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Foundation models, virtual cells, AI-designed molecules, and the companies putting them to work.

Foundation models, virtual cells, AI-designed molecules, and the companies putting them to work.

We are the premier gathering of frontier biology founders, investors, decision makers, & explorers.

We are the premier gathering of frontier biology founders, investors, decision makers & explorers.

SynBioBeta 2026. May 4-7, San Jose, California

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Xaira's CEO and GSK's SVP of AI are on the same main stage panel. Boltz's founder is presenting alongside Novo Nordisk's VP of Computational Drug Design. NVIDIA and OpenAI are in the building. So are the startups building foundation models, virtual cells, and AI-designed therapeutics, ingredients, chemicals, and materials that didn't exist two years ago.

SynBioBeta is where the people building at the intersection of AI and biology present what they've built, and where the people funding, buying, and competing with them come to see it.

The Startups Founders to Meet, Fund and Partner with.

Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Xaira

Chairman & CEO

Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Xaira

Chairman & CEO

Ron Alfa

NOETIK Inc.

Co-Founder & CEO

Ron Alfa

NOETIK Inc.

Co-Founder & CEO

Eric Nguyen

Radical Numerics

Co-founder & CEO

Eric Nguyen

Radical Numerics

Co-founder & CEO

Micha Breakstone

Cellular Intelligence

Co-Founder and CEO

Micha Breakstone

Cellular Intelligence

Co-Founder and CEO

Simon Kohl

Latent Labs

Founder & CEO

Simon Kohl

Latent Labs

Founder & CEO

Eric Kelsic

Dyno Therapeutics

CEO

Eric Kelsic

Dyno Therapeutics

CEO

Jen Asher

1910

Founder & CEO

Jen Asher

1910

Founder & CEO

Nima Alidoust

Tahoe Therapeutics

CEO & Co-founder

Nima Alidoust

Tahoe Therapeutics

CEO & Co-founder

Sharroll Bachas

Onava AI

Co-founder & CSO

Sharroll Bachas

Onava AI

Co-founder & CSO

Elise de Reus

Cradle

Co-founder

Elise de Reus

Cradle

Co-founder

Alexandre Zanghellini

Arzeda

Co-founder & CEO

Alexandre Zanghellini

Arzeda

Co-founder & CEO

Andrew Chang

DeepSeq.AI

CEO

Andrew Chang

DeepSeq.AI

CEO

Raphael Townshend

Atomic AI

Founder & CEO

Raphael Townshend

Atomic AI

Founder & CEO

Relly Brandman

A-Life / Google X

Moonshot Lead

Relly Brandman

A-Life / Google X

Moonshot Lead

David Hallett

Recursion

CSO

David Hallett

Recursion

CSO

Tommaso Biancalani

Lila Sciences

SVP

Tommaso Biancalani

Lila Sciences

SVP

Peyton Greenside

BigHat Biosciences

CEO & Co-Founder

Peyton Greenside

BigHat Biosciences

CEO & Co-Founder

Surge Biswas

Nabla Bio

Co-founder & CEO

Surge Biswas

Nabla Bio

Co-founder & CEO

Ola Wlodek

Constructive Bio

CEO

Ola Wlodek

Constructive Bio

CEO

Laura Luebbert

FutureHouse

Postdoctoral Fellow

Laura Luebbert

FutureHouse

Postdoctoral Fellow

Gabriele Corso

Boltz

CEO

Gabriele Corso

Boltz

CEO

Le Cong

Stanford University

Associate Professor

Le Cong

Stanford University

Associate Professor

Nick Edwards

Potato

Founder & CEO

Nick Edwards

Potato

Founder & CEO

Jacob Becraft

Strand

CEO & Co-founder

Jacob Becraft

Strand

CEO & Co-founder

Barry Bunin

CDD

Founder & CEO

Barry Bunin

CDD

Founder & CEO

Jacob Glanville

Centivax

CEO

Jacob Glanville

Centivax

CEO

Lilly Wollman

Synteny

CEO & Co founder

Lilly Wollman

Synteny

CEO & Co founder

Yves Falanga

NOETIK

Corporate Strategy & BD

Yves Falanga

NOETIK

Corporate Strategy & BD

Alexandra Brocato

Beakr

CEO & Cofounder

Alexandra Brocato

Beakr

CEO & Cofounder

Michelle Chen

Form Bio

Pres, CEO & Board Mem.

