NEXT.BIO 2025 - AI x BIO Hackathon and DEMO Day
In October 2025, A16Z #SFTechWeek will once again take over San Francisco and we are organizing NEXT.BIO, a world-class week long tech conference featuring the best startups, industry leaders and investors in AI x BIO across a series of Tech Events, a unique Hackathon and a DEMO Day 🚀
This event is a the final event of the full-week conference featuring:
. THE AIxBIO RAG-a-thon hackathon: Join us in bringing to San Francisco our global competition held through our series of Hackathon from New York, London, Paris, all the way to Hong Kong to build and show off your best AI models and agents for Biology.
. and a DEMO Day : Our unique opportunity for VCs and investors to connect with the Next Sequence AIxBIO Accelerator cohort—a diverse group of global founders building bold solutions in deep tech, biotech, and beyond. It’s also a chance for founders to meet aligned investors and advisors in an informal, high-energy setting.
AGENDA:
> HACKATHON:
08:00 AM – 09:00: Doors Open and Early-Bird networking
10:00 - 11:00 AM: Welcome Keynote + Corporate Hacks Talks
11:00 - 13:00 AM: Open Hack Morning Begins
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Build by Hackers Talks
3:00 PM-5:00 PM: Afternoon Open Hack
WHY PARTICIPATE:
🎓 Master or Phd Students Early career : Working on your PhD thesis? Want to show off one of your project ? Want to get feedback or insights ? Looking to join the next innovative startup ? Entrepreneurs
Founders: Connect with other builders. Get a chance to show off to customers and corporates.
• Network with AI x Biology development experts.
• Elevate your skills in cutting-edge AI technologies.
• Gain insights from industry leaders.
• Collaborate on impactful, real-world AI applications.
• Compete for exciting prizes.
🏆 Prizes We’re excited to reveal soon first, second, and third place prizes in compute hours in partnership with massive infrastructure service providers.
> STARTUP PITCHES:
5:30 - 7:00 PM: DEMO Day featuring judges leading the AI and Biology® industry.
7:00 - 7:30 PM: Hackathon Awards Ceremony & Closing
ABOUT THE STARTUPS:
Every presenting startup has been hand-selected for investability, traction, and world-changing ambition.
🧬 Startups rewriting the future – curated from 100s of applications.
🌎 Global-scale ventures – tackling trillion-dollar markets.
🚀 Investable from Day 1 – primed for top-tier angels and VCs.
JUDGES:
> AFTER PARTY:
7:30 - 12:00 PM: After Party
ABOUT US:
Next Sequence accelerate and invest globally in start-ups from the #TechBio ecosystem through a 6-12 month accelerator program taking them from 0 to 1 in leveraging AI and Quantum Computing. Our mission is to contribute to the development of the most disruptive companies that want to enable humanity to face up to its next challenges as a species, from fighting genetically transmitted diseases and pandemics to preventing ageing and climate change. Learn more: https://www.thenextsequence.com/