At AWS Builder Loft, Bonneville Labs and The AI Collective brought startup teams, scientists, and investors together for an AI and biology pitch contest. This highlight introduces Umbra Bio, Eigen Bio, Optagon Labs, Hegemon Bio, and Ambitious Bio, then shows the awards: Ambitious Bio won Audience Favorite, Symphony Diagnostics was runner-up, and Umbra Bio was named the winner. Symphony appears in the awards but has no standalone pitch video in this collection.
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