Michelle Chen

Form Bio

Pres, CEO & Board Mem.

Ewa Elis

Koliber Bio

Founder & CEO

Ewa Elis

Koliber Bio

Founder & CEO

Eric Wasiolek

Biomed. Reasoning Sys.

Technology Analyst

Eric Wasiolek

Biomed. Reasoning Sys.

Technology Analyst

Samuel King

Stanford University

BioEng Doctoral Candidate

Samuel King

Stanford University

BioEng Doctoral Candidate

Nicholas Larus-Stone

Benchling

Head of AI Agents

Nicholas Larus-Stone

Benchling

Head of AI Agents

Johnny Yu

Tahoe Therapeutics

CSO & Co-founder

Johnny Yu

Tahoe Therapeutics

CSO & Co-founder

Weston Kightlinger

Ridge Bio

CEO

Weston Kightlinger

Ridge Bio

CEO

Funders writing checks and looking for their next company.

Krish Ramadurai

AIX Ventures

Partner

Krish Ramadurai

AIX Ventures

Partner

Bill Tai

ACTAI Global

Chairman, Co-founder

Bill Tai

ACTAI Global

Chairman, Co-founder

Jenny Rooke

Genoa Ventures

Managing Director

Jenny Rooke

Genoa Ventures

Managing Director

Jessica Owens

Initiate Ventures

Managing Partner

Jessica Owens

Initiate Ventures

Managing Partner

Jory Bell

Playground Global

General Partner

Jory Bell

Playground Global

General Partner

Alicia Jackson

ARPA-H

Director

Alicia Jackson

ARPA-H

Director

Elliot Hershberg

Amplify Partners

Partner, Author

Elliot Hershberg

Amplify Partners

Partner, Author

Fan Yang

Capital O

Partner

Fan Yang

Capital O

Partner

Liliana Nordbakk

NEVA SGR

Partner

Liliana Nordbakk

NEVA SGR

Partner

Omri Amirav-Drory

NFX

General Partner

Omri Amirav-Drory

NFX

General Partner

Michael Koeris

DARPA

Director, BTO

Michael Koeris

DARPA

Director, BTO

David Welch

Synthesis Capital

CSO & Co-founder

David Welch

Synthesis Capital

CSO & Co-founder

Shelby Newsad

Compound

Partner

Shelby Newsad

Compound

Partner

Lauren Greenlee

XPRIZE

EVP

Lauren Greenlee

XPRIZE

EVP

Po Bronson

SOSV

General Partner

Po Bronson

SOSV

General Partner

Karl Handelsman

Codon Capital

Managing Partner

Karl Handelsman

Codon Capital

Managing Partner

Jessica Green

ARPA-H

Program Manager

Jessica Green

ARPA-H

Program Manager

Kit McDonnell

Superorganism VC

Head of Ecosystem

Kit McDonnell

Superorganism VC

Head of Ecosystem

And the BD and R&D Leads
That Will Be Your Customers and Partners:

Kim Branson

GlaxoSmithKline

SVP, Global Head

Kim Branson

GlaxoSmithKline

SVP, Global Head

Vanessa Braunstein

Eli Lilly

Sr. Director, Tunelab

Vanessa Braunstein

Eli Lilly

Sr. Director, Tunelab

Peter Clark

Novo Nordisk

VP, CDD

Peter Clark

Novo Nordisk

VP, CDD

Ekaterine Kortkhonjia

J&J

Sr. Dir, Transactions

Ekaterine Kortkhonjia

J&J

Sr. Dir, Transactions

Neil Parry

Unilever

R&D Dir. Biotech

Neil Parry

Unilever

R&D Dir. Biotech

Celine Schiff-Deb

MISTA | Givaudan

CSO

Celine Schiff-Deb

MISTA | Givaudan

CSO

Gregory Hocking

Mars Snacking

VP Global R&D New Innov. Territories

Gregory Hocking

Mars Snacking

VP Global R&D New Innov. Territories

Ling Li

ADM

Dir. Market Dev., Prec. Ferm.

