SynBioBeta Speaker

Yunyun Wang

OpenAI

Product Lead, Life Sciences

Yunyun leads product and research partnerships for Life Sciences at OpenAI, with the goal of building AI models to accelerate drug discovery and scientific research. She led the development of OpenAI’s biorisk safeguard systems to mitigate against model-assisted CBRN threat generation, including safety testing, threat research and model capability evaluations. Previously, she worked on AI governance, adversarial testing of generative AI, and privacy engineering at Google.

Sessions Featuring

Yunyun

This Year

Main Stage Panel

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2:00 PM

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2:30 PM

Business of Biology

The New Biosecurity Frontier: AI, Automation, and the Rise of Biodefense in Programmable Biology

As AI, automation, and scalable biotechnologies accelerate the design and deployment of biology, the line between innovation and risk is increasingly blurred. This session explores how advances in programmable biology are reshaping biosecurity and biodefense, from dual-use risks and supply-chain vulnerabilities to new models for detection, governance, and defense. Leaders from industry, government, and research will discuss how to responsibly accelerate biology while protecting public health and national security.

Featuring

Jacob Beal

RTX BBN Technologies

Engineering Fellow

Yunyun Wang

OpenAI

Product Lead, Life Sciences

Scott Fay

Ansa Biotechnologies

VP Informatics

Kevin Flyangolts

Aclid

CEO

Building the security layer for synthetic biology.

Michael Koeris

DARPA

Director, BTO

Protecting National Security with Biology

Main Stage Panel

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2:00 PM

-

2:30 PM

Business of Biology

The New Biosecurity Frontier: AI, Automation, and the Rise of Biodefense in Programmable Biology

As AI, automation, and scalable biotechnologies accelerate the design and deployment of biology, the line between innovation and risk is increasingly blurred. This session explores how advances in programmable biology are reshaping biosecurity and biodefense, from dual-use risks and supply-chain vulnerabilities to new models for detection, governance, and defense. Leaders from industry, government, and research will discuss how to responsibly accelerate biology while protecting public health and national security.

Featuring

Jacob Beal

RTX BBN Technologies

Engineering Fellow

Yunyun Wang

OpenAI

Product Lead, Life Sciences

Scott Fay

Ansa Biotechnologies

VP Informatics

Kevin Flyangolts

Aclid

CEO

Building the security layer for synthetic biology.

Michael Koeris

DARPA

Director, BTO

Protecting National Security with Biology

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