Dear Colleague,
We’re excited to announce the final call for entries for the BioModels Model of the Year 2025 competition! This prestigious award celebrates cutting-edge computational models developed by early-career researchers that advance our understanding of biological systems.
🏆 Prizes
£1000 cash prize**
Global recognition and exposure
Opportunities for invited talks and features in top journals/conferences
🔍 Who Can Enter?
Early-career researchers—including PhD students, postdocs, research assistants, staff scientists, and new PIs*. Open to researchers from academia and industry.
🎯 What Kind of Models?
Systems biology or machine learning models published in a peer-reviewed journal on or after 1 January 2023
✍️ How to Apply?
Submit a short abstract and a link to your publicly accessible model here:
👉 Submit Your Entry
📅 Deadline: April 18, 2025
🌟 Why Participate?
This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your work, gain visibility, and connect with the broader scientific community.
📢 Please Share!
If you know colleagues, students, or collaborators who may be eligible, please forward this announcement within your organisation or network to help spread the word.
🔗 Full Competition Details:
The third edition of this prestigious competition is hosted by BioModels at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory – European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), and supported by modelling communities across systems biology and computational biology.
👉 https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/competition/model-of-the-year-2025
💬 Join the Info Session
Meet us at HARMONY 2025 or join virtually to learn more.
🗓️ Date: April 15, 2025
🕒 Time: 3:30–4:00 PM BST (UK), 4:30–5:00 PM CEST (Central Europe), 7:30–8:00 AM PDT (US Pacific), 2:30–3:00 PM GMT
🔗 Zoom link | Meeting ID: 944 0504 8801 | Passcode: 437389
Thank you for helping us celebrate the contributions of early-career researchers and promote innovative modelling in computational biology!
For any questions email biomode...@ebi.ac.uk
Best regards,
Rahuman Sheriff
EMBL-EBI
P.S. If you work with agent-based or multicellular models, consider submitting to the 2025 OpenVT Reproducible Agent-Based Multicellular Model Competition:
👉 https://compucell3d.org/