SynBioBeta 2026 Speaker

Maria Lence

For Women's Health

CEO & Founder

Maria Lence is the Founder and CEO of For Womenโ€™s Health, a platform dedicated to advancing womenโ€™s health by addressing the needs of both healthcare providers and the women they serve.Mariaโ€™s journey began with her personal experience navigating a complex and fragmented healthcare system. It took 5 years and consultations with 15 health providers to receive a correct diagnosis and treatment for a common hormonal imbalanceโ€”an experience that underscored a systemic issue, not a clinical one. This realization became the catalyst for applying her professional background in technology to drive meaningful change in womenโ€™s health.As an early employee in globally successful marketplaces like Booking.com, Expedia, TripAdvisor, Maria developed a deep expertise in leveraging technology to solve complex problems. She has a strong track record of growing businesses through consultative, data-driven strategiesโ€”building new revenue streams, launching business units, developing go-to-market strategies, and forging key partnerships.oblly

Blue watercolor illustration of a folded protein structure
Blue watercolor illustration of a folded protein structure
Blue watercolor splatter with lime dots
Blue watercolor splatter
Speaker photo

Reagan

Jarvis

Anocca AB

CEO, Co-founder

Speaker photo

Alex

Rives

CZI Biohub

Head of Science

Speaker photo

Karenโ€ฏ

Akinsanya

Schrodinger

President, R&D โ€“ Therapeutics

Speaker photo

Christopher

Arendt

Takeda

CSO, Head of Research

Speaker photo

Stef

van Grieken

Cradle

CEO

Speaker photo

Michael

Koeris

DARPA

Director, BTO

Speaker photo

Jennifer

Dionne

Pumpkinseed

CEO

Speaker photo

Daniyal

Hussain

GSK

Exec. Dir., Tech BD

Speaker photo

Cynthia

Hong

Novartis

Dir., Search & Evaluation

Speaker photo

Sarah Lynn

Tao

CSL Behring

Sr. Dir., S&E; Ig TA & Tech Lead

Blue watercolor illustration of a folded protein structure
Blue watercolor illustration of a folded protein structure
Blue watercolor illustration of a folded protein structure
Blue watercolor illustration of a folded protein structure
Blue watercolor illustration of a folded protein structure

SynBioBeta 2027 May 3-6, San Jose, California