Health Sciences & Semiconductors

Step into the future of healthcare, where the brightest minds from MIT, imec, and across the innovation ecosystem unite to accelerate progress in medicine and human health. This event brings together visionaries, clinicians, researchers, and venture leaders for a day of transformative ideas, actionable insights, and powerful connections.

Experience a program packed with thought-provoking keynotes, interactive panels, and rapid-fire project pitches. Dive deep into the translation pathway — from groundbreaking research to commercialization and clinical deployment — and discover how public funding, venturing, AI and patient-focused implementation are shaping the next era of personalized healthcare.

Who should attend

Faculty and researchers; clinical and hospital innovation leaders; industry R&D and partnership leads; investors and venture builders; federal, state, and nonprofit funders.

Why attend

• See the whole translation pathway - from publicly funded research to commercialization and clinical deployment. Panels span venturing, AI and patient‑focused implementation.
• Spot emerging opportunities - short lightning talks from pioneering projects showcase where collaboration can drive rapid progress.

Agenda at-a-glance

Breakfast & registration | 9:30am - 10:00am

Session I | 10:00am - 12:00pm

10:00

Opening Remarks

• Tomas Palacios, Director, Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL); Clarence J. LeBel Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS), MIT

Visionary Remarks

• Ahmad Bahai, Professor of the Practice, EECS, MIT; CTO, Texas Instruments

10:20 Keynote | Patient Monitoring at the Intersection of Computing, AI, and Devices

• Aaron Aguirre, Cardiologist & Critical Care Physician, MGH; Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS
• Moderated by Alex K. Shalek, Director, IMES; J.W. Kieckhefer, Professor, IMES, Chemistry, and Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research (KI); Institute Member, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard; Member, Ragon Institute

10:45 Keynote

• Faisal Mahmood, Associate Professor, Pathology, HMS, BWH
• Moderated by Alex K. Shalek

11:10 Panel | Frontiers in Computation: Leveraging AI & Medical Devices to Drive Impact

• Polina Golland, Sunlin (1966) and Priscilla Chou Professor, EECS; PI, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), MIT
• Mahnaz Maddah, Director, Machine Learning for Health (ML4H), Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard
• David Sontag, Hermann L. F. von Helmholtz Professor, IMES, EECS, CSAIL, MIT
• Moderated by Ahmad Bahai

Networking Lunch | 11:55pm - 1:00pm

Session II | 1:00pm - 2:30pm

1:00 Keynote | Sensing the Future: How Data and AI are Rewiring Human Health

• Alex Vannoni, Head of Healthcare Product, WHOOP
• Moderated by Alex K. Shalek

1:25 Panel | Creating Impact Through Venturing Pathways: From R&D to Commercialization

• Marcie Black, CEO & Co-Founder, Advanced Silicon Group
• Olivier Rousseaux, Director, Venture Development, imec
• Tom Ruby, Senior Principal, Flagship Pioneering
• Craig Smith, SeniorDirector, Boston Scientific
• Moderated by Roozbeh Parsa, Head of Venturing Acceleration & Ecosystems (US), imec

2:15 Visionary Remarks: The Massachusetts Opportunity

• Ben Linville-Engler, Deputy Director and Chief Investment Strategist, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Coffee break | 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Session III | 3:15pm - 5:00pm

3:15 Circuits to Care: Collaborative Innovation at the Intersection of Semiconductors and Health

• Veerle Reumers, Head of Health, imec USA

3:30 Lightning Talk | New chemistry for single molecule sensing with solid state nanopores

• Jeremiah Johnson, Professor & Associate Department Head, Department of Chemistry, MIT; Associate Member, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard
• Sanjin Marion, Principal Member of Technical Staff, imec
• Moderated by Veerle Reumers

3:45 Lightning Talk | Non-invasive Hemoglobin Quantification with Photo Acoustics

• Brian Anthony, Principal Research Scientist & Director, MIT; Associate Director, MIT.nano
• Hilde Jans, ImageOpt Team Manager & Project Manager, imec
• Moderated by Veerle Reumers

4:00 Panel | Perspectives & Opportunities from the Clinic

• Joe Frassica, Professor of the Practice; Executive Director, Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub, MIT
• Bruce Levy, Chair, Department of Medicine; Chief, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, MGB; Professor, HMS
• Collin M. Stultz, Nina T. and Robert H. Rubin Professor in Medical Engineering and Science; Professor, EECS; Co-Director, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST); MIT Division of Cardiovascular Medicine MGH
• Alexi Wright, Dana Farber Cancer Institute; Associate Professor, HMS
• Moderated by Erin McKenna, Head of Medical Devices & Operating Partner, Amplify Program, MGB

4:45 Closing Remarks

• Alex K. Shalek

Reception | 5:00pm - 6:30pm

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Practical info

Venue

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Merkin Building, 415 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Parking

Kendall Center Yellow Garage (adjacent Broad’s 415 Main Street building)
77 Ames Way
Cambridge, MA 02142
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