Registration is now open for the BIO-RED Cross-Regional Hackathon, which will take place from 9–11 September 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria. 

The three-day, in-person event will bring together interregional teams to address real-world challenges in AI diagnostics and EU regulatory readiness by developing investment-ready business cases.

Participants will work on one of three challenge areas: Regulatory, Ethics & Market Access Readiness; Cross-Border Data Sharing & Federated Validation; and Health Data Hub & AI Compute Access. 

The strongest business cases will advance to the Biotech & Pharma Accelerator Programme.

The hackathon is open to researchers, biotech and pharmaceutical SMEs and startups, clinical, data, regulatory and ethics experts, as well as public authorities. 

Travel and accommodation may be covered for participants from the partner regions of Portugal, France, Denmark, Lithuania, Greece, and Sweden, subject to approval by Health and Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria – BioCluster.bg.

The application deadline is 10 August 2026. More information and registration are available at: https://lnkd.in/dd7aBEJ8

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