AIVITA Biomedical CEO Dr. Hans Keirstead to Deliver Keynote on AI in Healthcare at McKenna Institute Digital Innovation Summit

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Jun 12, 2023, 13:14 ET

IRVINE, Calif., June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AIVITA Biomedical, Inc., a biotech company specializing in innovative stem cell applications, today announced that chairman and CEO Dr. Hans Keirstead will deliver a keynote at the Digital Innovation Summit, taking place June 12-13 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Hosted by the University of New Brunswick's McKenna Institute, the second annual Digital Innovation Summit will convene global experts, tech leaders and change-makers to define and accelerate New Brunswick's digital future. The meeting hopes to accelerate action, innovation, and growth in the technology sector.

Dr. Keirstead will deliver one of two keynotes on the 12th, the other being given by Tessa Lyon, Director of Product Management at Instagram. The keynotes are being delivered in an evening session titled "How to create a movement for change." In his keynote Dr. Keirstead will discuss the potential for AI to transform health care and the power of data trusts.

"AI is already beginning to transform everything from patient management to drug discovery in the healthcare sector," said Dr. Keirstead. "I look forward to sharing some insights and predictions with this wonderful group."

About AIVITA Biomedical

Founded in 2016 by pioneers in the cell therapy industry, AIVITA Biomedical, Inc. utilizes its expertise in stem cell growth and directed, high-purity differentiation to enable safe, efficient and economical manufacturing systems which support its therapeutic pipeline. Our cancer immunotherapy targets the seed of all cancers, tumor-initiating cells, with a unique pan-antigenic approach that targets all neoantigens specific to the patient's cancer. Our patient-specific cancer treatments have shown great promise including eradicating tumors, without harmful side effects in melanoma, and renal cell cancer, and prolonging progression-free survival in glioblastoma. Our COVID-19 Vaccine Enabling Kit is targeted to emerging nations enabling point-of-care vaccine production in minimally equipped facilities by minimally trained third-party technicians.

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