Industry / Academia Connect and Collaborate
Check out AUTM’s Industry/Academia Connect and Collaborate event, where companies engage with universities. In brief presentations, industry partners will present technologies they seek and will provide tips on how to collaborate with them. This year, more than 30 industry representatives are poised to connect!
NEW THIS YEAR: The Connect and Collaborate program has a total of four sessions with each focused on a specific topic. These topics will be opportunities to meet with industry representatives in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences or with industry investors.
- Following the Monday sessions, there will be a networking event in the Exhibit Hall where Connect & Collaborate attendees and presenters can meet for one-on-one discussions.
- Following the Tuesday sessions, there will be an exclusive networking reception where industry representatives can meet with decision makers from academia, including attendees from the VPR Symposium.
Facilitators:
Monday
Life Sciences Session 1:
- Stefan Schweizer, Thermo Fisher
- David Lough, Chiesi USA
- Ayelet Marom, Medtech Innovator, BioTools Innovator
- Shane Peng, AstraZeneca
- Nelson Medeiros, Novartis
- Mark Fairey, STEMCELL Technologies
- Dinesh Divakaran, Owkin
- Hidehiro Suzuki, Ono Pharma USA, Inc.
- Irene Blat, Servier Pharmaceuticals
Physical Sciences Session:
- Hidehiro Suzuki, Ono Pharma
- Sarina El, One Valley
- Chase Bonhag, FirstIgnite
- Sukla Chandra, GE Licensing
- Kevin McCreight, Eastman Chemical
- Sarina El, OneValley
- Leah Speser, Foresight Science & Technology
- Jason Berrebi, International Business Machines Corporation
- Justin Mahan, FedTech
Tuesday
Investor Session:
- Jeremy Caldwell, Red Tree VC
- Jose Morachis, Phase Two Ventures
- Anurag Agarwal, Osage University Partners
- Brian Zuercher, 1870 Ventures
- Brittany de Kouchkovsky, Orange Grove Bio
- Steve Pedersen, LevelSet Capital
- Megan Aanstoos, Venture Well
- Charles Lin, Illumina Ventures
- Aiden Aceves, Insight Partners
Life Sciences Session 2:
- Gary Latham/BioTechne
- Katy Montague, AstraZeneca (Oncology R&D)
- Xin Bu, Xi'an Dijia Biotech Company
- Blisseth Sy, OmniAb
- Tari Suprapto, Novo Nordisk A/S
- John Wilson, GSK
- Woj Wrona, Merck
- Tom Flores, Tarsus
- Spiro Marangoudakis, Cell Signaling Technology
- Orla Hough, abcam
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Connect and Collaborate Reception
An exclusive networking reception follows the industry presentations. Get ready. Get set. Mingle!
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