The Illinois BioGENEius Challenge is conducted by the Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization (iBIO), a life sciences industry association that represents the nearly 88,000 life sciences employees at member companies, universities, service providers and venture firms.
An original independent science research competition, the BioGENEius Challenge is the most prestigious high school science competition in the world for original research in biotechnology.
iBIO will be hosting the 2026 Illinois BioGENEius Competition on April 29th from 9 am – 1pm at Portal Innovations, 400 N Aberdeen St, 16th floor, Chicago, IL 60642.
Application deadline: 10 PM April 3, 2026
2026 IL BioGENEius Challenge Online Application
Congratulations to 2025 Illinois BioGENEius Winner, Amritha Praveen, a sophomore from Adlai E. Stevenson High School and her groundbreaking project “Early Risk Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Novel Approach Using Microbial Biomarkers and Ensemble Classification Models”. Left to right: Amritha Praveen, iBIO President and CEO, John Conrad, and Ken Johnson, iBIO Board Chair.
