UGR and Revvity to Award the Best Master’s Theses in Bioinformatics.
Registration is now open for submitting MSc theses to the Datathon competition.
Students from any Spanish university who have defended a master’s thesis in this field between January 1, 2025 and January 10, 2026 may participate: https://xjornadas.ugrbioinformatics.com/datathon
The University of Granada, together with the international company Revvity, will award the best master’s theses (TFM) at the national level in bioinformatics and computational biology as part of the seventh edition of the Bioinformatics Datathon. This event will take place within the framework of the 10th Bioinformatics Conference of the UGR, held on February 17 and 18, 2026.
Students from any Spanish university may participate, provided they have defended a thesis related to the field between January 1, 2025 and January 10, 2026, and that it has not been submitted in previous editions of the Datathon. The prizes, sponsored by Revvity, will be €1,800 for first place and €1,200 for second place.
The registration period will be open from December 10, 2025 to January 10, 2026. All information about the competition rules and the participation form is available on the website: https://xjornadas.ugrbioinformatics.com/datathon
The awards ceremony will take place on February 18, 2026, in the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Sciences, during the 10th Bioinformatics Conference of the University of Granada.
The competition is organized by the Departments of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (DECSAI) and Statistics and Operations Research, together with the Bioinformatics Unit of the Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENYO). The aim of the Datathon is to recognize excellence in work related to data science applied to computational biology and bioinformatics, selecting the two best master’s theses presented at Spanish universities.
Revvity, a company based in the Granada Health Technology Park, has established itself as a reference in bioinformatics, integrating biology, computing, and complex data analysis to generate useful knowledge and promote scientific innovation.
With this Datathon, both UGR and Revvity aim to foster emerging talent in bioinformatics, a key discipline for biomedicine and the life sciences. They also seek to encourage students to strengthen their skills in synthesis, communication, and scientific dissemination, contributing to the development of a strong scientific, technological, and innovative culture in Spain.
Website of the 10th Bioinformatics Conference of the University of Granada: https://xjornadas.ugrbioinformatics.com/
Contact:
Jesús Alcalá Fernández
Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial
E.T.S. de Ingenierías Informática y de Telecomunicación
Teléfono: 958 24 04 29
Correo electrónico: jalcala@decsai.ugr.es
