Nucleate PNW x CDL Seattle: Women's Health Research Acceleration Challenge Mentor Registration
Dec 4–6, 2026 | Seattle, WA — venue to be announced
Application deadline: Dec 1st, 2026
Nucleate PNW and Creative Destruction Lab, in partnership with Anthropic’s AI for Science program, are excited to host a three-day challenge to that seeks advance women’s health research. The challenge will consist of 10–15 teams that will build and test a prototype addressing a specific bottleneck in women's health research. Teams will finish the weekend with short pitches. Award ceremony and a celebration with Seattle’s life science and innovation community will follow.
We invite experienced clinicians, technicians, and individuals with commercialization backgrounds to support our teams as women's health mentors throughout the challenge.
What types of mentors are we looking for?
We are looking for experts in the following fields:
Clinical mentors: Healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers who work in the women's health field or have experience in clinical workflows and patient care.
Business mentors: Entrepreneurs and biotech investors who can provide guidance on market strategy, business models, and pitch development and presentation.
Technical mentors: Software and data scientists or experts in AI/ML who can assist with Claude API integration and data pipelines.
What does being a mentor entail?
Mentors will have the opportunity to meet with teams in 30-minute morning/afternoon office hour blocks across all three days of the challenge to provide support across all stages of project development.
How to apply
RSVP to the Luma page by Dec 1, 2026.
Please email pnw@nucleate.org for questions and inquiries
About the Hosts:
Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.org for more information, and visit https://nucleate.org/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.
Creative Destruction Lab–Seattle (CDL-Seattle), based at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, helps founders turn scientific and technological breakthroughs into scalable companies. Its no-fee, no-equity program connects early-stage ventures with experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists for practical mentorship and business guidance. With streams in Computational Health and Advanced Manufacturing, CDL-Seattle supports founders applying AI and other emerging technologies to challenges in healthcare and industry.