AI in Life Sciences

Medical innovation does not happen in silos - its future depends on disciplines like Biotech, Pharma, Digital Health, MedTech, as well as Artificial Intelligence and other deep technologies being better connected, coordinated, and collaborating.

Our mission at LSTN is to connect and support entrepreneurs and professionals at the intersection of Life Sciences and Technology.

Roundtables

🎤 Angelina Lesnikova: AI for data vs data for AI

We're used to thinking that data -> AI moves one way and consider data "a given" here. However, for everything around data management, it makes sense to reverse the flow and use AI to first prepare the data.

We'll discuss multiple ways of using AI for automating data curation and governance, building knowledge and context graphs, restoring the semantic layer etc.

🎤  Ekin Matkap: Agentic AI for Life Sciences

AI systems are starting to move beyond analysis and into action; triggering workflows, coordinating tasks, and supporting real decisions. In high-stakes, regulated environments, that shift changes how organisations think about accountability, oversight, and trust.

This roundtable will explore where agentic approaches can realistically drive value today, how much autonomy is appropriate, and what it takes to introduce AI that acts without losing control.

🎤  Caglar Bozkurt: AI in the Lab - Does It Really Work?

A candid, no-marketing discussion on where AI genuinely helps experimental lab work today, where it clearly fails, and what it would take for scientists to actually trust and adopt it.

🎤 Giulio Napolitano: AI in Drug Discovery

This roundtable will explore how AI is transforming drug discovery end to end—from target identification to drug design and optimisation—spotlighting where it delivers the greatest impact and where startups should focus to build real, lasting value.

🎤 Nikola Zivkovic: AI Pipelines That Clinicians Actually Trust

AI in healthcare often fails at adoption, not accuracy. This roundtable explores what it takes to build AI systems that clinicians will actually use in their daily practice. From explainability and UX design to clinical validation workflows. We'll discuss how to bridge the gap between technical capability and real-world trust.

Agenda

• 18:30 - 19:00: Welcome & Check-in
• Our team of volunteers will check you in, provide you with a name tag, and show you to your seats.
• 19:00 - 19:15: 1-Minute Flash Pitches
• 1-Minute Flash Pitches happen right before our speed networking event to boost your visibility and business matchmaking.
• 19:15 - 20:00: Speed Networking
• Time for speed networking! You have about 5-6 minutes per rotation to learn more about each other. Read our Speed Networking Best Practices guide here.
• 20:00 - 20:15: Break
• Take a quick break before our Roundtables.
• 20:15 - 21:00: Roundtables OR Free Mingling (depending on your ticket type)
• Following speed networking, small groups (up to 10 people) will dive into key industry challenges, trends, and opportunities.
• 21:00 - 21:30: Open Networking
• Relax and chat with the others.

Speed Networking

• Our format helps you make valuable business connections through a series of rapid 1-on-1 conversations.
• Each 5 to 6 minute rotation gives you the chance to introduce yourself and learn about fellow professionals from across the life sciences tech space.
• It’s a time-efficient, friendly, and effective way to meet like-minded professionals and entrepreneurs from Berlin’s growing life sciences community.