Partner with scverse
scverse® builds the foundational, interoperable open-source tools for single-cell and spatial omics — including Scanpy, AnnData, squidpy, and scvi-tools — used by labs worldwide and described in journals such as Nature Biotechnology. scverse is a non-profit, fiscally sponsored project of NumFOCUS.
The annual scverse conference sits at the intersection of academia and industry, bringing together developers, academic labs, and researchers at every career stage. Your sponsorship funds the community directly — travel grants, fee waivers, and free tools, not shareholders.
Why sponsor
Thought leadership
Take the stage with a sponsor talk in front of the people defining the field — the same stage that has hosted Genentech, Helmholtz, Mount Sinai, NVIDIA Ventures, CZ Biohub, and Anthropic.
Talent attraction
Meet your future hires: a high concentration of early-career researchers from across the globe — the next generation of computational biologists. Sponsor-funded grants put you in front of them first.
Brand & open science
Align your brand with the open-source maintainers whose tools sit at the core of modern biology, and back a community-driven, non-profit mission with global reach.
Who’s in the room: grad students & postdocs · PIs & senior academics · industry scientists (biotech & pharma R&D) · open-source tool developers · computational & ML data scientists.
A growing, international community
- 2024 · Munich — inaugural edition: 170+ attendees from 17 countries, 6 keynotes, 13 talks, 14 workshops, 51 posters.
- 2025 · Stanford — sold out a month early: 250 in person + 100 online, 4 keynotes, 15 talks, 90 posters, 3 parallel workshops.
- 2026 · Copenhagen — coming to Europe: 3rd edition at DTU, 12–14 October. Your opportunity to partner.
Sponsorship tiers
Diamond
€15,000
Most visible
Platinum
€7,500
Gold
€5,000
Silver
€2,000
| What’s included | Diamond | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top billing & premium logo placement | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Speaking slot — a talk at the conference | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Sponsor booth at the conference | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| Sponsored early-career travel grants (with recognition) | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| Opt-in attendee list (name, email, job title, company) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Logo & branding on attendance certificate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Acknowledgement at opening & closing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social media sponsor announcement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dedicated sponsors page with profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conference passes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Discount on additional passes | 30% off | 15% off | – | – |
All amounts in EUR.
Beyond the tiers
The tiers are a floor, not a ceiling. Want to give more than Diamond, or shape something specific? We’ll build a custom or founding-partner package — uncapped contributions, co-branding, and multi-year partnerships.
You can also add à la carte items on top of any tier: early-career travel grants, a workshop / tutorial track, the networking social, coffee & catering, D&I scholarships, or recording & livestream.
Past sponsors
Past scverse conference sponsors include the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, CZ Biohub, 10x Genomics, Altos Labs, Immunai, Boehringer Ingelheim, Tahoe, Somite, TileDB, LatchBio, and Data Intuitive.
Start the conversation
Our 2025 conference sold out more than a month in advance, so we encourage interested sponsors to reach out early. Email us at [email protected] to request the full sponsorship prospectus and discuss a partnership.