AIAdaptyv partners with Anthropic to launch an AI protein design competition
Adaptyv says the free competition will support lab testing of more than 5,000 protein designs, with all experimental results—including those from designs that don’t work—published openly on Proteinbase.
TLDR
Adaptyv announced a partnership with Anthropic to challenge participants to use AI to design potential drug candidates. It says the competition will feature five challenges, each focused on a disease or biological mechanism. The partners are sponsoring over $1 million in experimental validation, with Anthropic providing an additional $1 million in Claude credits. According to Adaptyv, entry and lab testing will be free. Three tracks will serve expert protein designers, with up to 20 teams selected; life science academics and industry researchers; and anyone from tech enthusiasts to high-school students.