
The Unfair Advantage:
AI for Analytical Science Startups
Mini-Conference
May 15 | 1:00pm-2:30pm ET | Virtual
You’re building something hard. Analytical instruments, diagnostics, sensors — the kind of deep-tech that takes years of science before it ever reaches a customer. And you’re doing it with a lean team, limited bandwidth, and more on your plate than any one person should manage.
The gap most analytical science founders feel isn’t technical. It’s capacity. The ability to move faster on literature review, grant applications, customer discovery, and operations, without cutting corners on the science. AI, used intentionally, can close that gap.
On May 15, AnalyticalChemistryStartups.com is launching its first mini-conference series for founders and scientists building real companies in analytical science and instrumentation. Each session will focus on a single high-value topic. This first one: practical AI use for startup founders — what it actually looks like, where it creates real leverage, and how to adopt it without introducing risk into your operations. Get the impact of attending an industry conference at a fraction of the time and cost!
This isn’t a listen-and-learn webinar. It’s a working session — a speaker presentation followed by live Q&A and an open roundtable where you bring your real questions and challenges to the table.
Featured Speaker: Thomas Tornatore
Founder & Managing Director, Fellowship Intelligence

Thomas Tornatore is the Founder and Managing Director of Fellowship Intelligence, an AI governance and structural advisory firm. He works with leadership teams to map how AI is actually being used inside their organizations, classify risk exposure, and establish operational accountability before adoption creates legal or systemic issues. His approach is grounded in more than 30 years of experience across regulated financial services, institutional operations, and large-scale security administration. He focuses on helping organizations use AI intentionally, practically, and safely — without introducing hidden risk into core operations.
Schedule
1:00pm — Introductions
1:10pm — Speaker presentation
1:40pm — Q&A with Speaker
2:05pm — Open roundtable among participants
2:30pm — Close
Registration
Early Bird: $99 — register by May 8
General Admission: $149 — May 9 and later
Registration guarantee: Learn something that benefits your business — or get your full registration fee back!