OnTheVerge 2024
ABOUT
That's a Wrap!
McGill iGEM is a non-profit synthetic biology research group and 2023 winner of the iGEM Grand Jamboree. We just held our annual conference that bridges science and entrepreneurship, with OnTheVerge 2024 acting as a platform where industry, academia, and students congregate to share innovative biotech solutions to globally relevant problems.
With over 100 attendees per day, we all met at the convergence of SynBio, AI and entrepreneurship. The conference had five speaker panels, various workshops and many networking opportunities in biotech and AI spaces. Tickets serve to fund the research project developed by McGill iGEM.
Speakers: Sneak Peak
Find a complete list of our 2024 speakers here.
Prof. Manolis Kellis
Prof. of Computer Science, MIT
Professor Manolis Kellis is the head of the MIT Computational Biology Group and Co-Lead of the NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Project. He is also an associate Member of Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the
Principal Investigator of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL). Joining us online, Prof. Kellis will sharing his lab's work on AI for genomic medicine, human disease circuitry re-wiring and neurodegeneration reversal.
Noura Daadaa
Google Cloud's Healthcare and Life Sciences AI for Startups Lead
Noura leverages her technical expertise to provide guidance to startups in this space, enabling them to build healthcare solutions rapidly at scale . Her career journey – from core network engineering to solution architecture and product management at Nokia's CTO office – highlights her technical leadership and ability to translate complex concepts into impactful solutions.
Benoit Larose
Executive Director of BIOQuebec
Mr. Larose has over thirty-five years of experience in the life sciences sector. He has worked in R&D, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of medical supplies and devices, diagnostic products, and pharmaceuticals and is a seasoned business development and corporate finance professional.
Our Sponsors
Thank you to the amazing organizations that are helping us bring this conference to life!
The Venue
ABOUT THIS VENUE:
The conference will be hosted at a state-of-the-art convention center, District 3 Innovation Hub, providing a dynamic and interactive environment for knowledge exchange and networking.
FULL ADDRESS:
1250 Rue Guy Suite #600, Montréal, QC H3H 2L3
