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Discover revolutionary treatments for diseases with Alice Zhang, speaker, CEO and Co-Founder of Verge Genomics, a cutting-edge therapeutics company.
Alice Zhang, CEO and Co-Founder of Verge Genomics, leads a pioneering therapeutics company. Verge Genomics uses patient data to uncover innovative treatments for challenging diseases, mainly focusing on neurodegenerative conditions. Alice's remarkable work has gained recognition from esteemed publications like the San Francisco Business Times, MIT Technology Review, and Forbes, positioning her as a prominent young innovator.
Before establishing Verge, Alice researched groundbreaking systems biology at prestigious institutions, including the National Cancer Institute, Princeton University, and UCLA. With a bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, she was honored with the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Apart from her role at Verge, Alice engages in angel investing and advising for startups at the technology-biology crossroads.
Topics, sessions and talks
Alice Zhang shares insights into disrupting the system, treating the untreatable with AI, therapeutics, life sciences, biotech, pharma, CNS and neurodegeneration, being a young female founder and CEO, working with VC and investors, diversity and inclusion, and start up related challenges.
Alice brings a unique blend of scientific expertise and entrepreneurial success to the table, offering invaluable insights into the intersection of biotechnology and business innovation. Her pioneering work in leveraging patient data for drug discovery in neurodegenerative diseases positions her as a leading voice in both the scientific and business communities. Booking Alice as a speaker will inspire your team or audience with cutting-edge approaches to complex challenges, motivating them to think differently and innovate boldly.
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Alice Zhang draws on her background in systems biology and her work building Verge Genomics to frame sessions around the practical application of patient data in drug discovery, using her own company's development process as a case study for how AI is being applied to neurodegenerative disease treatment.
Alice Zhang speaks on AI-driven drug discovery, neurodegenerative disease therapeutics, founding and leading a biotech startup, working with venture capital, and diversity and inclusion in life sciences. She is CEO and Co-Founder of Verge Genomics, a company using patient genomic data to develop treatments for conditions such as ALS, recognised by Forbes, MIT Technology Review, and the San Francisco Business Times.
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