​September: are investors on board, and is AI working in the clinic?

​On Tuesday, September 8, the BC + AI Life Sciences group turns its attention to two key topics: What are investors looking for, and how is AI performing in the clinic.

​Agenda:

​6:00 PM: Marquee open: with wine or soft drinks in hand, your first task of the evening is to find a serendipitous new connection.

​6:30 PM: Setting the scene. KK & SNH

​6:35 PM: Supper is served! Beef Casserole c/o SNH
Veggie option upgrade being provided very kindly by Andrew Rezmer

​7:00 PM: Investment update. Professionalising access to funding. Landon Steele

​7:45 PM: AI in the clinic, part 1:
From chaos to clarity - structuring medical data so we can actually use it. Ella Young

​8:15 PM: Program and progress: Update on Wild Salmon returnees program, kick-off of the Macnab fundraising charity program and updates on the FutureProof Festival in October.

​8:30 PM: Close of proceedings. Conversations continue as long as the wine holds out.

​Bring your experience - failures as well as successes. The useful part is comparing notes across the diverse audience in clinical practice, research, operations, patient experience, policy, investment, tech and tool building.

​The questions on the table

• ​Investment:

  • ​Who, how much and when?

  • ​Is life Sciences AI different from other investment propositions?

  • ​Can I stay in BC and still get investment?

• ​Clinical AI:

  • ​What should clinicians reject because it adds noise, hides uncertainty, or does not fit the workflow?

  • ​What does responsible validation look like before a tool influences care?

  • ​Who carries responsibility when software, institutions, and clinical judgment disagree?

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​The room behind the room

​BC + AI membership supports the community infrastructure around this series: in-person gatherings, documentation, member seats, and the work that keeps people connected after the night ends.

​Approved BC + AI members receive a complimentary place at this meetup. Choose the BC + AI Members ticket and request approval.

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​About the series

​BC + AI Life Sciences brings together clinicians, researchers, healthcare operators, patient advocates, biotech and health-tech builders, data practitioners, policy people, and AI builders who care about what survives contact with the real world.

​Simon Haworth of Intellomx helps lead the Life Sciences thread with Kris Krüg and BC + AI. Expect honest questions, useful connections, and enough disagreement to make the evening worth leaving the house for.