The virtual cell - what's the path?

​Whole-cell modeling represents the ultimate goal in computational biology, yet we're far from achieving it. Join us for an intimate gathering of technical experts and a panel of leaders building critical components of the stack from single-cell foundation models and perturb-seq at scale to spatial technologies, self-driving labs, and multi-modal fusion to debate which pieces truly matter and pinpoint the real bottlenecks.

​Panelists:

• ​Daniel Bear — VP of AI, Noetik. Building OCTO-VirtualCell, foundation models for spatial biology trained on proprietary multi-modal patient data.

• ​Ravi Solanki — Co-founder & CEO, Prima Mente. Single-cell data generation, autonomous labs, and modality fusion for neurology.

• ​Jun Axup Penman — Co-founder, E11 Bio. Sequencing and imaging genomes in single cells at scale.

• ​Keoni Gandall — Founder & CEO, Nanala. Cloud-automated wet lab for synthetic biology; longtime voice on whole-cell modeling.

​Schedule:

​6:30 PM — Doors open and networking
7:00 PM — Panel presentations and debate
8:30 PM — Audience Q&A and close

​This event is part of Deep Tech Week.
Hosted by Pebblebed - Technical early-stage VC founded by Pam Vagata (OpenAI co-founder, led AI at Stripe), Keith Adams (founder of Facebook AI Research, former Slack Chief Architect), and Tammie Siew (former Sequoia SEA investor).

​Moderated by Nest Catalyst Ventures, a life-science fund and global program that partners with scientist-founders to turn frontier research into venture-ready companies. We partner with exceptional founders that build in the world of bio-engineering, computational biology and frontier science at the earliest stages, grounding our thesis in the rapid convergence of biology, automation, and AI.