AI for Science Summit in SF
Come join for this 100 person summit bringing together scientists, lab automation engineers, developers, researchers, and science partners to discuss the latest of what's possible.
We've hosted a series of AI for Science Hacks (most recent), and we've found a big gap for hands on, practical talks to share best practices.
Software, hardware, and workflows are changing too quickly to not share the latest with the community.
This summit is split into two days:
Explore (Day 1): 20+ talks from leading founders, labs, and teams on the latest with time to connect with others.
Build (Day 2): A series of tracks for people to get hands on experience with software and hardware.
We'll also be sharing all of the videos online on YouTube after. We believe in opening up the insights for the latest to accelerate science for everyone.
Speakers
Solomon, Software Engineer @ Google DeepMind
Sasha, Principal Product Manager for Automation @ Genentech
Ilya, Scientist @ Arcadia Science
eMalick, Founder + CEO @ Ecotone AI
Michael, Co-founder + CEO @ Olden Labs
Keltoum, Principal Automation Engineer @ BigHat Biosciences
Kelli, Group Leader for Computational Physics @ Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Brontë is Co-Founder @ Zeon Systems (YC X25)
Luis Villa, Staff Automation Engineer @ Cellares
Carter, Founding Applications Engineer @ Monomer Bio
David, Laboratory Automation Engineer @ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Build workshops
Warm Ups
Intro to Claude Code
Intro to Google Agent's ADK
Round 1
Scientific AI Agent Skills with K-Dense (AI Agents)
Ontologies and Structuring Scientific Data for Workflow Automations with Sila (AI + Data)
Wearable Cameras for Video Protocol Annotation with PRISM by Cultivarium (Hardware)
Round 2
Multimodal Vector Database with Google’s Embedding 2 Model (AI Agents)
Segment Anything Model (SAM 3 from Meta) with Owen (AI + Data)
Agentic Workflows with Opentrons Flex by Benchling (Hardware)
Partners
Hosting Partner
Worldwide Studios hosts summits, hacks, and workshops to help engineers, scientists, and professionals build with the latest in AI, hardware, and applied sciences. CA 501c3.
Build Partners
Benchling is the AI platform for biotech R&D. Scientists use Benchling to design experiments, capture structured data, and run AI agents and models directly in their workflows.
Cultivarium is a Boston-based bioengineering nonprofit building PRISM, an AI-powered lab assistant that turns audio and video of experiments into shareable, repeatable protocols
Google DeepMind is a of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts and more, working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence
K-Dense is building the next generation of AI scientists to accelerate scientific research 100x.
Opentrons Flex is a bench top robotic liquid handler supported by the open source ecosystem.
SiLA enables the Lab of the Future through free and open systems communication and data standards.
Community Partners
Flux AI is an online PCB editor with agentic workflows. They're providing the hosting venue.
Bay area lab automators is a community of scientists, engineers, and tinkerers working at the intersection of hardware, software, and lab innovation.
Rho is a business banking platform, purpose-built for startups. Manage cash, keep burn in check, and automate finance busywork that distracts founders from building products customers want.
SF Hardware Meetup, community of 10,000+ hardware professionals meeting monthly to building meaningful connections
FAQ
Who is this for?
Scientists, lab automation engineers, developers, researchers, and science partners looking to hear the latest in what's possible.
Where should I stay if I'm visting?
This summit will be hosted downtown SF. Exact address to be confirmed. We recommend staying downtown by Embarcadero or near Union Sq. north of Market St.
Will talks be recorded?
All talks will be uploaded after the event to YouTube. One reason we're doing this is to open up more best practices to help accelerate science for everyone.
What's the refund policy?
Full refunds are available up to May 1st. After that, tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Want to sponsor or support a build workshop? Reach out to michael (at) raspuzzi (dot) com