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The investival will address topics including the growing importance of artificial intelligence in research and drug discovery, personalized medicine and modern diagnostics, regulatory frameworks for innovation, and new models for financing and commercializing biotech companies. Participants can expect high-level discussions, curated matchmaking, exclusive side events across Berlin and a distinctive investival format connecting science, capital and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prof. Dr. Eicke Latz (DRFZ and Charit\u00e9) is on the steering committee of the investival (Invest Festival), which is being organised by Charit\u00e9\u2011Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Hasso\u202fPlattner Institute, and hosted by Messe\u202fBerlin. 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