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PhageBench contains 5,600 samples across phage screening, quality control and phenotype annotation tasks. Its evaluation found stronger-than-random performance on some tasks and limitations in complex sequence reasoning. ACL Anthology

The 2025 A3 Foresight programme supported synthetic-biology research networks between Japan, China and South Korea. Japanese-side support was planned at up to ¥50 million per project over five years. Applications closed on February 14, 2025

The 17th annual Oxford Bacteriophage Conference is announced as a hybrid event at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, on September 6–7, 2027, with in-person and virtual participation. The scientific chair is Professor Martha Clokie (University of Leice

Nugen reports that Ph.D. student Caitlin Carmody placed third in the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene’s research poster competition at the 2019 Evergreen International Phage Biology Meeting in Olympia, Washington. bl

ICASA offered US$100,000–$500,000 for 18–36-month antimicrobial-stewardship projects relevant to U.S. beef or swine production. Domestic and international organizations could apply, with matching funds covering at least 40% of the total bud

The Biotechnology Society of Tanzania announced its September Journal Club Session II featuring Dr Irene K. Lweikiza on bacteriophages in a One Health perspective, with applications in humans, animals and environmental health. The session w

PAR-25-228 supported investigator-initiated innovation in computational genomics and data science through the R01 mechanism, with clinical trials not allowed. The official grant record lists September 4, 2026 as its closing date. NIH

COST Action Phage4Crops (CA25147), “Bacteriophages for crop protection: Discovery, Exploration, Application & Society”, will build a multi-stakeholder European network for bacteriophage biocontrol of plant-pathogenic bacteria in the agri-fo

This annual end-of-academic-year meeting brings together SEA-PHAGES students and faculty members from around the country to connect and share their research through poster sessions and talks. SEA-PHAGES

At JAFRAL Phage Summit 2026 in Slovenia, Neha Prasad presented on patient access to phage therapy. Tobi Nagel moderated a panel spanning global health, health economics, market access and clinician perspectives. Neha Prasad

A second ASM Health Phage Therapy Coordination Network working group focuses on regulatory pathways and implementation resources for patient access. People with relevant experience were invited to apply. Dev Mittar — original commentary

The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at the University of Copenhagen (PHAGEBio group) sought a postdoctoral researcher for a 2½-year position starting 1 April 2026 or as soon as possible, finding small antibacterial proteins and

Phage Team Uganda announced a symposium on capacity building for phage research and applications against AMR in human, animal, crop and environmental health, at School of Food Technology, Nutrition & Bioengineering Hall, Makerere University

This review surveys machine-learning applications in bacteriophage research, including phage genomics, host interactions, and microbial-community analysis. Application of machine learning in bacteriophage research

Phage Australia’s 2025 Phage Therapy 101 course was listed for November 14, 2025, with a program spanning phage biology, delivery and clinical experience. Phage Australia

12th Annual SEA Symposium CANCELLED. The annual gathering for SEA-PHAGES students and faculty was cancelled. SEA-PHAGES

Grant funding, office space, community and compute are available for open AI-first science and safety projects. Typical grants are $30,000–$100,000, with larger amounts possible. Individuals, teams and organizations can apply; active partic

Swiss phage therapy forum held on May 30, 2026 in the auditorium of the Musée cantonal des beaux-arts in Lausanne, part of the Forum phagothérapie series of public discussions. The film "Phagothérapie – la médecine devient virale" was scree

Five weekly AI protein-design challenges run September 28–November 1, 2026, with sponsored experimental validation and openly published results. Challenge 1 is open for submissions. Applications for Claude-supported tracks closed September

HERA Invest offers non-dilutive venture loans covering up to 50% of investment costs for innovative SMEs developing medical countermeasures, including AMR technologies. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants must already h