Adaptyv and Anthropic launch world's biggest protein design contest with $2M+ in sponsorship
AllThingsApx · x · 2026-09-18
Adaptyv is partnering with Anthropic to launch the world's largest protein design competition, challenging participants to use AI to design potential drug candidates across five disease-focused tracks.
- Over $1 million in experimental validation sponsored, enabling free testing of 5,000+ protein designs in Adaptyv's automated lab
- Anthropic adds another $1 million in Claude credits
- All experimental results, including failed designs, will be published openly on Proteinbase
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