A 30-hour hackathon at the intersection of multi-omics, and AI-driven protein design. Build real tools. Hack the next healthcare challenge.

May 30 – 31, 2026 | Zürich | 2 Tracks

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DECODE GENOMES. DESIGN PROTEINS. BUILD THE FUTURE.

Multiomics Intelligence Track

Genomics - Transcriptomics - Precision Medicine

Track 1 powered by Roche

Harness genomics and transcriptomics data to build precision diagnostics, biomarker discovery pipelines, or patient stratification tools. Roche provides real-world datasets, domain mentorship, and compute resources.

Biomolecular Design Track

Track 2 powered by Adaptyv Bio / Openfold ??

Proteomics - 3D Structure - Discovery

Design novel proteins computationally from target selection to structure prediction to binder generation. Top designs get experimentally validated in AdaptyvBio's wet lab. OpenFold provides open-source structural biology infrastructure.

INDUSTRY LEADERS THAT ENABLE REAL INNOVATION

PHARMA CHALLENGE PARTNER

Global leader in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Providing omics datasets, mentors, and domain challenges.

The platform for computational protein design with wet-lab validation. Top designs get assays for lab validation

PROTEIN CHALLENGE PARTNER

COMPUTE PARTNER

The GPU cloud platform that empowers our Catalyst partecipants and powers their models

SPONSORS

ETC

A WEEKEND TO GO FROM IDEA TO PROTOTYPE

BUILD DAY

Hacking starts. Mentor office hours with industry scientists. Workshops on protein design tooling and omics pipelines. Midnight snacks

FINAL RUSH

Polish your prototype. 3-minute pitch to jury of Roche scientists, AdaptyvBio engineers, and ETH faculty. Winners announced.

KICK OFF EVENT

Opening talks from Roche, AdaptyvBio, and OpenFold. Challenge briefs revealed. Team formation. Networking dinner.

FAQ

  • Students (BSc, MSc, PhD) and early-career researchers from any university. You don't need to be a bioinformatics expert we welcome ML engineers, software developers, biologists, chemists, and designers. Interdisciplinary teams win!

  • No. You can apply solo and we'll help you find teammates at the kick-off event. Teams of 3–5 work best.

  • Track 1 (Multi-omics): Roche mentorship, and cash prizes for top 2 teams
    Track 2 (Protein Design): Experimental design validation by AdaptyvBio with results published on Proteinbase, and cash prizes for top 2 teams

  • Yes. Participation is completely free. Food, drinks, snacks, and compute resources are provided!

  • Laptop, charger, sleeping bag if you want to hack overnight, curiosity, and willingness to learn. We provide everything else!

  • Not necessarily. We'll run intro workshops on Saturday morning, and mentors will be available throughout. If you know Python and are excited about biology, you'll do great.

HACK THE NEXT HEALTHCARE CHALLENGE

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