NextGen BioAgents Hackathon - NYTechWeek

Nucleate (nucleate.org) is a nonprofit that translates breakthrough science from universities into real-world impact by empowering academic founders. Through its Activator program, Nucleate has helped form over 180 companies. Nucleate NY is a student-led initiative built for students, focused on supporting the next generation of biotech innovators.

As part of our AI in Life Sciences series, we are launching the first Nucleate NY BioHack: NextGen BioAgents — a biohackathon focused on building agentic systems at the intersection of biology and computer science. An agent is a system that can autonomously reason, take actions using tools or data, and adapt based on feedback.

Sponsor Tracks & Prizes

$6,000 Prize Pool

Automattic team

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We’re the people behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Simplenote, Jetpack, Longreads, Day One, Pocket Casts, and more. We believe in making the web a better place, and strive to live by the Automattic Creed. There are 1,445 of us Automatticians in nearly every corner of the globe, speaking 107 different languages.

Enriched by this diversity, we’re united by a singular mission: to democratize publishing, commerce, and messaging so anyone with a story can tell it, anyone with a product can sell it, and everyone can manage their communications from a single source. In short, we help maintain a balance in society, creating and continually refining powerful tools people can use to compete fairly—regardless of income, gender, politics, language, or where in the world they live.

Mentors | Speakers | Judges

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can participate?

Anyone interested in building AI-powered products can participate as an individual or team.

How many members can be on one team?

Teams can have up to 4 members.

What do we submit?

A project title, short pitch, detailed description, and links to your repo/demo.