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THE Port hackathon develops tech for "children of the night"

In this week's Bulletin learn how participants at The Port hackathon worked on solutions for children suffering from skin condition

THE Port hackathon develops tech for "children of the night"

Developing and testing the mask prototype at THE Port Hackathon, 2015. (Images: Andrey Loginov, Pierre Freyermuth, Antonio Bellotta/ THE Port)

THE Port hackathon took place at CERN and Geneva’s Campus Biotech from 2 to 4 October. Among the various prototypes presented at the final event was a novel solution for the special mask that children suffering from xeroderma pigmentosum have to wear to reduce their risk of getting skin cancer.

The Bulletin reports on full here.