Hackathon format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
Free registration is open through 25 September 2026 for the BIO-RED Sustainable Startups Hackathon on 5–6 October at Symbion Østerbro in Copenhagen.
Complete hackathon details
The BIO-RED hackathon brings multidisciplinary teams together around biotechnology and health-innovation challenges. Participants work with experts, companies, researchers and innovation professionals to analyse problems, develop solutions and assess commercial and societal potential. No company or fully developed idea is required. Participants from BIO-RED partner countries may be eligible to apply for travel-cost support. Promising teams can earn an opportunity to advance to the eight-month BIO-RED Accelerator Programme, valued by the organizer at more than EUR 9,000.
Eligibility requirements
Researchers, students, startups, industry, academia and public-sector participants are encouraged to join. Applicants do not need an existing company or fully developed idea.
Tips for this hackathon
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Read the rules, eligibility, judging criteria, required technologies and intellectual-property terms before forming your submission plan.
- Build a complementary team early and assign product, engineering, design, research and presentation responsibilities clearly.
- Optimize for the published judging rubric: demonstrate a real problem, working solution, measurable impact and a concise live demo.
- Prepare the repository, pitch deck, demo video and submission links before the final hours so upload or platform problems do not invalidate the entry.
- Check whether travel, finalist presentations, team-size limits or mandatory attendance apply before committing.
Verification notes
The Danish Life Science Cluster page confirms 5–6 October 2026, 09:00–15:00, at Symbion Østerbro; participation is free and registration closes 25 September. Travel support is eligibility-based for participants representing BIO-RED partner countries and is not guaranteed.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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