Hands on workshop - Developing AI Agents in Life Sciences

We are delighted to invite you to join our upcoming workshop on “Developing AI Agents in Life Sciences”, organized by SciLifeLab Data Centre, SciLifeLab Lund site and the eScience Hub at Lund University. 

AI agents are emerging as autonomous systems that orchestrate scientific workflows by interacting with digital tools and data sources. These have various implications for life science research. They can, for example, simplify complex analyses by automating data integration, run computational models, and coordinate experimental steps, making research pipelines more efficient and reproducible. In this on-site hands-on workshop held at Belfragesalen, BMC D15 (Klinikgatan 32) in Lund, we will introduce and discuss AI Agents in life science, and engage in collaborative practical sessions. Welcome!

Date: 2026-11-02
Time: 10.00-15.30 (coffee will be served from 9.30). Fika and lunch provided free of charge. 
Location: room Belfragesalen, BMC D15, Klinikgatan 32, Lund. No remote participation.

Target audience: Researchers, PhD students, research infrastructure interested in learning more about and trying hands-on exercises with AI Agents. Participants with any university affiliation and industry researchers are welcome. Basic Python programming skills are required; previous experience working with Jupyter notebooks would be helpful. Participants must bring their own laptop.

Registration: We expect many to be interested in attending this event. After we reach max capacity, we will open a waitlist. If you cannot join, please cancel your registration as soon as possible to make your spot available for someone else. Please add dietary restrictions to your registration.

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Speakers and Facilitators: Chris Long Huynh (PhD candidate, Uppsala University), and Mahbub Ul Alam and Johan Alfredéen (Data Engineers (AI) at SciLifeLab Data Centre).

The workshop will feature a series of engaging presentations, interactive discussions, and collaborative sessions focusing on:

• Introduction to AI agent technologies
• Applications, opportunities and challenges of AI Agents in life science
• Hands-on tutorials with reasoning models, LangChain and MCP servers
• Discussions on the role of AI agents in shaping the future of life science

Agenda

09:30-10:00 Light breakfast and networking

10.00-10.15 Presentation session 1: Introduction: Exploring how AI agents can transform life sciences. Speaker: Johan Alfredéen.

10.15-10.30 Demonstration Session: AI agents in action. Facilitators: Mahbub Ul Alam.

10:30-12:00 Hands-on Session 1: Developing AI agents with LangChain & ReAct. Session Facilitators: Dinh Long Huynh, Mahbub Ul Alam.

12:00-13:00 Lunch and networking

13:00-13:30 Continuation of Hands-on Session 1: Developing AI agents with LangChain & ReAct.

13:30-15:00 Hands-on Session 2: AI agent collaboration with the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Session Facilitators: Mahbub Ul Alam, Johan Alfredéen, Dinh Long Huynh.

15:00-15:15 Presentation Session 2: Deploying AI Agents: Legal, Technical, and Practical Considerations. Speaker: Johan Alfredéen.

15:15-15:30 Concluding Session: Open Q&A

15:30 Fika and networking

Registration: Please add dietary restrictions to your registration. If you cannot join, please cancel your registration.

About the LU eScience Hub:
The LU eScience Hub is a university-wide initiative that brings together researchers, IT specialists, and infrastructure experts to strengthen digital research at Lund University. The hub supports the use of advanced computation, data management, and AI methods across disciplines - from the humanities and social sciences to natural and technical sciences. The LU eScience Hub is organised by eSSENCE at Lund University.