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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">On the 9th and 10th of April, the third AI4b.io symposium will take place in Delft. This 2-day symposium focuses on the interplay between AI and challenges in Biosciences, ranging from the
small scale of genetic manipulation of microorganisms to the large scale of optimal scheduling of factory processes and everything in between. Keynote speakers that have confirmed so far include:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Tias Guns (KU Leuven, Belgium)</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Jana Weber (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sanne Abeln (Utrecht University, Netherlands).</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Other than the topics that will be covered (see link below for more information), it is also a nice opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds (Industry and Academia).</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you think this is interesting for you
<b>and would like to contribute to the Symposium with a poster or presentation</b>, please subscribe to the event:</span></span><span class="scxw80934846"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.ai4b.io/news-and-events/events/ai4b-io-annual-symposium-2024/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">https://www.ai4b.io/news-and-events/events/ai4b-io-annual-symposium-2024/</span></span></a></span><span class="eop"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop">FYI: the deadline for sending an abstract will soon be extended by 2 weeks.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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