8th edition of the Novartis Datathon Challenge

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Date: From Thursday 27-11-2025 to Sunday 30-11-2025
Location: Online

The 8th edition of the Novartis Datathon Challenge will bring together the best data scientists to tackle a big data challenge focused on predictive analysis and artificial intelligence, applied to this major pharmaceutical company: Novartis.

It will take place from November 27 to 30, entirely online. This will be the final edition of this hackathon.

There will be €7,000 in prizes for the top 3 teams!

1st PRIZE: €4,000
2nd PRIZE: €2,000
3rd PRIZE: €1,000

As for participant profiles, they are looking for teams of 2 to 4 people made up of data scientists with knowledge in data visualization, resource allocation, and predictive modeling, and experience with data analysis packages such as Python, Scikit Learn, Matlab, R, etc.

The deadline for submitting applications is Thursday, November 20, 2025.

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8th edition of the Novartis Datathon Challenge