Date(s):
Wednesday 22 April 2026, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Bristol and Bath Science Park
Organised by: Medilink South West
Event summary
Join Medilink South West to celebrate the achievements of the life sciences in the South West, network and exchange ideas with the best innovators working in medtech and hear about the UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer and how it is aiding our understanding of disease.
Guest speaker Dr John Lees
Isambard‑AI: Powering the Future of Health & Life Sciences – reconstructing cell interactions in disease
Isambard‑AI, ranked among the world’s top supercomputers, is transforming how we tackle the most complex challenges in healthcare and life sciences. Built to accelerate research and unlock next‑generation innovation, Isambard‑AI delivers in one second what would take the entire global population 80 years to complete.
This short, engaging session will introduce how this groundbreaking system is enabling advances in understanding disease processes by modelling cell systems and protein interactions.
Led by the University of Bristol as part of the national AI Research Resource (AIRR), Isambard‑AI offers researchers, clinicians, industry partners, and innovators access to world‑leading, open‑source AI capabilities.
Who Should Attend?
- Healthcare professionals
- NHS digital and transformation teams
- Biotech and pharma companies
- Life science SMEs
- Researchers Innovators
- Data scientists
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