Bits in Bio x Founders and Friends in Fermentation: SynBioBeta/San Jose Edition

​For one week a year for the past 14 years, 2000 people have flown out to San Jose for the largest Synthetic Biology Conference in the United States.

​Bits in Bio and Founders and Friends in Fermentation are joining forces during SynBioBeta 2026 for a free community mixer built around one idea: biology is how we build the future.

​SynBioBeta 2026 is bringing together 550+ companies across:

​🤖 ~50 AI x Bio companies 🧬 ~70 Strain Engineering companies 🛠 ~80 Tools, Tech & Platform companies 🌍 ~90 Planetary Health & Sustainability companies 💰 ~60 Investor & VC firms 🎓 ~70 Academic & Research Institutions

​This is your chance to meet the people behind the science before the main conference kicks off. Drinks, conversations, and the occasional deep dive into fermentation kinetics.

​Come and grab a pint with us 🍻