Riga Bio Bridge 2026

​Official Deep Tech Atelier life sciences satellite is back for the 3rd edition.

​What to expect:

​🔸 Special guests: VCs, industry, experts, connectors

​🔸 Informal firesides and curated networking with pre-introductions

​🔸 A fabulous mix of founders, researchers, and other talent

​Agenda:

​15:00 - 15:15 Arrivals

​15:15 - 15:45 Fireside #1: Health and Longevity as the Next Venture-Building Frontier
🇱🇻 James Berdigans, founder of Printify, Executive Chairman of Fyul
🌍 Angel Versetti, longevity venture builder, Founder of Dogecoin Foundation, PrivateAI, Ambrosus, and Versetti Family Office.
🇨🇭 Daren Wilson, founder of HealthSeed AG venture builder, investor @ MEDKAP Association, formerly Roche, Novartis

​15:45 - 16:30 Fireside #2: The Missing Link(s): What Bio Founders Need to Succeed
🇵🇱 Magdalena Kulczycka, PhD, founder at Biotech Innovation Institute, international cooperation lead at Prof. Waclaw Dabrowski Institute of Agriculture and Food Biotechnology; ex President of the Association of Biotechnology Companies BioForum
🇪🇪 Kent Langel, PhD, Chief Consultation Officer at Lanmer Group, building Hardware Venture Studio and Innovation Lab Estonia
🇱🇻 Kristaps Klavins, PhD, Professor at Riga Technical University and Baltic Biomaterial Center of Excellence, CEO and Co-Founder at MetaboNet, lead of SwyCard and U-TEST projects in the national applied research support platform BioPhoT
❓ and a hot seat with mystery guests from the audience!

16:30 - 18:00 Matchmaking + networking, open mic

​Hosted by the Biocatalyst Foundation, with support from LIAA, City of Riga, and EIT Food.