SynBioBeta Speaker

Christian Spier

Co-Founder & CEO

Differential Bio

YEAR

25

May 2025, SynBioBeta

Speaker

Christian is working on Differential Bio as Co-Founder & CEO building virtual cell models to turn biomanufacturing into a cost-competitive production method. Prior to that, he led the US expansion of data infrastructure venture Y42 and worked on strategy and business development with virtual healthcare provider Dialogue, accompanying its journey from Series A to IPO. On the investing side, he is working with founders at the intersection of deep tech and human-/planetary health. His 10+ portfolio companies operate in industries such as AI-driven drug discovery, genomics data infrastructure, and microbial strain engineering."

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Beyond Static Predictions — AI for Protein Dynamics and Multi-Cell Models

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Beyond Static Predictions — AI for Protein Dynamics and Multi-Cell Models

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Draft Session

Beyond Static Predictions — AI for Protein Dynamics and Multi-Cell Models

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Confirmed Speakers

Shrikrishnan Sankaran

INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials

Research Group Leader

Shrikrishnan Sankaran

INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials

Research Group Leader

Douglas Crawford

MBC BioLABS, Mission BioCapital

General Manager, Managing Partner

Douglas Crawford

MBC BioLABS, Mission BioCapital

General Manager, Managing Partner

Michael Weiner

Abbratech, Precision Biotools and Encodia

Founder

Michael Weiner

Abbratech, Precision Biotools and Encodia

Founder

Dawn Musil

Hiveland

Founder & CEO

Dawn Musil

Hiveland

Founder & CEO

Ewa Lis

Koliber Biosciences

Founder & CEO

Ewa Lis

Koliber Biosciences

Founder & CEO

Ashoka Maduri

Sanofi

Global Head of Scientific Strategy & Intelligence, mRNA CoE

Ashoka Maduri

Sanofi

Global Head of Scientific Strategy & Intelligence, mRNA CoE

Elliot Hershberg

Amplify Partners

Partner, Author

Elliot Hershberg

Amplify Partners

Partner, Author

Max Unfried

The Thalion Initiative

Scientific Director

Max Unfried

The Thalion Initiative

Scientific Director

Jonathan Good

Scentian Bio

CEO & Co-founder

Jonathan Good

Scentian Bio

CEO & Co-founder

Georgia Lu

Magnet Ventures

Founder and Managing Partner

Georgia Lu

Magnet Ventures

Founder and Managing Partner

Alex Kyabarongo

George Mason University

MSc Biodefense Candidate

Alex Kyabarongo

George Mason University

MSc Biodefense Candidate

Juliette Humer

Muse Bio

Founder & CEO

Juliette Humer

Muse Bio

Founder & CEO

Sue Sigel

Align Technology, Illumina, and KFF

Board Director, Trustee, Chairman

Sue Sigel

Align Technology, Illumina, and KFF

Board Director, Trustee, Chairman

Jamie Bacher

Huxley Project

Principal

Jamie Bacher

Huxley Project

Principal

Yue Webster

Lilly

VP of Model-Driven Drug Discovery Platform

Yue Webster

Lilly

VP of Model-Driven Drug Discovery Platform

Gabriele Corso

MIT

Boltz

Gabriele Corso

MIT

Boltz

Peter Clark

Novo Nordisk

VP, Computational Drug Design

Peter Clark

Novo Nordisk

VP, Computational Drug Design

John Chodera

Achira

Co-founder & CEO

John Chodera

Achira

Co-founder & CEO

Krish Ramadurai

AIX Ventures

Partner

Krish Ramadurai

AIX Ventures

Partner

Joe Betts-LaCroix

Retro Biosciences

CEO

Joe Betts-LaCroix

Retro Biosciences

CEO

Hal Barron

Altos Labs

Founder & CEO

Hal Barron

Altos Labs

Founder & CEO

Kerri Dugan

DARPA Biological Technologies Office

Office Director

Kerri Dugan

DARPA Biological Technologies Office

Office Director

Megan Thomas

Ladder 17 LLC

Founder & CEO

Megan Thomas

Ladder 17 LLC

Founder & CEO

Arthur Gardner Smith

Reformation Hair

Founder & CEO

Arthur Gardner Smith

Reformation Hair

Founder & CEO

John Robson

BioOra

Managing Director

John Robson

BioOra

Managing Director

Fan Yang

Tsinghua University

Associate Professor

Fan Yang

Tsinghua University

Associate Professor

Jessica Owens

Initiate Ventures

Managing Partner

Jessica Owens

Initiate Ventures

Managing Partner

Oliver Dodd

Nucleate

Co-Founder & Exec. Director

Oliver Dodd

Nucleate

Co-Founder & Exec. Director

Kit McDonnell

Superorganism

Head of Ecosystem

Kit McDonnell

Superorganism

Head of Ecosystem

Jens Nielsen

BioInnovation Institute

CEO

Jens Nielsen

BioInnovation Institute

CEO

Liliana Nordbakk

NEVA SGR

Partner

Liliana Nordbakk

NEVA SGR

Partner

Isabelle Decitre

ID Capital Pte Ltd

Founder & CEO

Isabelle Decitre

ID Capital Pte Ltd

Founder & CEO

Fiona Mischel

SynBioBeta

Director of International Outreach

Fiona Mischel

SynBioBeta

Director of International Outreach

Ivan Jaubert

SynBioBeta

Director of Entrepreneurship

Ivan Jaubert

SynBioBeta

Director of Entrepreneurship

John Cumbers

SynBioBeta

Founder & CEO

John Cumbers

SynBioBeta

Founder & CEO

Victoria Mascetti

University of Bristol

Assistant Professor

Victoria Mascetti

University of Bristol

Assistant Professor

Samuel Jayakanthan

Vandstrom

Principal Scientist

Samuel Jayakanthan

Vandstrom

Principal Scientist

Birgit Cameron

Prism Bio

CEO, Co-founder

Birgit Cameron

Prism Bio

CEO, Co-founder

Nicole Richards

Allonnia Bio

CEO

Nicole Richards

Allonnia Bio

CEO

Amy Trejo

P&G

Director, Hair Care Sustainability

Amy Trejo

P&G

Director, Hair Care Sustainability

Per Falholt

21st Bio

CSO, Co-founder

Per Falholt

21st Bio

CSO, Co-founder

Damian Kelly

Croda

