2025-2026 Dinner & Learn Series

AI in Drug Development: Turning Breakthroughs into Impact
We are delighted to invite you to our October Dinner & Learn Series, titled “AI in Drug Development: Turning Breakthroughs into Impact.”
This is the second seminar in our Dinner & Learn series, focusing on the practical implementation of AI in preclinical research. The session will feature a keynote presentation and a panel discussion exploring how academia, startups, pharma, and venture capital can collaborate to transform AI-driven discoveries into real-world impact — accelerating the path from innovation to patients.
Location: CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center) – Havana room, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Date & Time: October 21 (Tue), 2025 | 5:00–9:00 PM
5:00 – 5:50 PM Check-in & Dinner
5:50 – 6:00 PM Opening Remarks (KIST)
6:00 – 7:00 PM Keynote Seminar
7:00 – 8:00 PM Panel Discussion
8:00 – 9:00 PM Networking
Keynote Seminar
Nick (Jun Young) Hong | XtalPi Inc. AI-enabled small molecule drug & target discovery
Panel Discussion
Anne Carpenter | Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Tarun Walia | Novo Nordisk
Yang (Claire) Zeng | DoriNano
John Keilty | Third Rock Ventures
Moderated by Rhie Lim | One Way Ventures
Register Here (Seats Are Limited): https://luma.com/t1e7ytv0
Sponsored by: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) & One Way Ventures
Co-hosted by: KASBP-Boston Chapter & Kendall On Air

Learning Under Uncertainty: AI Approaches for Accelerating Molecular Design and Discovery
- Topic: Learning Under Uncertainty: AI Approaches for Accelerating Molecular Design and Discovery
- Speaker: Prof. Byung-Jun Yoon, PhD (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University)
- Date and time: Sep 23rd (Tuesday) 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Registration and Dinner
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Sponsor Highlight, Introduction of KEIT
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM: Seminar and Q&A
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Networking
- Location: CIC Havana room (5th floor, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA)