DARPA Invites Proposals for AI Biotechnology Pitch Days Dec. 5-6
BTO leadership is interested in engaging first-time or non-traditional proposers and seeks revolutionary approaches to emerging or anticipated Department of Defense challenges. During these events, BTO will introduce five new overarching topics that align with AI/ML applications:
• Prediction and Health
• Autonomous Science
• Biomanufacturing/Synthetic Biology
• Challenges with Scale
• Exciting Frontiers
DARPA will host AI BTO Pitch Days on December 5-6, 2024, in the Washington, DC region to select and award AI BTO catalyst projects. To be considered for AI BTO Pitch Day participation, offerors must submit a short white paper consisting of a technical description of the proposer’s idea in response to one of the focus areas listed above.
DARPA will notify offerors if they are selected for further evaluation via an in-person Pitch Day presentation to a panel of BTO program managers at the AI BTO Pitch Day event.
If selected for award at Pitch Day, DARPA may issue a Research Other Transactions award for one of three award scenarios - $100,000, $200,000, or $300,000. The maximum amount of government funding given to any single proposer will be $300,000.
To submit a white paper, register at https://usg.valideval.com/teams/aibto.... The deadline is Friday, October 4, 2024 by 4:00PM EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
Additional information is available on SAM.gov.
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/202...