MBC BioLabs ClimateTech & AgTech Innovation Forum
We’re excited to host our fourth Innovation Forum, celebrating breakthrough climate and ag tech startups. This gathering brings together the ecosystem of climate founders, leaders, and investors who are driving planetary health solutions. The evening is designed to bring our community together, share ideas, and spark connections toward a sustainable future.
Agenda
3:00 PM: Doors Open for Registration
3:30 - 3:40 PM: Welcome remarks by Leah Makley, COO at MBC BioLabs
3:40 - 4:10 PM: Keynote by WildType - A pioneer in cultivated seafood. Wildtype grows real salmon directly from fish cells, offering sustainable, contaminant-free seafood without the environmental toll of traditional fishing.
4:10 - 4:30 PM: Investor panelists: Alex Kopelyan (SOSV), Kristen Rocca (DCVC), Nima Ronaghi (Breakout Ventures), Marianne Wu (Congruent Ventures) and Paimun (PJ) Amini (Leaps by Bayer)
4:30 - 5:00 PM: Networking Break
5:00 - 6:30 PM: Company Presentations
Heritable Agriculture: Using AI, biotechnology, and traditional breeding to make an agricultural system that heals the planet.
Ruby Bio: Redefining sustainable manufacturing by using yeast as natural factories to transform simple sugars into high-value, biodegradable materials.
Switch Bioworks: Engineering symbiotic microbes to produce sustainable and cost-effective nitrogen fertilizer under the control of precise genetic circuits.
Andean Systems: Building the first domestic, sustainable, and end-to-end supply chain for extracting critical metals from e-waste.
Ten Lives: Making sustainable protein sources a cost-viable alternative, for all members of the family – starting with cats!
Pasture Bio: Developing a vaccine that targets methane-producing microbes in cattle to reduce emissions and improve feed efficiency.
6:30 - 7:30 PM: Reception
We look forward to seeing you there!