A research community at the intersection of AI and Biology.
Read the white paperThe Unaite Fellowship for AI in Biology is a highly selective, international research community operating under the Unaite umbrella, dedicated exclusively to the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Biology.
Founded in Paris in 2026 and designed to expand to Zurich and Stanford, the Fellowship unites the most ambitious students, future researchers, and builders at this frontier — through rigorous peer selection, structured mentorship by world-class scientists, and a permanent alumni network spanning three continents.
Mentors who shape every cohort.
Meet the full network
Jean-Baptiste Masson
Principal Investigator, Institut Pasteur
CSO, AVATAR MEDICAL
Chloé Geoffroy
Co-founder & CEO, Theremia
PhD, École Normale Supérieure
Cécile Badoual
Head of Pathology, Gustave Roussy
Member, Académie nationale de médecine
Quentin Garrido
Research Scientist, FAIR at Meta
PhD co-advised by Yann LeCun
Jérémie Kalfon
Researcher & Co-founder, PiPle
PhD Candidate, ENS × Institut Pasteur
Nadav Rosenberg
Founder, Saras Capital
Venture Partner, Entrepreneur First
Core Values
Scientific rigour
Members are selected and evaluated on the quality of their thinking, not their credentials alone.
Genuine ambition
The Fellowship is for people building things that matter at scale: foundation models for genomics, AI-driven drug discovery, computational protein design, microbiology, and all other ambitious projects.
Intellectual generosity
Knowledge, opportunities and feedback circulate freely within the community. Hoarding is antithetical to the culture.
Diversity of approach
Experimental biologists, ML engineers, bioinformaticians and computational chemists all belong. The boundary conditions are curiosity and commitment, not subfield.
Long-term belonging
Once a Fellow, always a Fellow. Alumni carry the network for life.
From application to alumni — four stages over the cohort year.
The Fellowship runs as a structured year of mentorship, project work and gatherings. Selection happens once per cohort. Once you're in, you're in for life.
- 01Spring
Apply
A short written application, then a peer-led interview round. We look for sharp thinking and genuine ambition.
- 02Summer
Cohort
20 selected Fellows convene in Paris for a kick-off. Pairings with mentors, lab visits, and the first paper club.
- 03Year-round
Mentorship
1:1 mentor sessions, monthly research clinics, hackathons, and a private Slack network active around the clock.
- 04For life
Alumni
Once a Fellow, always a Fellow. Alumni stay woven into selection, mentoring, and the events calendar across all hubs.
What the network is building.
From foundation models for genomics to AI-driven drug discovery and computational protein design — a sample of the work happening inside the Fellowship.
- Publication01 / 03
Foundation models for cellular regulatory networks
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- Project02 / 03
Open-source benchmark for protein language models
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Ongoing
- Outcome03 / 03
Spinout: precision medicine platform
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Series A · 2027
Applications open
Join the next cohort.
We are looking for exceptional researchers, builders, and experimental minds at the frontier of AI and Biology — wherever you are in your career.
- Apr 2026Applications open
- Jun 2026Interview round
- Jul 2026Decisions
- Sep 2026Cohort kick-off · Paris