VP, Innovation & Technology Development

Damian Kelly

Croda

VP, Innovation & Technology Development

Max Jamilly

Hoxton Farms

CEO & Co-founder

Max Jamilly

Hoxton Farms

CEO & Co-founder

Avantika Lal

Genentech

Principal ML Scientist II

Avantika Lal

Genentech

Principal ML Scientist II

Shrikrishnan Sankaran

INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials

Research Group Leader

Douglas Crawford

MBC BioLABS, Mission BioCapital

General Manager, Managing Partner

Michael Weiner

Abbratech, Precision Biotools and Encodia

Founder

Dawn Musil

Hiveland

Founder & CEO

Ewa Lis

Koliber Biosciences

Founder & CEO

Ashoka Maduri

Sanofi

Global Head of Scientific Strategy & Intelligence, mRNA CoE

Elliot Hershberg

Amplify Partners

Partner, Author

Max Unfried

The Thalion Initiative

Scientific Director

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Jennifer Doudna

UC Berkeley

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

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Sam Altman

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Steve Wozniak

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Vinod Khosla

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Frances Arnold

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Eric Schmidt

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Kate Rubins

NASA

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NASA

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Craig Venter

JCVI

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Christina Smolke

Antheia

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Antheia

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George Church

Harvard & MIT

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George Church

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Lisa Dyson

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Air Protein

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Thomas Bostick

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Global Strategies

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Ro Khanna

U.S. Congress

Ro Khanna

U.S. Congress

Peter Diamandis

XPRIZE

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XPRIZE

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Drew Endy

Stanford University

Professor

Drew Endy

Stanford University

Professor

Kevin Scott

Microsoft

CTO

Kevin Scott

Microsoft

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Cathie Wood

Ark Invest

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Cathie Wood

Ark Invest

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Hermann Hauser

Amadeus Capital

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Amadeus Capital

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Dean Kamen

ARMI

Executive Director

Dean Kamen

ARMI

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Bryan Johnson

Don't Die

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Bryan Johnson

Don't Die

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Chris Voigt

MIT

Professor

Chris Voigt

MIT

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D.A. Wallach

Time BioVentures

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Time BioVentures

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Daphne Koller

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Lord David Willetts

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Lord David Willetts

SynBioVen

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Eben Bayer

Ecovative

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Eleni Kounalakis

Lieutenant Governor of California

Eleni Kounalakis

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Emily Leproust

Twist Bioscience

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Emily Leproust

Twist Bioscience

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Esther Dyson

Way to Wellville

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Esther Dyson

Way to Wellville

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Gaurab Chakrabarti

Solugen

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Gaurab Chakrabarti

Solugen

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Gavin Newsom

Governor of California

Gavin Newsom

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George Whitesides

CA-27

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George Whitesides

CA-27

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Jason Kelly

Ginkgo Bioworks

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Jason Kelly

Ginkgo Bioworks

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Jay Keasling

UC Berkeley

Professor

Jay Keasling

UC Berkeley

Professor

Jennifer Holmgren

LanzaTech

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Jennifer Holmgren

LanzaTech

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Oliver Morton

The Economist

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Oliver Morton

The Economist

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Patrick Brown

Impossible Foods

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RJ Kirk

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Third Security

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Jeanne Loring

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Sean O'Sullivan

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Thomas Südhof

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Tim Kopra

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