Focus areas
WHERE COLLABORATION
TAKE SHAPE
Focus Areas are the thematic pillars of LSOS 2025 – dedicated spaces for dialogue and collaboration on the most pressing challenges and opportunities in life sciences. Each area brings together local and global changemakers, fostering tailored discussions and partnerships that drive progress in health and sustainability.
Life Science Open Space is built with its participants – innovators, researchers, and professionals who share their ideas, challenges, and collaboration offers. Choose the Focus Area that best fits your expertise, submit your abstract, and take the stage to present your vision. Join the conversation, inspire others, and shape the future of life sciences together.
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1. Future of Prevention
Living Longer, Living Better
- Objective:
Discover how prevention is reshaping global health and everyday well-being.
Prevention is the cornerstone of sustainable health. This focus area centres on pioneering strategies that empower individuals and communities to maintain long-term well-being while reducing the burden on healthcare systems. LSOS 2025 is the place to explore how community initiatives and supportive policies can create environments that foster healthy ageing and disease prevention.
- Scope:
- Functional food and feeding
- Population-wide and personalised prevention strategies
- Early diagnostics, screenings, and risk modelling
- Digital tools for lifestyle change, coaching and habit formation
- Community-based health promotion and education programs
- City environments and policies supporting healthy ageing
This area will gather innovators, healthcare providers, local governments, and educators focused on proactive and systemic approaches to health maintenance.
Abstract submission is open until October 31, 2025. When submitting, indicate the Focus Area in which you want to present.All accepted speakers will receive a discount code granting free access to LSOS 2025. Check the details and submit now!
2. Next-Gen Therapies
From Lab to Life
- Objective:
See how biotech, AI and digital health are accelerating the future of medicine.
Recent breakthroughs in biotechnology, drug development, and computational modelling are redefining possibilities in medicine. This track highlights advanced projects that are transforming personalised treatment design. Stakeholders focused on ethical frameworks, regulatory readiness, and standards development will contribute to ensuring that innovation transitions efficiently and responsibly into real-world therapies. This area connects development pipelines with regulatory and ethical expertise for impactful translation.
- Scope:
Biotech and drug development platforms
Digital human twins and in-silico models
AI-powered discovery and personalised treatment design
Omics data integration and predictive analytics
Ethics, standards, and regulatory readiness
This initiative will serve as a platform for cross-sector collaboration among industry, research, and technology to accelerate the development of transformative solutions.
Abstract submission is open until October 31, 2025. When submitting, indicate the Focus Area in which you want to present.All accepted speakers will receive a discount code granting free access to LSOS 2025. Check the details and submit now!
3. Reimagining Healthcare
Access for All
- Objective:
Explore innovations making healthcare inclusive, affordable and impactful worldwide.
Creating healthcare systems that are more resilient, equitable, and responsive to evolving patient needs is an urgent priority. This area explores innovations in healthcare delivery models, digital health tools, and patient engagement strategies that enhance access, adaptability, and treatment adherence. LSOS 2025 invites healthcare providers, digital health innovators, and system designers to share best practices and co-create solutions that optimise outcomes while respecting diverse healthcare contexts.
- Scope:
Decentralised care models (telemedicine, home diagnostics, AI triage)
Enhancing patient adherence and engagement through tech and design
Public-private models improving access to care
Systemic transformation toward value-based healthcare
Collaboration with patient groups and health authorities
This focus area will attract stakeholders involved in redesigning healthcare for more resilience and responsiveness.
Abstract submission is open until October 31, 2025. When submitting, indicate the Focus Area in which you want to present.All accepted speakers will receive a discount code granting free access to LSOS 2025. Check the details and submit now!
4. Green Life Science
Innovating for a Sustainable Future
- Objective:
Join the leaders building sustainable biomanufacturing and agri-innovation for tomorrow.
