Are You Ready for Protein Design Madness?

21 - 22 November Basel, D-BSSE ETH

One weekend, 70 participants, and two challenges from our industry partners!

You don't need to be an expert! The teams that work best mix people who know the biology with people who know the code, and there will be mentors to help you.

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Our Sponsors

AdaptyvMicrosynthIdorsiaPerlin BioTamarind Bio
MAD Drinksisey skkyrMikksMONO

Agenda

Exact times will be announced closer to the weekend.

  1. Launch event

    Panel discussion and apéro

    A gathering with industrial experts, followed by drinks, chats and team-building!

  2. Hackathon · Day 1

    Start hacking

    Time to dive into the industry challenge, with mentors around to help you out.

  3. Hackathon · Day 2

    Final push and project pitches

    The final sprint! Polish your designs, pitch to the jury and celebrate at the prize ceremony.

Challenges

  • Binder design

    Two designed binder chains, in magenta and teal ribbons, docked onto the surface of a target protein

    Design de novo binders or optimise existing ones against therapeutically relevant targets. Winners will get their best designs tested in the lab by Adaptyv!

  • Enzyme design

    Enzyme fold in pale grey, with the active-site side chains highlighted around two metal ions

    Build a catalyst! Design an enzyme for a target reaction and see how it performs with activity testing in the lab by Perlin!

How does it work?FAQs

Everything you need to know to get started.

Contacts

Feel free to reach out with any questions about applications, sponsorship, or anything else about the weekend.

— Sofia & Monica

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So much energy around that we've run out of participant spots, and lots of people are already on the waiting list!
Hold on to the excitement for next season 🧬✨