During this 2-days event, you will spend two days working with your team and supported by GSK field experts. Your goal is to develop a prototype solution to a healthcare given challenge and showcase it. And at the end, you will build a business plan, and GSK will decide if the solution can be budgeted for moving it to the next level.
The benefit
With € 15,000 support
Mentoring by experts
Using GSK infrastructure
Having access to the GSK innovation ecosystem: GSK expert scientists, partner corporations etc.
The Challenge
The challenge is launched by the Disruptive Innovation team at GSK.
There are two different strategies for long RNA sequence assembly from shorter oligos. We are looking for cutting-edge technologies to develop algorithms that based on (1) a given long RNA sequence and (2) a set of constraints will help further our understanding and support decision-making of which strategies are preferred.
Timeline
Due to COVID-19 limitations, all sessions with the startups and final event are online.
We’re currently conducting interviews with the candidates that would like to apply to the challenge, if you’re willing to be part of it, please reach out to Vx.innovationecosystem@gsk.com so that we can get in touch.
Final timeline details will be provided very soon, stay tuned!
Meet the mentors
Pierre Wattiau
Third Party Oversight Leader
Immuno & Microbio Sciences
GSK
Julie Vandekerckhove
Director
Disruptive Innovation Agile Management Lead
GSK
Christophe Leroux
Product Lead
Global R&D Disruptive Innovation
GSK
Sander Timmer
Director of Analytics & AI Tech
Data and Analytics
GSK
Magda Zwierzyna
AI/ML Lead Scientist Esprit Associate
Global Data Analytics Vaccines R&D
GSK
Marcelo Kern
Investigator
GSK Associate Fellow
GSK
Filippo Fiorini
Digital Domain Lead
Data Science and Computational Vaccinology
GSK
Nele Boon
Scientist
Disruptive Innovation
RNA technology
GSK
Jean-Philippe Lièvremont
Product Lead
Global R&D Disruptive Innovation
GSK
Marco Cardinali
Data Scientist
Global Data Analytics Vaccines R&D
Milica Pavlovic
Product Lead
Global R&D Disruptive Innovation
FAQ
Q: Who can participate in the event?
A: Mature companies, startups or individuals with ideas for addressing the challenge.
Q: How many people can be on a team?
A: Your team can have up to 5. people! You can select teammates when you register, and you can also form them during the actual event!
Q: Are there any mandatory functions required in the team?
A: No, but we recommend the following functions:
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Python Programmer / Bioinformatician / Computational Biologist;
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UI/UX designer;
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Molecular biology consultant;
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Business / product person to present the idea and business plan
Q: Where will the event take place?
A: Due to COVID-19 limitations, all sessions with the teams and the final event are online.
