Welcome to the AI Incubator!
Developing AI-enabled drug discovery skills in Africa
We're excited to have you here. Let's contribute to build the future of African-led drug discovery together!
A hands-on mentoring program designed to support scientists who want to apply open-source AI tools to their drug discovery projects for infectious diseases.
If you are a PhD, Lead Researcher or Principal Investigator based at an African institution, working on the drug discovery space, then this AI Incubator is designed for you!
You'll gain hands-on expertise in open-source AI/ML tools and advance in your scientific project, guided by AI and drug discovery experts — all while connecting with a community of fellow scientists from across the continent.
The AI Incubator is designed to be an annual program, with the first round running from February to July 2027. Applications for the first round are open from the 17th August to the 19th October, 2026.
Please follow the instructions in the How to Apply section to submit your proposal.
📁 Resources
The following pages provide all the necessary information about the program:
🤝 Partners
The AI Incubator is organized by Ersilia Open Source Initiative and the H3D Foundation in partnership with AITHYRA.
We would also like to thank Splunk (a Cisco company) for supporting the AI Incubator as a funder and technology partner.
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