GRO-Biotech Events — Week of 5/26
Here are the latest events and opportunities, in the life sciences and beyond!
(NEW!) TODAY, 5/27 Artificial Intelligence & Précision Medicine - Panel and Q&A. Under the patronage of Cédrik Fouriscot, Consul General of France in New York, the Consulate General of France in New York invites you to an evening dedicated to exploring the transformative role of artificial intelligence in healthcare, with a special focus on precision medicine on Artificial Intelligence & Precision Medicine: Shaping the Future of Healthcare.
Wednesday & Thursday, 5/28-5/29 Yale Innovation Summit. The Yale Innovation Summit convenes the Northeast’s innovation and entrepreneurship community for two days of impactful conversations, purposeful networking, and Yale pitch competitions across six tracks of programming. Celebrating its 10th year in 2024, the event has become one of the region’s biggest innovation events, drawing investors, founders, and industry partners to Yale’s campus to create new connections and opportunities.
(NEW!) Monday, 6/2 Building AI Solutions in Health & Bio. Join 2048 and Union Square Ventures for a discussion on AI solutions in Health and Bio. The expert panel will cover topics from AI models to business models, for a lively discussion on how AI is accelerating drug discovery, improving diagnostics, and enabling personalized medicine. Stick around afterwards to enjoy a light lunch and networking opportunity with the panelists.
(NEW!) Wednesday, 6/4 Human Body as Software: Program, Fix, Edit. Hear from an exciting panel of speakers at this flagship NY Tech Week event exploring the frontier of human performance and biological control. Whether you’re building in biotech or just planning to live forever, this event is a must-go. Panelists will discuss reprogramming biology, designing 100-year health, and funding the next wave of human optimization. Come see how top investors, scientists, and founders are turning the science fiction of youth into real, fundable technology.
Wednesday, 6/4 Ethics Implications of the Genetic Revolution. Join Genspace for a special lecture and discussion, Ethics Implications of the Genetic Revolution, featuring Dr. Jacob M. Appel, a renowned bioethicist, professor, and author. With extensive expertise in psychiatry, medical education, and ethics, Dr. Appel will lead a thought-provoking conversation on the complex ethical questions surrounding genetic engineering.
Thursday, 6/5 STAT Locals - NYC. STAT’s “Locals” happy hour series returns for the summer to help encourage new connections and collaborations within the life science communities we report on. Bringing the programming-free casual comingling back to the beautiful rooftop of West End Labs, this promises to be another fantastic night of networking that brings the entire NYC biotech community together.
(NEW!) Thursday, 6/5 Preseed + Seed Fundraising in Deep Tech. Startup founders are invited to this candid discussion about preseed and seed fundraising. A rapid-fire panel of investors will provide their perspective on fundraising and share best practices for closing a lead. The panel will be followed by networking.
(NEW!) Friday, 6/20 French American Innovation Day: Bridging Health Innovation. The French American Innovation Day (FAID) is an annual symposium aimed at fostering collaboration between France and the USA in innovation and research, organized by the Office for Science and Technology of the French Embassy. The French American Innovation Day will showcase the dynamic landscape of health innovation, focusing on key themes such as onco-immunology, gene therapy and brain and cognition.
Friday & Saturday, 10/3-10/4 2nd Annual NY BCI Symposium. Following up on a stellar inaugural conference last fall, BCI’s leading minds and most exciting emerging startups will once again descend on the New York Academy of Medicine for two days of panels, presentations, and networking, all with the mission of advancing and expanding the brain-computer interface space. With NYC increasingly becoming the center stage for this technology revolution, this is a can’t-miss event for anyone working in neurotech, AI/ML, medtech, and beyond.
Early-bird registration is now available!