growth stages. Quantitative or qualitative measurements of these traits are relevant for different purposes throughout the value chain: from the breeding process -- resulting in new varieties -- to the production of vegetables in the field or in greenhouses.
Today, the phenotyping of vegetable species is mostly conducted manually. This is an expensive, cumbersome process and results in a limited amount of data collected from the field and greenhouse plots. While for field crops there are already advanced data collection and analysis systems in place, these technologies often aren't immediately transferable to vegetable crops, and do not fit the needs of the breeders or the growers.
The required solutions:
Automated phenotyping tools
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Devices consisting of sensors able to cover a range of images and/or other signals
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Efficient, automated data collection and handling
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Process for data processing and data analysis
Vegetable breeding
Automated phenotyping to provide useful data for application in the breeding program (for example, via imaging, spectrometry, thermography)
Vegetable production
Automated phenotyping of various data types, using imaging, spectrometry, thermography, and converting it into metric data
What is the expected outcome of PhenoHack?
Who can apply?
Entrepreneurs, programmers, engineers, former members of military intelligence units, students, breeders, agronomists, biologists, researchers, industrial/product designers, and the creative public at large!
*You can apply to PhenoHack as a team or an individual (and we will assign you to a team)
Mentors
Borg Exelmans
EMEA IT Lead, Vegetable Seeds
Bayer Cropscience
Sean MacEachern
Statistics and Digital Innovations Lead
Vegetable Seeds R&D
Bayer CropScience
Johan Botterman
Innovation Sourcing
Bayer-Trendlines Ag Innovation Fund
Melanie Heroult
Head of R&D Innovation Sourcing
Bayer Cropscience
Danny Williams
Head of Automation Engineering
Bayer Cropscience
Carl Jones
Global Head of Innovation and New Technologies
Bayer
Dr. Eyal Emmanuel
Chief Scientific Officer
Evogene
Sarai Kemp
VP Business Development
Trendlines Agtech
Maya Schushan Orgad
VP
Bayer Trendlines Ag Innovation Fund
Hagai Karchi
Co-founder
Evogene
Roy Livneh
CBO
PlantArcBio
Dr. Dror Shalitin
Founder & CEO
PlantArcBio
Moshe Bar
Co-founder & CTO
BreedX
Shahar Harari
CTO
Trendlines
Gil Shalev
CEO
Equinom
Dr. Zur Granevitze
Technological Director
Phenomics Consortium
Adi Vagman
Founder & Managing Partner
AgriNation Venture Capital
Michael Darchi
Assurance Partner- High Tech Practice
EY
Asher Barel
Assurance Senior Manager – High Tech Practice
EY
Hanne Volpin
Deputy CEO & Head of R&D
Danziger Innovations
Shai Leviatov
Crop Breedeing Manager for Tomatoes
Enza Spain
Amichai Baron
VP BD Agri-Tech, Veterinary, Food & Environment
Yissum
Dr. Orly Savion
Director of Business Development
Yeda R&D Company
Sharon Zalewski
Assurance Partner- High Tech Practice
EY
Dr. Dikla Montekio
Associate
GreenSoil Investments
Dr. Sigal Yosef
Head of Life Science, Innovation and R&D Incentives Center
EY
Ohad Zuckerman
Managing Partner
COPIA Agro and Food Technologies
Dr. Iftach Klapp
Researcher, Agro-Optics and sensing Lab
ARO-Volcani Center.
Ilay Englard
CEO
Trellis
Daniel Koster
Team Leader Core Technologies
Hazera
Jonathan Henen
VP Products & Sales
Save Foods Ltd.
Dr. Ittai Herrmann
Plant Sensing Lab
Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
Ilya Leizerson
Director of Innovation
ELBIT Systems, Cyber & C4I Division
FAQs
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What is a hackathon?A hackathon is a competitive event in which teams work to develop ideas to meet a given challenge. The outcome may be a business plan, a product demo, a mockup or some other collateral.
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When and where is the hackathon?July 17-18, 2019 , 28 Lilienblum Street, Tel Aviv (at the headquarters of Start-Up Nation Central).
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Do I have to be over 18 to participate?Yes.
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Does it cost money to participate?Participation is free of charge.
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Do I need a specific professional background?No, not specifically, however we’re looking for scientists, engineers, students and entrepreneurs in fields such as biology, genetics, agronomy, and buisness development along with developers, industrial designers, product managers and more. But anyone can apply to participate.
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Is there a limit on team size?Up to 6 people.
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Can a team compete with a pre-existing project?Yes, as long as it meets the project criteria and you are working to advance your project during the hackathon.
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Can I use my own equipment?Yes.
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What things should I bring with me? Is there food?We've got your back. Bring anything that might help you be more productive or comfortable. Regarding food, We will provide kosher food and beverages throughout the Hackathon.
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Can I join without a team?Yes.
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