​Venture into the cutting-edge crossroads of AI and Biotech at our BioSync AI Mixer! We are excited to announce this brand-new initiative, a collaboration between AI LA, Bioscience LA, BitsinBio, and Nucleate. 

​Headlining the event is a Fireside Chat led by Wim Kees Janssen, Co-Founder & CEO, Syntho. We will also have a special Lightning Talk on "Scaling for Commercialization" from LA's very-own Evan Tsang, VP of Skylar Consulting.

​Join us at Larta Institute on February 29th, 2024, from 5pm to 8pm, for a unique exploration as Wim offers insightful perspectives on the dynamic intersection of AI, Biotech, and synthetic data. The talk will be followed by an opportunity to connect, collaborate, and expand your network within a diverse community of enthusiasts, innovators, and industry leaders! 

​Agenda

• ​5:00pm-5:45pm: Check-In and Networking

• ​5:45pm-6:15pm: Lightning Talk with Evan Tsang

• ​6:15pm - 6:45pm: Fireside Chat + Audience Q&A with Wim Kees Janssen

• ​6:30pm-8:00pm: Networking

​⚠️ Please pre-register as space is limited. Tickets are required for entry and will not be sold at the door. One guest per ticket.

​Are you interested in sponsoring or hosting our next meetup? Contact: social@joinai.la

​About Wim Kees Janssen

​Meet Wim Kees Janssen - founder & CEO of Syntho, the scale-up that is disrupting the data industry with AI-generated synthetic data. Wim Kees has proven with Syntho that he can unlock privacy-sensitive data to make data smarter and faster available so that organizations can realize data-driven innovation. As a result, Wim Kees and Syntho won the prestigious Philips Innovation Award, won the SAS global hackathon in healthcare and life science and is selected as leading generative AI Scale-Up by NVIDIA.

​About Syntho

​Founded in 2020, Syntho is the Amsterdam-based scale-up that is revolutionizing the data industry with AI-generated synthetic data. As leading provider of synthetic data software, Syntho’s mission is to empower businesses worldwide to generate and leverage high-quality Synthetic Data at scale. Through our innovative solutions, we are accelerating the data revolution by unlocking privacy-sensitive data and dramatically reducing the time required to obtain relevant (sensitive) data. By doing so, we aim to foster an open data economy where information can be freely shared and utilized without compromises on privacy.

​About Evan Tsang

​Evan Tsang is a partner at Skylar Consulting, a twenty-plus year-old HR and finance consulting services company that has helped multiple unicorns scale, and founder at Quroba, a regulatory and quality platform backed by experts. Both companies partner with their clients to help their clients focus on value creation. A Caltech-trained engineer by background, his experience spans large companies designing and manufacturing products at scale to startups growing from PhD theses to commercialization. He has also founded two companies in the health technology space.

​About Larta Institute

​Larta Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship. Our mission is to foster science and technology innovation for a sustainable planet.

​Our planet is experiencing significant global problems created by human behavior and policies affecting the environment, food, education, energy and healthcare systems. New science and technology play a critical role in transforming how we sustainably feed, fuel and heal the world.

​LARTA was founded in 1993 and funded by the State of California as a Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance to stimulate the economic development of technology-based enterprises. Now known as Larta Institute, the organization has become a national partner for numerous federal government agencies — including DARPA, NIH, DOE, NSF, NIST, NOAA and USDA — to commercialize novel research and innovation.

​Today, Larta Institute’s innovation platform and ecosystem accelerate new science and technology from idea to sustainable enterprise by providing a unique combination of connections, resources and funding.We have helped over 4,500 startups, and our alumni have raised more than $7 billion in external funding.

​Together, let’s feed, fuel and heal the world. To learn more, visit: Larta.org.

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