"Another Boston Biotech Event! - First Mondays" [Next up: Nov 2, 2026]

Monday, November 2 | Mestizo Modern Mexican, Cambridge, MA | Free to attend

Join us for the next edition of Another Boston Biotech Event!, the free monthly biotech mixer in Kendall Square. Come meet founders, scientists, investors, and operators from across the Boston biotech community in a relaxed setting for good conversation with people building the future of biotech.

Schedule
5:30 PM: Doors open, networking mixer begins
6:00 PM: 10-second introductions
6:15 to 7:30 PM: Networking continues

Turbocharge Your Networking
Before the event, we'll share the attendee list with everyone who registers, including each person's name, title, and company (the same information printed on your name tag). Look through it ahead of time, find the people you want to meet, and come ready to connect.

At the event, we'll also go around the room for quick 10-second introductions. Tell everyone who you are and what you're looking for, whether that's a co-founder, an investor, a partner, a new role, or just good conversation. It's the fastest way to make sure the right people find you.

October Recap: Can AI Inventions Be Patented?
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first panel discussion in October. Moderated by Ray Dogum, Chief Editor of Drug Discovery Online, the panel brought together Teige Sheehan (FisherBroyles), Shovon Ashraf (Jones Day), and Christine McCain (Fenwick & West) to tackle one of the most consequential open questions in biotech IP: who owns inventions generated with the help of AI, and can they be patented at all?

The conversation explored how much human contribution U.S. patent law requires for inventorship, when AI-assisted generation of protein sequences, molecules, and therapeutic candidates can support patent protection, and practical ways research teams can document human contributions to protect their IP. The audience brought great questions, and the discussion carried on well into the mixer. Thank you to our moderator and panelists for sharing their time and expertise.

What's Next: Quarterly Panels
Based on the response to our first panel, we've decided to make panel discussions a quarterly feature. Every month, you can count on the networking mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Once every three months, we'll add a panel discussion before the mixer.

Our next panel will be in January 2027, and we have a very exciting topic lined up. Stay tuned for the announcement.

Want to run a future panel?
We want the panels driven by the community. If you have an idea for a topic, come tell us. Better yet, help us organize it: propose the topic, suggest and select speakers, and help secure them. Your expertise is what will keep the panels relevant and bring the leaders in the field to the stage.

Host
Kambiz Shekdar, PhD, is the Founder and CEO of Secondcell Bio, built around Chromovert®, a cell engineering platform he invented at The Rockefeller University, where he earned his PhD in the Nobel Prize-winning lab of Günter Blobel. Kambiz is currently pursuing biodefense and AI drug discovery partnerships around the validated TRL9 technology. He hosts Another Boston Biotech Event! (ABBE) both out of personal interest and to meet other entrepreneurs and potential partners.

Sponsors
We do not have sponsors. Everyone pays their own check. If you would like to sponsor, please get in touch at kambiz.shekdar@secondcellbio.com.

Details
When: Monday, November 2, 5:30 to 7:30 PM
Where: Mestizo Modern Mexican, Cambridge, MA (Kendall Square)
Cost: Free
Format: Networking mixer with 10-second introductions

Register now and share with a colleague. See you on the 2nd!

By registering, you agree that your name, title, and company will be shared with other registered attendees before the event, and you consent to being photographed or recorded at this event and to the use of such media in promotional materials.

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