Drug development opportunities
Subscribe to updatesDrug development competitions, grants, fellowships, calls for papers, conferences and workshops for undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and early-career researchers. Every entry links to the official announcement — use “Team up” to find collaborators for it.
- Community submitted · NIH / NIDA6 days left
Competition · 2026 $100,000 Start an SUD Startup Challenge
Research ideas intended to become biotech startups in drug use, misuse, and substance use disorder. Award: Up to $100,000 cash.
Eligible for: Postdoc / Faculty / Independent researcher / Master's student / PhD student / Industry
- Community submitted · NIH / NCATS65 days left
Competition · Oligonucleotide Toxicity (OligoTox) Open Data Challenge — Phase 2
Generate public human-cell data for predicting oligonucleotide toxicity from sequence and chemical modification. Award: $500,000 total across phases.
Eligible for: Postdoc / Faculty / Independent researcher / Industry
- Community submitted · Kaggle / AI4S Open InnovationClosed
Competition · AI4S Open Innovation: AI for Life Science
AI applications in life science, especially organ-on-a-chip, microscopy, drug response and research workflows. Award: $22,200.
Eligible for: Master's student / PhD student / Postdoc / Faculty / Independent researcher / Industry