Sustainability lies at the intersection of human health and planetary health. This thematic area addresses the critical need for sustainable approaches in life science research, production, and agriculture. Topics include resource-efficient biotechnologies, environmentally responsible production practices, and innovations ensuring food security without compromising ecological balance. Stakeholders committed to green biotechnology, sustainable agriculture, and environmental stewardship will find a fertile ground for collaboration and knowledge exchange.
- Scope:
- Green biomanufacturing and process intensification
- Synthetic biology for sustainable production
- Circular bioeconomy and waste valorisation
- Climate-resilient agriculture and smart food systems
- Securing access to safe food, medicines and raw materials
This area will bring together researchers, startups, policymakers, and investors working at the intersection of sustainability, health, and food systems.
Abstract submission is open until October 31, 2025. When submitting, indicate the Focus Area in which you want to present.All accepted speakers will receive a discount code granting free access to LSOS 2025. Check the details and submit now!
5. StartUp
& ScaleUp Zone
Where Life Science Ventures Take Off
- Objective:
Pitch, partner and grow – connect with investors, corporates and mentors to accelerate your journey.
The journey from innovation to a market presence that has an impact is complex and demands targeted support at every stage of growth. This focus area is dedicated to fostering collaboration and providing strategic resources for start-ups and scale-ups within the life sciences ecosystem. LSOS 2025 creates a vibrant platform where emerging companies can connect with key stakeholders—investors, corporates, mentors, and peers—to accelerate their development and expand their reach.
- For Start-ups:
- Pitching Sessions: Opportunities to present innovative ideas, prototypes, and MVPs directly to investors and corporate partners eager to discover and support breakthrough solutions.
- Strategic Matchmaking: Facilitated meetings designed to spark strategic partnerships, co-development projects, and pilot initiatives that can propel start-ups to the next level.
- Mentorship Programs: Guidance from seasoned experts on designing robust business models, intellectual property strategies, and practical go-to-market approaches essential for success and sustainability.
- Showcasing Innovation: A dedicated space to highlight emerging technologies, prototypes, and proof-of-concept projects to a broad audience of industry influencers.
- For Scale-ups:
- Scaling Strategies: Insights and peer learning on managing rapid operational growth, optimising processes, and preparing organisations for broader market impact.
- Talent & Leadership Development: Resources and discussions focused on attracting, retaining, and developing the leadership and workforce needed to sustain expansion and innovation.
- Organisational Resilience: Best practices for building governance models and organisational structures that foster agility and robustness in dynamic markets.
- Internationalisation Support: Practical guidance and networking to prepare for global market entry, regulatory compliance, and cross-border collaborations.
Abstract submission is open until October 31, 2025. When submitting, indicate the Focus Area in which you want to present.All accepted speakers will receive a discount code granting free access to LSOS 2025. Check the details and submit now!
6. Questions that Matter
What Should We Really Ask?
- Objective:
- The title of this session is derived from Einstein’s famous quote: “If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.” This is the final session of the event, open to the broader public, and is not exclusive to conference participants.
- The session will feature leaders sharing questions that matter to them, followed by a discussion to deepen understanding of why it is essential to pursue an answer. The objective is to facilitate dialogue, discussion, and engagement from the life sciences community in the broad context of future healthcare innovations (e.g., technological, learning, societal, environmental, and ethical). The quote seems to fit this purpose perfectly: what should we ask about before we aim to make our lives better?
- We invite up to five esteemed experts from the life science innovation community to join the session, including researchers, entrepreneurs and policymakers. Each invited expert prepares their question in advance to share it with the public on the screen during the session. Altogether, up to five questions will be presented and discussed. All will be published later with reference to the author.
Abstract submission is open until October 31, 2025. When submitting, indicate the Focus Area in which you want to present.All accepted speakers will receive a discount code granting free access to LSOS 2025. Check the details and submit now!
“By participating in LSOS 2025, you will gain unique insights, forge valuable partnerships, and contribute to shaping the future of health and sustainability.”