The Life Science industry is being redefined by the recent progress in data science and artificial intelligence. New solutions and novel opportunities are developing at a very fast pace.

The second “Life Science Industry Meets Data Science” symposium will explore cutting-edge innovations and foster exchanges between industry and academia.

This event will feature keynote speeches on personalized medicine, bioprocessing, and the latest in generative AI applications. During the company session, entrepreneurs will discuss innovative solutions to address unmet needs.

Engage in interactive sessions, including live problem-solving with industry leaders, and connect with professionals from both academia and industry.

Keynote Speakers

• Prof. Philippe Schwaller, EPFL - Generative AI
• Eric Durand, Chief Data Science Officer, Owkin – Personalized Medicine
• Prof. Thomas Villiger, FHNW – Bioprocessing

Highlights

• Company Session: Entrepreneurs present innovative solutions addressing unmet needs.
• Out-of-the-Box Session: Collaborative brainstorming on real-world data science challenges faced by a selected company.

Join us for this dynamic event to exchange ideas and drive edge data-driven innovations in the life science industry!

Program

09:00 - 09:30 Registration & Welcome coffee

09:30 – 09:40 Welcome address

09:40 - 11:00 Generative AI (Chair: Thomas Ott)

• 09:40 - 10:20 Keynote: Prof. Philipp Schwaller, EPFL. Large Language Models and agents for chemical research
• 10:20 - 10:40 Dr. Jan Bartussek, DeepMed. Reclaiming Time: AI-Powered Documentation for a More Human Healthcare System
• 10:40 - 11:00 Michael Rupprecht, Architecture Lead, AWS Industries - HealthCare and Life Science. Agents and GenAI in Life Sciences

11:00 – 11:20 Coffee break & Networking

11:20 - 12:40 Bioprocessing (Chair: Lukas Neutsch)

• 11:20 - 11:40 Dr. Alessandro Di Cara, Lonza. Digitizing Bioprocessing: In-Silico Strategies from Cell Line Development to Protein Production
• 11:40 - 12:00 Dr. Maximilian Krippl, Novasign. Accelerating Bioprocess Development: Intensified and Model-Based Design of Experiments for Faster, Cost-Effective Production
• 12:00 - 12:40 Prof. Thomas Villiger, FHNW. Beyond the hype: stable and rigorous models for biotech processes

12:40 - 13:45 Lunch & Networking

13:45 - 15:00 Workshop (Chair: Abdullah Kahraman)

• Crowdsourcing/collective intelligence session: Diagnosing the Undiagnosed: Co-Creating Privacy-First Solutions for Rare Disease. Dr. Quy Vo-Reinhard, CEO and Dr. Kathrin Ballesteros Katemann, Venture Partner, Genorare B.V.

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break and Networking

15:30 - 16:50 Personalized Medicine and Health (Chair: Alexandre Kuhn)

• 15:30 - 16:10 Keynote: Eric Durand, Owkin. AI for Precision Medicine from drug discovery to diagnostics: challenges & solutions
• 16:10 - 16:30 Jonas Meirer, CSEM: Phenomic immune-health profiling through self-supervised representation learning

16:30 – 17:30 Apero & Networking