The Self-Driving Lab: From Human-in-the-Loop to Autonomous R&D

✨How AI Will Change the Economics and Practice of Biotech Research✨

Join the CA Biocorridor in partnership with the UCSD Rady Venture Capital & Innovation Club, for an evening exploring the impact of AI-powered laboratories in research and biotech.

🤖 What happens when machines design, run, interpret and optimize their own experiments?

The self-driving lab is poised to transform the economics of biotech R&D and invites into a reflection on the evolving role of human expertise in scientific discovery and safe experimentation.

🎟️ ATTENDANCE IS SUBJET TO APPROVAL. APPLY HERE ON LUMA OR AT: https://www.cabiocorridor.org

What to Expect:

🔬 Expert panel discussion + Q&A

📣 Startup showcase

👾 Facilitated networking

🥂 Reception

🎙️ Panelists:🔹Omead Ostadan – President and CEO at Cellanome 🔹Arnab Chatterjee – EVP & Medicinal Chemist at Calibr-Skaggs 🔹Laurent Gomez – Senior VP and Head of Discovery at Iambic Therapeutics 🔹Casey Laris – Co-Founder & CTO at Tactus AI 🔹Sinan Gölhan – CEO at GelTech Labs

🧬About the CA Biocorridor:

The CA Biocorridor is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization founded to potentiate the connective tissue across the SD, LA and SF life sciences ecosystems. The Foundation contributes in research, ecosystem intelligence, and strategic relationships, to accelerate innovation and strengthen connections across the biotech community.

📩 https://www.cabiocorridor.org/

⚡️About the UCSD Rady Venture Capital & Innovation Club

The Rady Venture Capital & Innovation Club at UC San Diego connects students, entrepreneurs, and investors through events, industry engagement, and strategic relationships. The club fosters entrepreneurship, promotes venture capital education, and strengthens connections between the UC San Diego community and the broader innovation ecosystem.

📩 https://career.rady.ucsd.edu/organizations/venture-capital-vc/