Previewing Breakthrough West 2025 — Inside our AI-focused agenda for San Francisco

BREAKTHROUGH WEST | SF & VIRTUAL

Exploring the good and bad of the AI revolution

Dear readers,

Artificial intelligence is reshaping medicine. But there are also a lot of claims about what AI can do that are overblown or just plain wrong, and the technology can even do harm.

I hope you'll join me at STAT's annual Breakthrough Summit West, being held May 14 in San Francisco and virtually, where we'll dissect the good and bad of this revolution:

Reporter Casey Ross will bring to the stage STAT's award-winning series on what happens when health insurers use AI to deny claims;
Top venture capitalists will discuss what they're funding, what they're not, and why;
Genentech's Aviv Regev will explain how she is using AI to reimagine research at the storied drugmaker.

We'll also have an interview with Reed Jobs, the son of the legendary Apple CEO, who has become a force in biotech investing with his new VC firm, Yosemite, which aims to make cancer nonlethal. And we will soon announce more sessions about AI in life sciences, along with the impact of the country's ongoing political upheaval.

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I promise attending will give you new perspectives, ideas, and connections to take back to your day-to-day work. I hope to see you there!

Matt Herper

Editorial Director of Events, STAT

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