Strategic Brand Positioning
Website, signage, printed materials, and stage recognition. Get your name embedded in every moment of the event.
Why Sponsor
Why should you become a sponsor?
Three things every sponsor gets. None of the noise you don't need.
For science-driven organizations like yours that struggle to find the right AI partners, AIAS+ is the only annual conference that offers the most curated room of AI researchers advancing science and society — so you get the best access, visibility, and credibility.
Thought Leadership Visibility
Associate your brand with relevant science by sponsoring a featured conference moment, including the Award Ceremony, a Paper Session, or a Poster Session.
Direct Access to Your Target Market
Exhibitor table across all three days. A post-event opt-in contact list of approx. 600+ attendees. Three days of conversations that would take a year to replicate through outreach.
Who You'll Reach
Choose your audience.
Reaching frontier AI researchers takes months. AIAS+ gets you there in three days.
The researchers defining your field — PhDs and PostDocs in AI-driven science from Stanford, Berkeley, Caltech, and MIT — are in this room. So are the founders they'll eventually work with and the executives recruiting from the same pipeline.
- CTOs, Heads of AI, VP Research at tech and AI infrastructure companies
- Founders and CEOs of AI-native and deep tech companies
- BD and partnership leads at companies adjacent to AI research
- PhD and PostDoc talent actively recruited by Big Tech
What sponsorship gives you
- Direct recruiting visibility with PhD and PostDoc talent from top institutions
- Brand credibility with a research-first audience that ignores conventional marketing
- Co-presence alongside Google, Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft
Life sciences researchers applying AI don't go to general conferences. They come here.
AIAS+ draws MDs and PhDs working at the intersection of AI and life sciences — biomed, drug discovery, clinical AI, and brain-computer interface. These researchers come from UCSF, Stanford, Caltech, and Berkeley. They don't attend general AI events. They come here because the science is right.
- Chief Scientific Officers and Heads of Innovation
- Researchers in biomed, drug discovery, and clinical AI
- Founders building AI-native life sciences companies
- PhD and MD talent from UCSF, Stanford, Berkeley, and Caltech
What sponsorship gives you
- Access to life sciences researchers who don't show up at general AI events
- Research partnership opportunities across biomed, drug discovery, and clinical AI
- Recruiting visibility with MD and PhD talent from anchor institutions
- Brand positioning as a serious contributor to AI-driven science
The best deep tech founders aren't at pitch events. They're still in the lab.
AIAS+ is where the research happens before the company exists. 800+ frontier researchers from Stanford, Berkeley, Caltech, MIT, Harvard, and Princeton. Meet the cohort that spins out the deep tech companies worth backing.
- Managing partners and GPs at AI and deep tech VC firms
- PhD researchers on the path to founding companies
- 100+ startup founders, CEOs, and CTOs already in the room
- Corporate venture arms and strategic investors
What sponsorship gives you
- Access to the researcher cohort before they have a pitch deck
- Brand visibility in a room of 800+ scientists, founders, and executives
- Named Travel Scholarship option ties your firm to emerging scientific talent
- Co-presence with 40+ other partner-level investors from 30+ VC firms
FAQs
Common questions.
Is this a trade show?
No. AIAS+ is the Chen Institute's annual symposium on AI advancing scientific discovery. The program is built around research presentations, paper sessions, and keynotes from leading scientists. Sponsors get meaningful access to that audience, not a crowded expo floor.
How many sponsorship tables are available?
10 total. Availability is limited by design to protect the attendee experience and ensure every sponsor gets real visibility. Once they're gone, they're gone. Closes October 6, 2026.
What's the difference between Platinum and Gold?
Both tiers include an exhibitor table across all three days and a post-event opt-in contact list. Platinum adds on-stage keynote acknowledgment, named sponsorship of a featured conference moment, VIP Lounge access, priority placement, and 6 complimentary registrations versus 3 for Gold. Download the prospectus for the full breakdown.
Who attends AIAS+?
The audience is built around frontier researchers. PhDs, PostDocs, and MDs from Stanford, UC Berkeley, Caltech, UCSF, MIT, Harvard, and Princeton. Also in the room: C-Suite executives, deep tech founders, partner-level investors, and researchers from Google, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon. 855 confirmed registrants in 2025.
What do we get after the event?
Every sponsor receives an approximate post-event opt-in attendee contact list with 600+ researchers, founders, and executives who consented to be contacted. It's one of the most valuable assets sponsors take away — a direct channel for follow-up campaigns and outreach.
We're not an AI company. Can we still sponsor?
Yes. AIAS+ sponsors span tech, biotech, pharma, robotics, advanced materials, and VC. If your organization works with, recruits from, or invests in AI-driven science, this audience is relevant to you. When in doubt, download the prospectus and reach out. We'll tell you honestly if it's a fit.
Want to learn more about becoming one of our
10 sponsors this year?
Only 10 sponsorship spots available. Closes October 6, 2026.
Get The Prospectus
Ready to be in the room?
Download the AIAS+
2026 Sponsorship
Prospectus.
See packages, benefits, and investment levels — and decide if this room is right for your organization.
- Sponsorship tiers and pricing
- Full benefits breakdown by tier
- Add-on opportunities
- 2025 audience insights
- Event details and logistics
Only 10 sponsorship spots available — closes October 6, 2026