2026-06-14 –, Volksbühne (Saal 4)
Analysing genomics is currently in it's early phase, dominated by a handful of institutions. As sequencing costs are dropping, more and more people gain access to their genome, but soon realise they have nothing to do with it. Whilst much of the research itself is public, there is no place where that materialises in a usable / reusable way.
This results in a sort of soft-gatekeeping, where proper interpretation and guidance is restricted to those with the knowledge or the financials. We're trying to out-build this position, creating a sort-of ""open source movement"" of genomics, puzzle pieces that would allow different ecosystem participants to contribute their small slice of knowledge and build up a global, shared platform for everyone to tap into and extend.
Peter spent 10 years building the core of the Ethereum platform, helping shape one of the most widely used open-source systems for decentralized computation. Finance being - to him - an unfulfilling topic, however, in 2025 he started working on something similar for the world of genomics. His current project, Dark Bio, aims to achieve openness and composability for personal health analysis: a uniquely challenging topic due to the high-stakes nature of genomic data. By combining lessons from distributed systems, cryptography, and open developer ecosystems, Peter is exploring how individuals might one day benefit from richer, more transparent interpretations of their own biological data without surrendering control over it.