About

We've attended dozens of biotech conferences.
None of them were for us.

BIOTOLD is the conference we always wished existed — built by practitioners, for practitioners.

We've been to BIO International. We've sat through JPM week. We've attended AACR, ASCO, Bio-IT World, and more conferences than we can count.

Every single one was built for executives, investors, or academics. The talks were about strategy, pipelines, and fundraising. The networking was designed for dealmaking.

But the most valuable conversations we ever had at these events happened in the hallway. Over coffee. With someone who did the same kind of work we did — at a different company.

A process engineer sharing how they solved a scale-up problem. A data scientist describing a model that actually worked in production. A regulatory specialist explaining what the FDA really cares about.

Those conversations changed our careers more than any keynote ever did.

So we asked: what if the entire conference was those conversations? What if every talk was given by someone who actually does the work — not someone who manages the people who do the work?

That's BIOTOLD.

How We're Different

BIOTOLD vs. Every Other Biotech Conference

Typical Biotech Conference

  • CEO and VP keynotes about "vision and strategy"
  • $2,000+ tickets subsidized by pharma sponsors
  • Networking = exchanging business cards in an expo hall
  • Content designed to attract investors
  • Speakers chosen for their title, not their story
  • You sit in the audience

BIOTOLD

  • 20-min talks by bench scientists, engineers, and specialists
  • $149 early bird — priced so you can expense it without asking
  • Networking organized by role — meet your peers, not your boss's boss
  • Content designed to help you do your job better
  • Speakers chosen because they have something real to share
  • You're on stage
The Team

Built by People Who've Been in Your Shoes

BIOTOLD is organized by a team of biotech industry professionals with combined experience across drug discovery, clinical development, data science, and manufacturing.

Sarah Chen
Sarah Chen
Co-Founder & Conference Director
12 years in biotech. Former Director of Process Development at a mid-stage therapeutics company.
Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams
Co-Founder & Program Lead
Background in computational biology and bioinformatics. Led data science teams at two pharma companies.
Dr. Elena Petrova
Dr. Elena Petrova
Scientific Advisory Lead
PhD in molecular biology. 15 years spanning academia and industry, from bench work to clinical operations.
James Okafor
James Okafor
Operations Director
10 years in event management and biotech industry partnerships. Previously at MassBio.
Rachel Kim
Rachel Kim
Speaker Relations
Former clinical research associate turned conference organizer. Knows what practitioners want to hear.
David Nakamura
David Nakamura
Technical Program Manager
Background in CMC and analytical development. Spent 8 years at a large-cap biopharma.
Priya Sharma
Priya Sharma
Marketing & Communications
Biotech marketing specialist. Built communities for life sciences companies and professional organizations.
Tom Bradley
Tom Bradley
Venue & Logistics
15 years in conference operations. Has managed events at BCEC, Omni Seaport, and Hynes Convention Center.
Advisory Board

Guided by Industry Veterans

Our advisors bring decades of experience from across the biotech ecosystem and help us ensure BIOTOLD delivers real value to practitioners.

Dr. Pardis Sabeti
Dr. Pardis Sabeti
Computational Geneticist, Broad Institute
Pioneer in genomic surveillance and computational methods for infectious disease. A frequent voice on bringing rigor and humanity to data-driven biology.
Dr. Feng Zhang
Dr. Feng Zhang
Molecular Engineer, Broad Institute / MIT
Core developer of CRISPR genome-editing tools. Built and scaled some of the most-used technologies in modern molecular biology.
Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi
Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi
Chemist, Stanford University
Founder of bioorthogonal chemistry and multiple biotech companies. Champions the bridge between bench chemistry and real therapeutics.
Dr. Aviv Regev
Dr. Aviv Regev
Computational Biologist, ex-Genentech R&D
Leader in single-cell genomics and the Human Cell Atlas. Has spent her career making large-scale biological data useful to the people at the bench.
Our Experience

We've Been Part of the Biotech Conference World

Members of our team have attended, organized, or contributed to some of the most recognized events in the life sciences industry. We've seen what works — and what doesn't. BIOTOLD is built on those lessons.

Conferences Our Team Has Attended

BIO International JPM Week AACR ASCO Bio-IT World SynBioBeta HLTH MassBio Events

2026 is our inaugural year.

We're not pretending to be something we're not. This is year one. We're building BIOTOLD from the ground up because we believe this conference should exist. We're investing in a premium venue, professional production, and a speaker experience that will make every practitioner who takes the stage proud of their talk. If you believe biotech needs a conference for the people who actually do the work — join us in building it.

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You don't need to be famous. You don't need prior speaking experience. You just need a real story from your work in biotech.

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