We are happy to share the detailed information of BIOMOD 2026, held at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Querétaro campus! We look forward to receiving your team registration.

Team Registration

• Team: 30,000 JPY (approx. 200 USD)
• Jamboree (individual): TBD (see below)

Team Registration Website (Molecular Robotics Society (Molbot) Payment System):

• English: https://molbot.org/en/event-categories/biomod-event/18-biomod-2026-team
• 中文: https://molbot.org/zh/event-categories/biomod-event/18-biomod-2026-team
• 日本語: https://molbot.org/ja/event-categories/biomod-event/18-biomod-2026-team

A fee of 30,000 JPY is due at the time of team registration, payable by Stripe or PayPal via Molbot’s new payment system. Team registration starts April 15. The registration may close early or extend due to the number cap of the jamboree venue.

Cancellation Policy: Please be advised that the team registration fee is non-refundable.

About Individual Jamboree Registration: This year’s individual Jamboree registration fee will be decided based on the number of teams that are willing to attend on-site ($220/person in 2019). Online participation may also require an online registration fee to cover streaming etc. We strongly recommend joining on-site to experience the BIOMOD jamboree fully. Jamboree registration starts in August and is due in September, along with your project title and abstract.

Registrations are only considered complete when payment is received, and a confirmation email is sent.

Schedule

• Apr. 15 - Jun. 1: Team registration (may close early / extend due to the number cap)
• Aug. 15 - Sep. 15 (may change): Individual Jamboree registration
• Sep. 1: Visa invitation letter requests due
• Nov. 14: Website/Youtube freeze
• Nov. 20-22: Jamboree (on-site (Querétaro, Mexico) and online (Zoom))

Jamboree

• Date: November 20-22, 2026
• Place:
  • Map: Tecnologico de Monterrey, Querétaro campus
  • Address: Epigmenio González 500, Fracc, San Pablo, 76130 Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
• Tentative Schedule:
  • November 20: Check-In, On-site Rehearsal
  • November 21: Team Presentations
  • November 22: Awards Ceremony
• Local Committee: Maritza Alonzo Macías, Sujay Paul, Víctor Rodríguez

Welcome to Querétaro!

• Additional introduction of the campus (YouTube, in Spanish)

Join BIOMOD Portal & Slack Community

Portal (for all members)

We welcome all BIOMODers to join our portal website (https://portal.biomod.jp/). Teams will use this platform to submit their videos, website links, and abstracts. Future important announcements regarding the jamboree will also be posted here. Judges will use this portal for the scoring process as well. Additionally, we launched the BIOMOD Archive last year, allowing members to review results from previous competitions.

Slack (for mentors and judges)

We also invite faculty, postdoctoral mentors, and judges to join the BIOMOD Institute Slack workspace. Important announcements during the competition — as well as future discussions — will be shared here, so we highly encourage all eligible members to participate.

Let’s build a collaborative and international BIOMOD community together! Please contact Office (BIOMOD Institute HQ) for details.

Inquiry

• Steering Committee (SC): Rules and Schedules
• Local Committee (LC): Jamboree-related topics incl. visa
• Office (BIOMOD Institute HQ): Other general questions

We are thrilled to announce the schedule and venue for BIOMOD 2026!

This year, our annual jamboree will take place at Campus Querétaro, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, from November 20 to 22.

Team registration will be open from April 15 to May 31. We will release the event details and guidelines on April 15, so please keep an eye on our updates.

Congratulations to Nano-JLU from Jilin University for earning the 2025 Grand Prize!

Visit our winners page to see all final standings.

Thank you all for joining the online briefing! Here are the detailed information of BIOMOD 2025, including recorded video from the session. We look forward to receiving your team registration.

Team Registration

• Team: 30,000 JPY (approx. 200 USD)
• Jamboree (individual): TBD (see below)

Team Registration (Peatix): https://biomod2025-team-registration.peatix.com/

A fee of 30,000 JPY is due at the time of team registration, payable by credit card via Peatix. Team registration starts April 18. The registration may close early or extend due to the number cap of the jamboree venue.

This year’s individual Jamboree registration fee will be decided based on the number of teams that are willing to attend on-site ($220/person in 2019). Online participation also requires an online registration fee to cover streaming etc. We strongly recommend joining on-site to experience the BIOMOD jamboree fully. Jamboree registration starts in August and is due in September, along with your project title and abstract.

Registrations are only considered complete when payment is received, and a confirmation email is sent.

Schedule

• April 18 - May 31: Team registration (may close early / extend due to the number cap)
• Aug. 15 - Sep. 15 (may change): Individual Jamboree registration
• Sep. 1 Visa invitation letter requests due
• Oct. 11: Website/Youtube freeze
• Oct. 17-19: Jamboree (on-site (Changchun, China) and online (Zoom))

Jamboree

• Date: October 17-19, 2025
• Place:
  • Dingxin Library, South Campus, Jilin University
  • Changchun City, China

Online Briefing Video

Slides (PDF)

• Outline
• Jamboree

BIOMOD Slack Community

We invite faculty and postdoctoral mentors and judges to join the new BIOMOD Institute Slack workspace. Important announcements during the competition — as well as future discussions — will be shared in this channel, so we highly encourage mentors to join.

Let’s build a collaborative and international BIOMOD community together! You can find the invitation link in the briefing slides .

Inquiry

• Steering Committee (SC): Rules and Schedules
• Jilin 2025 Local Committee (LC): Jamboree-related topics incl. visa
• Office (BIOMOD Institute HQ): Other general questions

We are excited to announce that the team registration for this year’s BIOMOD starts on April 18, 2025. Also, we are happy to share the news that this year’s jamboree will take place in Changchun, China, hosted by Jilin University.

An Online briefing session will be held on April 18 (14:00-15:00 (JST), Zoom). Rules, schedule, jamboree venue, awards, etc., will be covered. A recording of the session will be made available afterward for those who can’t join live. We look forward to seeing you all at the briefing!

Online Briefing

• April 18, 14:00 - 15:00 (JST, Japan Standard Time)
  • Zoom Link
  • The session will be held in English
• The session has concluded. Please find the recordings and related materials below.

UPDATE Apr. 18, 2025 Team registration website is now live!

Please check the details on the BIOMOD Jilin 2025 Schedule post.