Venue: Alderley Park
Alderley Park welcomed a brand-new Bionow event: The BioAI Summit, which attracted more than 100 attendees, speakers and exhibitors for a day of insights and conversation around the theme of “Bridging Life Sciences and Artificial Intelligence”.
Celebrating the launch of this event in style was a Life Science Mixer & BBQ kindly sponsored by Bruntwood SciTech, which saw conference attendees and Alderley Park tenants mix and mingle alongside whilst enjoying entertainment, food, bespoke cocktails and drinks, and a range of special activities.
Read the full event summary here
The 2025 BioAI Summit is sponsored by Appleyard Lees and Bruntwood SciTech.
Agenda highlights:
Keynote Speakers
- Dr Zili Zhou, Associate Principal AI Scientist, AstraZeneca
- Andy Jones, Professor of BioInfomatics, University of Liverpool
- Alex Frangi, UK CEiRSI Executive Director, University of Manchester
Set the Scene Panel
Chair: Aline Charpentier, Head of Innovation, Bruntwood SciTech
Speakers
- Rob Gwyther, Managing Director, Apexon
- Francis Lee, Business Development Manager, STFC - Hartree Centre
- Tony Lockett, Chief Medical Officer, Nevragenics Ltd
- Andrew Lewis, Chief Scientific Officer, Quotient Sciences
Use of AI in R&D
Chair: Stella James, Executive Director Business Development, Bionow
Speakers
- Thomas Pesnot, Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Concept Life Sciences
- Paul Dobson, COO - Innovation Lead, Cofactory
- Zenande Melissa Bates, Founder, Bates Biopharmaceuticals
- Mehdi Boudjadja, Co-Founder, Metofico
Applications of AI
Chair: Matthew Bennett, Senior Associate, Appleyard Lees
Speakers
- Sam Perona, CEO, Spotlight Pathology
- Jitesh Halai, CEO & Founder, OneSC
- Alexander Schreiner, Team Lead Imaging and Detection Application Laboratory, Revvity
Engaging the Citizen
Speakers
- Helen Cole, Executive Lead for Health Technologies and Evaluation, Northern Health Science Alliance
- Gary Leeming, Chief Technology Officer for the Civic Health Innovation Labs
The UK CEiRSI – Revolutionising Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development
Chair: Alex Frangi, UK CEiRSI Executive Director, The University of Manchester
Speakers
- Andrea Manfrin, Deputy Director - Clinical Investigations and Trials, MHRA
- Michael Kipping, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Element Materials Technology
- Nick Spickernell, Senior Innovation Partnerships Manager - Regulations & Standards, Innovate UK
Use of AI in Regulatory and Clinical Practice
Chair: Stella James, Executive Director Business Development, Bionow
Speakers
- Molly Jowsey, CEO & Co-Founder, Spotlight Health
- Graeme Macluskie, Director of Precision Medicine, Reprocell
- David Westhead, Professor of Bioinformatics, University of Leeds
- Krit Dwivedi, NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Radiology, University of Sheffield
Life Science Mixer & BBQ - hosted by Bruntwood Scitech
