Assay-A-Thon London 2026

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London's first Assay-A-Thon (6–8 Nov 2026), hosted by ImmunOS and Pillar VC and powered by ARIA. Wet-lab, engineering and computational scientists build the validation toolkit for AI-enabled discovery across three challenges: protein design validation, prototyping assay hardware, and functional omics assays. Free, in person, about 9 teams of 4–5; solo applicants are matched into teams. Applications close 2 Nov 2026 and are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Status
Deadline
2026-11-02
Starts
2026-11-06
Who
Professionals (For PhD students, postdocs, industry scientists/engineers and founders; free; in person in London for all three days; apply solo (matched into teams) or as a team of 4–5; rolling review)
Level
Advanced
Prize
Winner gets the Litmus Science Validation Prize (a funded head-to-head lab experiment against the gold standard); more prizes incl. cash and validation resources TBA
Size
~45 people
Format
In person · London · International
Location
London
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Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

一句话简介:伦敦首届 Assay-A-Thon,⁠‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌⁠11 月 6—8 日线下举办,让湿实验、工程和计算背景的科研人员一起为「AI 驱动的生物发现」搭建实验验证工具箱。

看点:由 ImmunOS(ARIA 创新圈)与 Pillar VC 主办、ARIA 支持;三个挑战——蛋白设计结果的快速验证、新一代检测硬件原型(现场有 3D 打印机和激光切割机)、功能组学高通量检测;约 9 支队伍(每挑战 3 队)、每队 4–5 人。

报名:免费参赛(路费自理),个人或 4–5 人团队均可申请,个人申请者由主办方按湿实验/计算/工程背景混合配队;滚动审核,越早越好。

截止日期:2026年11月2日(申请截止;活动 11 月 6—8 日,英国伦敦)

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