Suggested £4,000
Track sponsor
Become the exclusive sponsor of one technical track, covering its prizes and a share of venue hire and catering.
The first Oxford NeuroTech Hackathon
Build the future of neurotechnology.
Build innovative solutions at the intersection of neuroscience and technology. A weekend for neuroscientists, engineers, clinicians, computer scientists, designers, entrepreneurs, and anyone curious enough to build.
£5,000+
worth of prizes
Free
meals
Tours
of Oxford
150+
participants
The event
Ideas become experiments.
Teams will tackle challenges across neuroscience, AI, computation, medical technology, and human health—turning ambitious ideas into working prototypes over one weekend.
The hackathon runs across four tracks spanning the neurotechnology stack, from peripheral nervous-system interfaces to sub-cortical implants.
You do not need a polished idea or a pre-formed team. Bring your skills, curiosity, and willingness to build. Teams can have up to 5 members. Whether this is your first hackathon or your tenth, you are welcome.
Each track is judged by leading Oxford principal investigators and
an industry judge. The overall project most likely to become a
successful startup also receives a small startup fund and
consultation with a venture capital partner.
The venue
Built for a weekend of making.
The Andrew Wiles Building is Oxford’s largest purpose-built event venue and a leading setting for hackathons, conferences, and symposia. Participants will have dedicated use of the mezzanine, classrooms, and a 360-seat tiered lecture theatre for talks and pitches.
Guided tours of Oxford and its historic colleges will run throughout the weekend.
Who we are
OxNeurotech is an official University of Oxford student society connecting more than 200 active members across 10+ departments.
The event is delivered by a committee of eight DPhil, Master’s, and undergraduate students, with Professor Tim Denison as the society’s senior member. Oxford’s neuroscience and neural-engineering ecosystem gives teams direct access to research depth and a growing biomedical startup community.
Partner with the hackathon
Put your technology in the hands of builders.
We welcome financial sponsorship, equipment loans, tools, credits, and in-kind support. Partnerships can be tailored to your technology and goals.
Hardware or in-kind support
BCI equipment partner
Put research-grade BCI systems in teams’ hands all weekend, with the option to open the event with practical training.
Tools, credits, or support
AI partner
Power decoding models, data pipelines, and agentic projects across all four tracks with your platform.
Additional £4,000
Headline partner
Become the sole headline partner, with the event presented as “powered by [your company]” across all materials.
What partners receive
01
Naming & visibility
Branding across the event, poster, and advertising, with track or official-partner recognition.
02
A seat at the table
Nominate an industry judge to join leading Oxford principal investigators on a track panel.
03
Talent access
Meet technical participants for recruitment, community building, and early-stage scouting.
04
Your platform, on site
Showcase products, run a talk or workshop, and let teams prototype with your hardware or tools.
05
Startup pipeline
Get an early look at projects and teams evaluated specifically for startup potential.
7–8 November 2026 · Oxford
Bring your skills. Build something real.
Partnership enquiries: Mattan Pelah, Chair of OxNeurotech · president@oxneurotech.com