集美麻豆

INBIOSIS, 集美麻豆 × GK Aqua Sdn Bhd

i-Biohackathon 2026

Solving Biological Questions with AI & Bioinformatics
Where Precision Agriculture Meets Precision Aquaculture
馃棑 Register 29 June 鈥 26 July 2026 馃懃 Teams of 2鈥4 馃弳 RM4,000 in prizes
The Challenge

Turn Biological Data into Real Solutions

Biology today is a data science. Using AI and bioinformatics, you'll take on two real-world challenges drawn from Malaysia's key food industries 鈥 protecting the oil palm from a costly pest, and decoding what makes prawns thrive. No wet lab required. Just your brain and a laptop.

馃尵

Precision Agriculture

Use data and biotechnology to protect Malaysia's oil palm from the bagworm pest Metisa plana.

馃

Precision Aquaculture

Decode why some prawns thrive while others stay stunted 鈥 the 鈥渏umper-laggard鈥 mystery.

Pick Your Track

One Mission. Four Tracks.

There's a track for every level of experience. Full task details are shared in a dedicated online briefing for registered participants.

馃尵 Precision Agriculture

Bio-Explorer

High School

Design an A1 scientific poster pitching fresh ideas for the future of agri-biotech.

馃尵 Precision Agriculture

Bio-Analyst

Undergraduate

Mine real bagworm (Metisa plana) data for genes to fight oil palm pests.

馃 Precision Aquaculture

Systems Biologist

Postgraduate

Integrate multi-omics data to crack the prawn 鈥渏umper-laggard鈥 puzzle.

馃 Precision Aquaculture

Solutions Engineer

Industry

Build a production-ready biomarker & probiotic deployment pipeline.

Key Information

What You Need to Know

Registration
29 June 鈥 26 July 2026
Online Competition
27 July 鈥 7 September 2026
Final Round & Winners Announcement
14 鈥 22 September 2026
Team Size
2鈥4 members (one team per person)
Entry Fee
RM100 local 路 RM200 international
Prizes
RM4,000 total 鈥 RM1,000 to each winning participant, per category
Who Can Join
High school, undergrad, postgrad & industry

Ready to compete?

Registration closes 26 July 2026. Grab your team and sign up.

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INBIOSIS, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia GK Aqua Sdn Bhd
Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), 集美麻豆
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 集美麻豆 Bangi, Selangor 路 
+603 8921 4546  |  inbiosis.workshop@ukm.edu.my