D4Gen 2026: AI at the Heart of Life Science Innovation

Nearly 100 students, researchers and entrepreneurs took part in the fifth edition of the D4Gen Hackathon, organized by Genopole in Évry-Courcouronnes, France. Divided into 17 teams, participants spent 48 hours developing solutions combining artificial intelligence, biology and data science to address challenges in health and environmental sciences.

The first prize was awarded to Syrra, a biodiversity acoustic analysis platform capable of automatically identifying animal vocalizations from large-scale audio recordings. The second-ranked project, EndoScan, leverages AI to assess the endocrine-disrupting potential of chemical compounds through transcriptomic signature analysis, while ReaKt offers a predictive bioprocess control system for bioreactors based on the real-time analysis of optical and biological data. With a total prize pool of €17,500, the event highlights the emergence of new approaches combining life sciences and artificial intelligence to accelerate research and innovation.