# DNAForge & MTC Berkeley: AI × Biology Hackathon

An AI x biology hackathon where participants work on biology problems using AI tools. It is for biologists, AI engineers, software builders, biology students, and early-career scientists.

- When: Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 09:00–21:00 (America/Los_Angeles time)
- Where: Berkeley, CA, Berkeley, US, San Francisco, United States
- Format: In person
- Type: Hackathon
- Topics: AI
- For: Software engineers, AI & ML engineers, Data professionals, Researchers
- Price: Free
- Organizer: MTC Berkeley
- Register and details: https://luma.com/xdzhu4tn

## About

Solve a real biology problem using the latest advances in AI!
On November 14th in Berkeley, we’re bringing biologists, AI engineers and software builders together for DNAForge’s AI × Biology Hackathon, co-hosted with MTC Berkeley.
Saturday, November 14th, 2026
9:00 AM–9:00 PM Pacific · Berkeley, CA
About 100 participants
Applications take under 5 minutes. Apply by October 25th for priority consideration.
What you’ll get
Tackle challenges in therapeutics, biosecurity or agricultural resilience with compute and scientific tools supported by our sponsors.
Meet companies that are hiring and get in-person feedback from scientists, engineers and founders.
Compete for $1,500+ in cash prizes, with sponsor credits and opportunities to commercialize selected projects.
Challenges
Therapeutics. Help researchers design, evaluate or deliver new treatments.
Biosecurity. Build practical defenses for biological risks, laboratory safety and preparedness.
Agricultural resilience. Work on healthier crops, stronger food systems and biological climate adaptation.
Raycaster. Build AI research tools and evaluation environments using real, lightly redacted investigational new drug (IND) filings.
Biobase — Find the Right Patients. A featured challenge within therapeutics focused on finding suitable patients and samples for clinical trials and biomarker research. Indicate your interest in the optional three-sentence application question.
Who should apply
Biology students, early-career scientists…

## Links

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