Anthropic Hosts Life Science Hackathon: Unveils Research Tool Claude Science to Developers

According to Perceiving OneMillion monitoring, Anthropic, in collaboration with the Gladstone Institute in San Francisco and Cerebral Valley, has announced the hosting of a global online hackathon named Built with Claude: Life Sciences. The competition is scheduled to take place from July 7 to 13, 2026, and is primarily aimed at researchers, physicians, bioinformatics experts, and biotechnology developers, with the application deadline set for July 5. This is the first major on-the-ground event since Anthropic launched the AI science workstation Claude Science.

The hackathon features two tracks. The "Laboratory Track" requires participants to use the Claude Science science workstation to explore specific biological questions and submit reproducible analysis results or trained models. To support this track, labs such as the Gladstone Institute have provided participants with unique real scientific research datasets, including immune T cell sequencing, DNA regulatory activity prediction, and protein-protein interaction network data. The "Development Track" requires participants to use the development tool Claude Code to create practical software tools for researchers, clinics, or biotech companies.

The organizers will select 500 applicants to qualify, providing each with a one-month Claude Max 20x permission and a $200 API credit. The winning teams will share a total of $100,000 in API credits and usage limits.