Ling Li

ADM

Dir. Market Dev., Prec. Ferm.

Ashoka Madduri

Sanofi

Head, Scientific Strategy

Ashoka Madduri

Sanofi

Head, Scientific Strategy

Amy Jenkins

AstraZeneca

Sr Dir, Strat & Ops

Amy Jenkins

AstraZeneca

Sr Dir, Strat & Ops

Susan Klaeger

Genentech

Principal Scientist

Susan Klaeger

Genentech

Principal Scientist

Joshua Armstrong

Corteva

IDD/BP Leader

Joshua Armstrong

Corteva

IDD/BP Leader

Lyle Ralston

Bayer Crop Science

CE Platform Lead

Lyle Ralston

Bayer Crop Science

CE Platform Lead

Colby Adolph

Evonik

Sales Director

Colby Adolph

Evonik

Sales Director

Laura Kliman

Impossible Foods

Senior R&D Director

Laura Kliman

Impossible Foods

Senior R&D Director

Paul Bielewicz

W. L. Gore & Associates

Dir. of Innov. & Venture Dev.

Paul Bielewicz

W. L. Gore & Associates

Dir. of Innov. & Venture Dev.

Riccardo LoCascio

Novonesis

Partnering - Precision Proteins

Riccardo LoCascio

Novonesis

Partnering - Precision Proteins

Jose Carlos Garcia-Garcia

Procter & Gamble

Sr. Dir., Research Fellow

Jose Carlos Garcia-Garcia

Procter & Gamble

Sr. Dir., Research Fellow

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Who’s Coming to SynBioBeta?

“SynBioBeta is a who’s who of AI and biology.
This is where the future is being built, so don't miss it”
“SynBioBeta is a who’s who of AI and biology.
This is where the future is being built, so don't miss it”

Eric Schmidt

Former CEO

"For every single fund at Boom Capital, one of our best companies has come directly from SynBioBeta. I met Mammoth Bio at SynBioBeta, and I met Nabla Bio at SynBioBeta."

Celestine Schnugg

Founder

"Nabla was accelerated into existence because of SynBioBeta. I met Seth Bannon from 50 Years, Cee Cee Schnugg from Boom Capital, and others from Y Combinator there, and those same people seeded Nabla. The vibe, leverage, and energy at SynBioBeta are unreal."
"Nabla was accelerated into existence because of SynBioBeta. I met Seth Bannon from 50 Years, Cee Cee Schnugg from Boom Capital, and others from Y Combinator there, and those same people seeded Nabla. The vibe, leverage, and energy at SynBioBeta are unreal."

Surge Biswas

Founder

"Our Series A came together because of a little bit of SynBioBeta magic. I’ve been attending for a decade and it’s been inspiring to watch the field evolve from a lot of hopes and dreams to real products and applications."
"Our Series A came together because of a little bit of SynBioBeta magic. I’ve been attending for a decade and it’s been inspiring to watch the field evolve from a lot of hopes and dreams to real products and applications."

Jacob Glanville

Founder & CEO

"I met Algen at SynBioBeta and later invested in the company. It’s exactly the kind of connection that makes the community so valuable."
"I met Algen at SynBioBeta and later invested in the company. It’s exactly the kind of connection that makes the community so valuable."

Bill Tai

Co-founder

"Every time I attend SynBioBeta, I walk away with something transformative – a new investor, a fantastic hire, or an idea that changes how we work. It’s a community unlike any other."
"Every time I attend SynBioBeta, I walk away with something transformative – a new investor, a fantastic hire, or an idea that changes how we work. It’s a community unlike any other."

Ola Wlodek

CEO

"I first met Centivax at SynBioBeta - and then led their Series A."
"I first met Centivax at SynBioBeta - and then led their Series A."

Steve Jurvetson

Co-Founder