Be a part of the Genomic Revolution

Within the next 8 years, between 100 million and 2 billion human genomes will be sequenced including every newborn being sequenced at birth. This will generate more than 1 petabyte of new data every day and the world will soon be inundated with hundreds of exabytes of genetic data.

Microsoft and Sequencing.com have been preparing for this inevitability by creating solutions that unlock the true value of genetic data. The Hack the Genome hackathon focuses on one of these unique solutions, Real-Time Personalization® (+RTP).

On April 6-7, 2017, Microsoft Genomics and Sequencing.com will host the world’s first Hack the Genome hackathon. This exciting two-day competition will focus on developing health and wellness apps that provide a unique, personalized user experience.

Competitors will use the Real-Time Personalization® (+RTP) API to add personalization to their apps. Apps powered by the +RTP API are able to perceive the uniqueness of each app user because the API allows any app to connect to and understand information obtained from the app user’s genes. Apps powered by +RTP are able to utilize this gene-based information to provide personalized, real-time insights and guidance to the app user.

There is no need to know anything about genomics as the +RTP API makes genetic-based information incredibly easy to work with and understand. All you need to know is how to create web or mobile apps.

Registration & Participation

This hackathon is open to everyone who is enthusiastic about creating health and wellness apps that change lives and change the world. This includes all software developers as well as students, postdocs, ISVs and researchers.

You may register as an individual or as part of a team composed of up to six people. Each team will create an app for iOS, Android, Windows Mobile or web utilizing the power of Azure. The first day will include presentations on the +RTP API including guidance on technical implementation.

After the first day presentations and brief introductory sessions from Microsoft, the hackathon teams will spend the next 24 hours developing apps in the health and wellness category that use the +RTP API.

This exciting competition will take place on April 6-7, 2017 at Microsoft's Headquarters in Redmond, Washington.