Open innovation in the face of the COVID‐19 grand challenge: insights from the Pan‐European hackathon ‘EUvsVirus’

Alberto Bertello, Marcel Bogers, Paola De Bernardi · 2021 · R and D Management

Summary. The EUvsVirus hackathon mobilized thousands of participants across Europe to develop COVID-19 solutions through open innovation. The 3-day online event combined broad problem scope, participatory design, digital access, and community building to tap distributed knowledge beyond traditional organizations. The hackathon successfully engaged atypical innovators—retired experts, students, and the public—demonstrating that grand challenges require openness at societal level, not just across organizational boundaries.

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  title   = {Open innovation in the face of the COVID‐19 grand challenge: insights from the Pan‐European hackathon ‘EUvsVirus’},
  author  = {Alberto Bertello and Marcel Bogers and Paola De Bernardi},
  journal = {R and D Management},
  year    = {2021},
  doi     = {10.1111/radm.12456},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12456}
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DOI

10.1111/radm.12456

Countries

Belgium, European Union

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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2026-04-28