
SynBioBeta 2026 Speaker
Georgia Lu
Magnet Ventures
Founder & Mng Partner
Georgia Lu, Founder and Managing Partner at Magnet Ventures, has a strong background in M&A, which she has leveraged to guide her venture capital initiatives, particularly in AI-driven biotech. She founded Magnet Ventures in 2016 and has since focused on building a robust portfolio of innovative biotech companies, Regard, Valink Tx, AtomBioworks and Notamab Tx. Her strategic investments are primarily centered around biotechnologies that enhance drug discovery processes, demonstrating her commitment to advancing AI applications in biotech. Under her leadership, Magnet Ventures launched its first biotech-AI focused fund, aimed at supporting groundbreaking developments in the sector.



Reagan
Jarvis
Anocca AB
CEO, Co-founder

Alex
Rives
CZI Biohub
Head of Science

Karenโฏ
Akinsanya
Schrodinger
President, R&D โ Therapeutics

Christopher
Arendt
Takeda
CSO, Head of Research

Stef
van Grieken
Cradle
CEO

Michael
Koeris
DARPA
Director, BTO

Jennifer
Dionne
Pumpkinseed
CEO

Daniyal
Hussain
GSK
Exec. Dir., Tech BD

Cynthia
Hong
Novartis
Dir., Search & Evaluation
SynBioBeta 2027 May 3-6, San Jose, California


