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Thursday Gathering Edinburgh
The Intelligent Body: Exploring Programmable Immunity and the Future of Sustained Resilience
Apr 30, 2026, 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Modern medicine remains largely reactive, relying on external interventions to address pathological states after they have already manifested. The Intelligent Body explores a paradigm shift: the transition from biology as a fixed, immutable blueprint to biology as a programmable, responsive platform.

The goal of this event is to move the conversation beyond "health" toward resilience by design. We’ll discuss the engineering challenges, ethical considerations of resident genetic circuits, and how Scottish innovation can advance the idea of a body that manages its own defence.

 
Sessions
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5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Networking
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5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Conversation Corner with GenProtex
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5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Learn More About Nucleate
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5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Tasting Session with Cultures Collective: Changing Your Microbiome For The Better - Session 1 of 2
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5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
The facts don’t speak for themselves- you do! Storytelling for science and tech professionals
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6:00 PM - 6:05 PM
Welcome from Venture Café
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6:05 PM - 6:10 PM
Introduction to Nucleate
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6:10 PM - 6:20 PM
Presentation: Satpal Virdee
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6:20 PM - 6:30 PM
Insights from Susan Rosser
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6:30 PM - 6:40 PM
Q&A with Susan Rosser and Satpal Virdee
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6:45 PM - 7:05 PM
Attention, Innovation and the Biology of Breakthrough
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7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Tasting Session with Cultures Collective: Changing Your Microbiome For The Better - Session 2 of 2
Speakers
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Rowan Davies
Co-Founder
Culture Collective
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Stefan Dienstag
Director of Community
Nucleate UK
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Lorenz Loening
Co-Founder
Cultures Collective
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Tessa Rawson
Founder and Speaker Coach
Resonance Ideas
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Susan Rosser
Chair of Synthetic Biology
University of Edinburgh
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Karim Rushdy
Director and Facilitator
Mindful Peak Performance
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Satpal Virdee
Chair of Chemical Biology
University of Dundee
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