AIxBio Hackathon 2026 - Berlin - Apart Research

AIxBio Hackathon 2026 - Berlin Build tools for biosecurity before biology outpaces safety. Join 500+ participants globally for a weekend tackling DNA synthesis screening, pandemic early warning, and AI biosecurity tools. The Event AI is transforming biology faster than biosecurity can keep up. Open-weight biological foundation models and benchtop DNA synthesizers are making it possible to design novel biological sequences with less expertise than ever. Current screening infrastructure covers only a fraction of global synthesis capacity, and most defensive tools are siloed, under-resourced, or still in the research phase. Join us at the Foresight Institute Berlin for a weekend hackathon building practical solutions across four tracks: DNA Synthesis Screening, Pandemic Early Warning, AI Biosecurity Tools, and Benchtop Synthesizer Security. Schedule Friday, April 24: 6-10pmSaturday, April 25: 10-6pmSunday, April 26: 10-6pm Meals provided: Friday dinner, Saturday lunch, Sunday lunch. Prizes & Opportunities Track 1: DNA Screening & Synthesis Controls (sponsored by CBAI) $1,000 in prizesfast-track to the CBAI Fellowship Track 2: Pandemic Early Warning $1,000 in prizes Track 3: AI Biosecurity Tools (sponsored by Fourth Eon Bio) $1,000 in prizes Track 4: Benchtop Synthesizer Security (sponsored by Sentinel Bio) $1,000 in prizes Across all tracks: $2,000 in prizes for top projectsInvitation to Apart Fellowship Berlin Hub prizes: 1,000 EUR for top Berlin submissionsWinning team gets 3 months of 24/7 access to the Foresight Berlin Node and lab space Organized by Apart Research | BlueDot Impact | Cambridge Biosecurity Hub Track sponsors CBAI (DNA Synthesis Screening) | Sentinel Bio (Benchtop Synthesizer Security) Hosted at Foresight Institute Berlin, a hub for transformative technology and long-term thinking. This event is for in-person attendees only. If you cannot make it to the venue, you can still participate remotely. Sign up on the hackathon website.