AIxBio Hackathon 2026 - San Francisco - Apart Research
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Saturday, April 25, 2026
to Monday, April 27, 2026
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2 days long
Artificial IntelligenceClimate TechCybersecurity
Event Type
in person
$2,000
Prize Pool
Organizers
Alex Johnson
alex@example.org
Jamie Rivera
jamie@example.org
Sam Chen
sam@example.org
Quality Score
Quality Score
72/100
High confidence
Organiser16/20
Event Maturity14/20
Sponsors18/25
Participants12/20
AIxBio Hackathon 2026 - San Francisco
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 Fold in San Francisco for a weekend hackathon building practical solutions across four tracks: DNA Synthesis Screening, Pandemic Early Warning, AI Biosecurity Tools, and Benchtop Synthesizer Security.
Schedule
Saturday, April 25: 10:00am - 8:00pm Pacific Time
Sunday, April 26: 10:00am - 8:00pm Pacific Time
Meals provided: 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 (sponsored by Fourth Eon Bio)
$1,000 in prizes
Track 3: AI Biosecurity Tools
$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
SF Hub prizes:
$1,000 for top Berlin submissions
Organized by
Apart Research | BlueDot Impact | Cambridge Biosecurity Hub
Track sponsors
CBAI (DNA Synthesis Screening) | Sentinel Bio (Benchtop Synthesizer Security)
Hosted at The Fold, a community space in San Francisco's Mission District.
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.
Operations12/15
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