OnTheVerge 2024
ABOUT
OnTheVerge 2024
Hosted by McGill iGEM
McGill iGEM is a non-profit synthetic biology research group and 2023 winner of the iGEM Grand Jamboree. This year, we're continuing to hold our annual conference that bridges science and entrepreneurship - and the ethics behind it all. OnTheVerge 2024 acts as a platform where industry, academia, and students congregate to share innovative biotech solutions to globally relevant problems.
On September 7-8, participants will meet at the convergence of SynBio and AI, focusing on AI-enabled SynBio’s impact on healthcare and climate action. The conference will hold four to five speaker panels, various workshops and many networking opportunities in biotech and AI spaces. Food and drinks will be served throughout the weekend.
Speakers: Sneak Peak
Find a complete list of our 2023 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
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