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YC alum are <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/adventris-pharmaceuticals/">creating vaccines for cancer</a>, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/solugen/">decarbonizing the chemicals industry</a> and <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stellar-sleep/">helping patients with chronic insomnia</a>. </p><p>If you’re in the early stages of building a health or bio startup and want to meet others doing the same, join us at the <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://events.ycombinator.com/2023health-bio-summit/">YC Health & Bio Summit</a><strong> in San Francisco on December 6, 2023</strong>. </p><p>Space is limited — <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://events.ycombinator.com/2023health-bio-summit/">you can apply to attend here</strong></a>. Invitations will go out on a rolling basis starting the week of October 15th. If you can’t make it this time, look for recordings of the talks on YouTube in the weeks that follow.</p><p>The half-day conference will feature founders and investors from the bio/healthcare space telling their stories and sharing advice for entrepreneurs just getting started, as well as insights from recent YC alumni about their experience going through the program. Talks will be followed by a reception where you’ll meet 150 current and future founders who are doing exciting research, turning their ideas into reality, and building things the world <em>needs.</em></p><h2 id=\"speakers-include\">Speakers include:<br></h2><ul><li><strong>Tanay Tandon</strong> - Co-founder of Athelas, CEO of <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.athelas.com//">Athelas + Commure</a></li><li><strong>Deepika Bodapati</strong> - Co-founder of Athelas, COO of <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.athelas.com//">Athelas + Commure</a></li><li><strong>Holly Maloney</strong> - Managing Director, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.generalcatalyst.com/team/holly-maloney/">General Catalyst</a></li><li><strong>Alex Morgan</strong> - Partner, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.khoslaventures.com/team/alex-morgan//">Khosla Ventures</a></li><li><strong>Greg Yap</strong> - Partner, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://menlovc.com/team/greg-yap//">Menlo Ventures</a></li><li><strong>TJ Parker </strong>- Partner, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://matrix.vc//" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matrix</a> and Founder of <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.pillpack.com//" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PillPack</a> & <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://pharmacy.amazon.com//" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Pharmacy</a></li></ul><p>and hear from founders who recently went through YC:</p><ul><li><strong>Namrata Anand </strong>- Founder & CEO, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/diffuse-bio/">Diffuse Bio</a></li><li><strong>Jenny Herbach</strong> - Co-founder & CEO, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/adventris-pharmaceuticals/">Adventris Pharmaceuticals</a></li><li><strong>Bucky Khan</strong> - Co-founder & CEO, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/finni-health/">Finni Health</a></li><li><strong>George Wang</strong> - Co-founder & CEO, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stellar-sleep/">Stellar Sleep</a></li></ul><p>…and more speakers to be announced!</p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><center>\n<a class=\"apply-btn ycdc-retro-btn mt-[-10px] ml-[13px] bg-brand\" href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://events.ycombinator.com/2023health-bio-summit/" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Apply to YC Health & Bio Summit 2023\" target=\"_blank\">Apply for YC's Health & Bio Summit</a>\n</center><!--kg-card-end: html-->","comment_id":"6525c8959f4c6200014f4cec","feature_image":"/blog/content/images/2023/10/health-bio-summit.png","featured":true,"visibility":"public","email_recipient_filter":"none","created_at":"2023-10-10T14:56:37.000-07:00","updated_at":"2023-10-31T14:37:14.000-07:00","published_at":"2023-10-11T08:00:00.000-07:00","custom_excerpt":"If you’re in the early stages of building a health or bio startup and want to meet others doing the same, join us at the YC Health & Bio Summit in San Francisco on December 6, 2023. 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We are excited to announce our 2022 Spring Outreach Tour. Our goal is to virtually meet founders and future founders from cities and universities around the world. At each location, we will host talks with YC group partners and YC alumni, who will discuss their founder journey, the YC experience and myths around starting startups.
We will also be hosting two virtual admissions sessions to chat about the YC application process, give application tips and answer your questions about the batch program.
This year, we’re working with AWS Activate to provide $1,000 in AWS credits to spend on AWS services, and $350 in Developer Support plan credits to attendees. This is on top of any AWS credits you may have received from AWS Activate previously. To learn more about AWS Activate, please visit www.aws.com/activate.
If you are starting a startup or have questions about YC, we want to meet you. We believe that talent is worldwide and look forward to seeing our community of founders grow.
