LONGEVITY
HACKATHON
Three tracks. 30 hours of building. Mentors from top longevity companies. Prizes that launch startups and publish papers. Join the most ambitious longevity hackathon on the planet.
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Last year by the numbers
60+
Participants
20+
Countries
30h
Build Sprint
5
Hacker Teams
6
Industry Mentors
2
Startups Launched
Competition Tracks
Teams of 2–5 participants. Mixed-discipline teams strongly encouraged. All tracks share the same submission deadline: Sunday May 24 at 2:30 PM.
LongevityLLM Benchmarking
Sponsored by Insilico Medicine
Build new benchmark tasks for large language models in longevity biology. Extend the LongevityBench framework, create agentic automation pipelines, and evaluate Insilico Medicine's fine-tuned LongevityLLM.
Prize
$1,000 cash prize + acknowledgement on a peer-reviewed publication with the Insilico Medicine team
ARDD Network Intelligence Tool
Build an interactive web app mapping the ARDD conference community — the leading aging research and drug discovery event. Rich profiles, in-app messaging, and a working demo for ARDD 2026.
Prize
$1,000 cash prize + sponsored trip to ARDD 2026 in Boston to present the tool to the conference community
Longevity Startup Launchpad
Form a longevity startup concept in any vertical — diagnostics, therapeutics, wellness, data infrastructure, consumer health, or clinical tools. Build a prototype, craft a pitch deck, and demo live to investors.
Prize
$1,500 cash prize + introduction to CLC's VC partner network with facilitated follow-on meetings for top teams
Beyond the Build
This isn’t just a hackathon. It’s a weekend-long immersion in longevity science, career networking, and living well.
Biological Age Testing
Get your blood drawn and analyzed by our lab partners GlycanAge and Aetas
Functional Strength Training
Train with Richie Diaz — the coach who prepares Olympians and pro athletes
Morning Meditation
Start Demo Day with a guided meditation and mindfulness session with Wen Chen
Longevity Rave
Saturday night DJ set by our vice-president William — because longevity starts with living well
Career Dinner
Company recruiting showcase — meet hiring teams from longevity biotech companies
Sponsor Booths
Hands-on demos and direct access to leading longevity companies and their tech
Schedule Highlights
Three days, one mission. Here’s what your weekend looks like.
Friday
May 22Team-building call & virtual meet-up
Saturday
May 23Networking breakfast & registration
Opening ceremony — tracks, prizes, mentors
Sponsor booths open & mentorship begins
Longevity biomarker blood draw with lab partners
Longevity lunch
Insilico Medicine featured talk
GlycanAge featured talk with Nikolina Lauc
Career dinner — company recruiting showcase
Longevity Rave — DJ set by our vice-president William
All-night hacking marathon
Sunday
May 24Morning meditation with Wen Chen
Longevity breakfast
GlycanAge biological age testing
Functional strength training with Richie Diaz
Longevity lunch
Calico Labs featured talk
PROJECT SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Team pitches to judges & investors
PRIZE CEREMONY & closing
A Round of Applause for Our
Hackathon Speakers
The hackathon would not be the same without the contributions of our speakers, whose insights, expertise, and passion drive the innovation and creativity that define us.
Alex Zhavoronkov
Founder & CEO, Insilico Medicine
AI for longevity drug discovery
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Matt Onsum, Ph.D.
Head of AI/ML, Calico Labs
Inside Calico Labs
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Nikolina Lauc
CEO, GlycanAge
GlycanAge epigenetic approach
LinkedInA Round of Applause for Our
Hackathon Judges
Our judges bring deep expertise across longevity science, drug discovery, and venture investing — evaluating Demo Day submissions and selecting the teams that take home prizes.
Live on Caltech Campus
Joining Online
Boris Veytsman
Affiliate Professor, George Mason University
2026 Hackathon
Thank You to Our Sponsors
The hackathon would not be possible without the generosity and partnership of these companies and organizations.
Innovator
$5,000Headline sponsor — top-of-page visibility, dedicated booth, featured speaker slot, and a sponsored hackathon track.
Insilico Medicine
AI-driven drug discovery for aging and age-related disease. Sponsoring the LongevityLLM benchmarking track and contributing the LongevityBench framework.
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AI-powered longevity software for the heavy-industry workforce. Headline sponsor of the 2026 Caltech Longevity Hackathon.
Visit siteLongeVC
Venture capital firm investing in early-stage biotech and longevity companies tackling the molecular mechanisms of aging, diagnostics, and healthcare infrastructure.
Visit siteAniVC
The venture fund for pets — backing founders building the future of animal health, diagnostics, and pet longevity.
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$2,000–$2,500Featured in opening and closing remarks, sponsored workshop slot, and direct access to participants.
XYZ Ventures
Early-stage venture capital firm investing in founders building enduring companies. Supporting the entrepreneurship track and VC introductions for top teams.
Visit siteLongevity Pledge
A movement of individuals and organizations pledging resources to extend healthy human lifespan. Mission-aligned partner.
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$1,000Logo on website and event materials, social media shoutout, and the ability to bring mentors or judges.
Longevity Products
On-site product partners providing diagnostics, nutrition, and recovery to fuel and measure hackers through the weekend.
Aetas
Copenhagen-based precision health diagnostics clinic. Lab partner providing biological age and inflammation data for hacker projects.
Visit siteGlycanAge
Biological age test that measures chronic inflammation through glycan analysis — backed by 30+ years of research. On-site lab partner.
Visit siteThat's it!
Real-fruit longevity snacks made with simple ingredients. Keeping hackers energized through the 30-hour build sprint.
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KOR Shots
Functional energy shots formulated with adaptogens and clean ingredients. Powering hackers through the all-night build without the crash.
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In-kind partners providing the platforms, credits, and products that power the build.
Anthropic
Safety-first AI research lab behind Claude. Providing API credits to power agentic builds across all three tracks.
Visit siteLovable
AI-powered app builder. Providing platform credits so teams can ship working prototypes in hours, not weeks.
Visit siteFastshot
Performance and longevity nutrition partner. Fueling hackers with product through the all-night build.
Visit siteBright Data
Web data infrastructure for AI — proxies, scrapers, and ready-to-use datasets. Providing platform credits to power data-hungry hackathon builds.
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Whether you’re a hacker, a scientist, a designer, or a founder — there’s a track for you. Applications close when spots fill up.