AN UN-CONFERENCE FOR THE REBELS

The Biopunk Conference is a gritty, hands-on gathering of biotech rebels and builders.
No suits, no fluff—think Burning Man with lab coats.
We’re here to ask big questions (“What matters most?” “What’s broken?”).
Bring your weirdest project and toughest skin for honest, constructive chaos.
Expect epic fails, wild ideas, and a push to make biotech real for everyone.

TRACKS

CRASH N' BURN

Hear raw stories of biotech flops—failed startups, crashed dreams, no sugarcoating. Founders and tinkerers share what tanked and why. It’s about learning from the mess, not preaching. Bring your own scars.
OPEN BIO

Biotech’s too exclusive. This track’s about practical ways to open it up—DIY tools, cheap hacks, and education for outsiders. Think DNA printing in broke places or garages anywhere. We’re making it scrappy and real.
HERETICAL IDEAS

This is for the oddballs—big questions, strange projects, and future bets no one’s touching. It’s unstructured and unfiltered: basement biohacks, hot takes, and zero rules. The future’s messy—jump in.

SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

Jake Wintermute

Ginkgo Bioworks
Praful Mathur

Sarama
Jun Axup

E11 Bio
Aaron Schaller, PhD

MeliBio
Christine Peterson

Foresight Institute
Jasmine Neal

Plant Parenthood
Kristin Ellis

Lowercarbon Capital, ex-Opentrons
Henry Lee, PhD

Cultivarium, Church Lab
JAMES SINKA

BIO Protocol
Brom Rector

XEIA Venture Partners
Zach Sun

fmr. Tierra Biosciences
Juliette Humer

Muse Bio
Emil Kendziorra

Tomorrow Biostasis
Tom Ruginis

HappiLabs
Lera Niemackl

LAP / The Odin
Gigi Minsky

Senseory
Jibraan Kadri

Sperm Racing
ETHAN PERLSTEIN

Perlara, Curetopia
Yuta Lee

Accelerated Biosciences

JOIN US

Dive into sessions on: hacking genes, mapping brains, freezing bodies, greening the planet, designing proteins, brewing cell-free potions, making honey without bees, fixing biolab supply chains, dodging biosecurity disasters, chasing eternal life, tapping menstrual blood for stem cells, sperm racing, boosting brains, and tales from biotech’s wild misfires.

All with a renegade edge.

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