Speaker Profile
Head of Products & Platform (BioStrand), MindWalk
Biography
Arnout Van Hyfte joined Bio Strand in 2019 as a member of the founding team and has played an important role in its evolution into what is now Mind Walk. He has contributed to shaping product direction and establishing the product development foundation behind Mind Walk’s LensAI platform, powered by HYFT® technology. Arnout leads the product development organization, working across teams to translate complex capabilities into cohesive, user-ready products. His work supports the ongoing evolution of LensAI, roadmap execution, and the delivery of innovative solutions that integrate smoothly into scientific workflows—advancing Mind Walk’s long-term product vision.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2027 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Alex Morgan, Khosla Ventures & Gad Getz, Broad Institute
PMWC Award Ceremony
• David Baker, University of Washington (Nobel Laureate, Luminary)
Featured Speakers
• David Baker, University of Washington
• Jack Dent, Chai Discovery
• Dimitri Yatsenko, DataJoint
• Evgeny Kiner, Neosplice Therapeutics
• Alex Morgan, Khosla Ventures
• Gad Getz, Broad Institute
Causal Targets, Not Just Better Molecules
Using AI and human biology to improve target selection before chemistry begins.
Data Is the Moat
What proprietary, longitudinal, and perturbational data really confer advantage.
From Prediction to Patient
Patient stratification, smarter trials, and the handoff from model to clinic.
Designed Biology Meets Drug Development
AI-designed proteins, developability, and what survives contact with reality.
The Target Discovery Bottleneck
Why splicing and other underused biology may expand what is druggable.
PMWC Hall of Impact
Previous Speakers Include
Nobel laureates, technology founders, regulators, CEOs and scientific pioneers who have taken the PMWC stage.
