Models That Matter: Technical talks on building foundation models in life sciences — and why the UK is an ideal place to do it

​Models That Matter is a closed-door evening for people actually building AI in biology.

​The session brings together builders from leading London-based AI labs and companies working at the frontier of biological foundation models to share how they design, train, and use these models to advance life sciences — and why the UK is an increasingly strong place to do this work.

​We’ll start with informal pizza, drinks, and networking, followed by short technical talks from builders deep in the work — what they built, why they made the choices they did, and what broke along the way. No panels, no pitches — just concrete lessons from teams building AI in real biological systems.

​Confirmed speakers include builders from:

• ​Relation Therapeutics

• ​Prima Mente

• ​Basecamp Research

• ​Outpost Bio

​The evening wraps with more time to connect, compare notes, and continue the conversation.

​Agenda

• ​18:00 — Pizza, drinks, and networking

• ​19:00 — Technical talks (4×)

• ​20:00 — Networking and drinks

• ​21:00 — Event close

​Attendance is limited to keep the discussion focused and technical. This event is intended for builders — researchers, engineers, and scientists working hands-on with models, data, and biological systems.

​Hosted by: Balderton Capital, AWS, Outpost Bio