Arc Institute Launches 2026 Virtual Cell Challenge with $100K Prize
AllThingsApx · x · 2026-08-21
Arc Institute, sponsored by NVIDIA and 10x Genomics, launched the 2026 Virtual Cell Challenge to standardize benchmarks for cellular ML models. This year's zero-shot task requires predicting CRISPRi knockdown responses in unseen cell lines without a released training set. The $100,000 challenge is open for registration, following last year's event with over 1,200 participating teams.
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