NFX & Capital Factory: BioSecurity @ JPM
Accelerating Biosecurity Innovation at JPM 2026
As global health, defense, and biotech converge, biosecurity has become one of the most strategically important and underexplored frontiers in innovation. During JPM 2026, join a curated group of founders, investors, and public-sector leaders for an off-program conversation focused on the technologies, capital pathways, and partnerships shaping the next generation of biosecurity solutions.
This event brings together leaders from Humanetics, Centivax, Pumpkinseed, Spark Biomedical, alongside senior perspectives from DARPA BTO, and GHIC Ventures, to discuss what is working at the intersection of breakthrough science, government engagement, and commercial scale.
What We’ll Cover
Platform technologies advancing preparedness, response, and human resilience
Translating defense and public health R&D into scalable commercial companies
Funding dynamics, non-dilutive capital, and procurement pathways
Where investors see durable technical and strategic advantage in biosecurity
How founders can partner effectively with government while building venture-scale businesses
Who Should Attend
This biosecurity and dual use session is designed for biotech and health tech founders, venture investors, strategic partners, and public-sector innovators operating in the space who will be in San Francisco for JPM and want a deeper, more candid discussion than the main conference allows.
Expect substantive dialogue, high-quality connections, and a practical view into how biosecurity innovation is being built and funded today.
NFX
NFX is a $1.4B AUM seed-stage venture capital firm partnering with exceptional founders to build category-defining, network effects focused, technology companies. With a deep founder heritage, the firm brings a hands-on company creation approach, strong operator experience, and long-term support from first check through scale.
Capital Factory
Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking. With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors and customers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2010.
Lunch is Provided