The ICB CDT has launched an ideas-generating Hackathon for teams of Imperial graduates undertaking Masters, PhD or PDRA positions to develop lab of the future tools and technologies – which will address the changing nature of the modern lab.
The Lab of the Future Hackathon will have a physical prototyping element, with the ICB CDT providing each team with £500 of consumables, mentoring, workshops and access to prototyping equipment until it culminates in a face-to-face grand final at the end of November, where the winners will be chosen by an expert panel of judges. The grand final will be part of a day of panel discussions, showcase events and technology demonstrations from leading academics, global Industry partners and start-ups.
Teams will be challenged to develop novel tools and technologies employing industry 4.0 breakthroughs such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) that will revolutionise the state-of-the-art within research labs leading to novel R&D workflows.
The prototypes developed during this competition have the potential to unlock rapid design-test cycles with the advances and biological insight generated being applicable to academia, industry and medicine, ultimately tackling societal challenges.
To find out further information about the challenge, please on the 4th August, 10-10:30am in the MSRH G23/24.