How can we deploy innovation at scale and responsibly?

Where Biodiversity Meets Cutting-Edge Science

January 22, 2026
11:30–12:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Approximately 1 million species are at risk of extinction, threatening biodiversity and human well-being. Can the acceleration of emerging biotechnologies have a positive impact on fragile ecosystems, improve medicine and benefit food systems? Join this exploration of how a collective ensemble of geneticists, biologists, technologists and conservationists collaborate to create a practical...
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Ben Lamm
Founder; Chief Executive Officer
Colossal Biosciences
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Aileen S Lee
Chief of Programmes
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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