​TECHBIO: THE NEXT CHAPTER

​Presented by H*QUOTIENT, J.P. Morgan & Orrick
📍 May 16 | 6:00–8:30 PM | Location shared upon approval

​Biotech’s getting a software upgrade — and no, ChatGPT didn’t write your last grant proposal (... probably). Join us for an evening where petri dishes meet GPUs, and the smartest people in the room don’t agree on whether DNA or data will save the world.

​We’re bringing together deep tech founders, biotech VCs, ML researchers, startup operators, curious students, and the occasional academic who moonlights as a hacker. Expect a crowd that reads both Nature and Hacker News — and probably dreams in polypeptide chains.

​Agenda
6:00–6:30 PM – Check-in, food, and hellos
6:30–7:20 PM – Panel: TechBio Today, Tomorrow, and Forevermore: Is this the New Frontier of Biotech?
7:20–8:30 PM – Networking with people who’ve raised, built, pipetted, or simulated something a little wild. And more food. :)

​Whether you're reprogramming cells, debugging models, or just here for the vibe (and the view!), this is your space.

​Speakers

​Andrea De Souza | Qubit Pharmaceuticals
Qubit Pharmaceuticals is a deep tech-bio company at the forefront of quantum science, artificial intelligence, and high-performance (classical, exascale and quantum) computing with a portfolio of drug discovery assets in oncology, immunology and infectious disease.

​Farhan Khodaee | Absentia Labs, MIT
Absentia Labs is developing the first AI-powered platform for whole-organism virtual drug testing, enabling researchers to simulate how drugs behave in living systems before entering the lab as a scalable, in-silico alternative to traditional animal studies.

​Suguna Chunduri | Rubix LS
Rubix LS is a clinical research organization focused on delivering improved patient outcomes in healthcare.

​Andre Franca | Ergodic AI
Ergodic AI is a physics-based AI platform that empowers enterprises to make better decisions through deep process understanding, with especially beneficial use-cases in the biological sciences and healthcare.

​Meet the Hosts

​H*QUOTIENT is a new-age, global deep tech community supporting emerging engineers, innovators, scientists, and artists with 800+ founders, investors, students, academics, and startup service providers in 40+ countries. We aim to decrease the activation energy barrier for young people to found early-stage deep tech companies and have a lot of fun while doing it! Learn more here.

​J. P. Morgan's startup banking division offers specialized financial services, resources, and support tailored to the unique needs of early-stage companies, helping them manage cash flow, access capital, and scale their operations.

​Did you know that J.P. Morgan has an easy-to-use Cap Table Management Solution? If interested in learning more Register Here.

​Please reach out to the following J.P. Morgan team with questions:
Deep Tech:
Christian Williams [christian.x.williams@jpmorgan.com]
Life Sciences:
Chris Guevara [christopher.guevara@jpmorgan.com]
Arthur Tzouvelis [arthur.tzouvelis@jpmorgan.com]
Claire Jin [claire.w.jin@jpmorgan.com]

​Orrick is a tech-focused law firm passionate about helping entrepreneurs, innovators and investors push boundaries. Through its extensive client portfolio, deal volume, and relationships in the ecosystem, Orrick provides commercial insight to each client’s strategy. From financing to protecting IP to retaining talent to advocating for innovation-friendly public policy, Orrick offers a holistic solution across the tech & venture lifecycle.

​Please reach out to Andrew Bloom [abloom@orrick.com] or Chapin Scaggs [cscaggs@orrick.com] with questions!

​Please Note

​By attending this event, please note that you may be recorded or videotaped. By entering, you consent to being filmed and grant to H*Quotient and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (together with its affiliates, “JPMC”) the right to use your image, likeness and voice in audio, visual and audiovisual productions created by JPMC in any media worldwide. Your attendance is strictly voluntary and no financial compensation will be provided.