INNOVATION

Food Allergy Fund

Forum

San Francisco | October 21, 2026

FAF is hosting its inaugural Food Allergy Fund Innovation Forum on the West Coast on October, 21, 2026. Join us for an evening exploring two of the most exciting frontiers in food allergy research: from the immune system and  microbiome to the biotech innovations working toward prevention, treatments, and ultimately a cure. Investors, entrepreneurs, patients, families, clinicians, scientists, and industry leaders, all in one room.

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m.

Location: The Commonwealth Club,
110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 

Networking reception to follow from 5:30–6:30 p.m.


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Confirmed speakers include:

  • Dr. Michael Fischbach

    Director, Microbiome Therapies Initiative, Stanford University

  • Dr. Nikole Kimes

    CEO, Siolta Therapeutics

  • Dr. Uri Lopatin

    CEO, Ukko

  • Dr. Susan Lynch

    Director, Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 


  • Dr. Alexander Marson

    Director, Institute of Genomic Immunology, Gladstone-UCSF

  • Dr. Carlotta Ronda

    Principal Investigator, Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley


  • Dr. Brian Wong

    Former President & CEO,
    RAPT Therapeutics