DeSci Abu Dhabi brings together some of the world’s most groundbreaking scientific thinkers to explore the reality-shifting transformations shaping the future of human health and capability. This event looks at tomorrow’s breakthroughs through a fresh, accessible lens where discoveries in biology meet the accelerating power of AI, blockchain, and new scientific market structures.

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​Hear from Breakthrough Prize Winner and MIT Professor Ed Boyden, whose work is pushing toward an AI foundational model of the brain. Learn from James Magnussen, the world’s first “Enhanced Athlete,” as he shares his remarkable body transformation in an attempt to break the 50m freestyle world record after retirement. DeSci pioneer Paul Kohlhaas outlines why modern science demands modern incentives and market architectures. Veteran pharma leader Axel Bouchon unveils the biochemical signature of happiness and how AI may soon guide personal and community well-being. Community-science initiatives highlight how the public is accelerating research into peptides, biohacker-favoured compounds, and traditional medicines. Jonathan Anomaly, a leading thinker on intelligence, explores the biology and potential of cognitive enhancement. Additional sessions dive into next-generation cell and gene therapies for muscle performance and joint rejuvenation, synthetic biology, and the emerging possibilities of genetic engineering. AI-biotech innovator Xtalpi discusses how AI drug discovery is reshaping consumer health markets and how Real World Asset frameworks could accelerate scientific adoption globally.

​This isn’t a traditional scientific conference it’s an engaging, entertaining, and accessible journey into the future of science. Designed for the curious public as much as for experts, DeSci Abu Dhabi invites you to meet the visionaries unlocking the next era of human potential and to experience science in a way that feels alive, relatable, and full of possibility.