AGENDA | NOV 7-8
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
| Time | Agenda | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 – 8:30am | Registration and Networking Breakfast | Exhibit Hall, Lobby | |
| 8:30 – 8:35am | Welcome/Opening Remarks | Bill McKeon, TMC | Auditorium |
| 8:35 – 9:05am | Morning Keynote | Melinda Richter, Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS | Auditorium |
| 9:05 – 9:30am | Morning Keynote 2 | Neil Canavan, Author of A Cure Within: Scientists Unleashing the Immune System to Kill Cancer, The Trout Group | Auditorium |
| 9:30 – 10:00am | VC Panel Discussion | Moderatored by Erik Halvorsen, TMCx |
Auditorium |
| 10:00 – 10:30am | Networking Break | ||
| 10:30 – 10:50am | Recapping The 2017 Legislative Session | Tom Kowalski, THBI | Auditorium |
| 10:50 – 11:00am | Update from DeBakey Award Winner | Laura Bosworth, TeVido BioDevices | Auditorium |
| 11:00 – 11:20am | NASDAQ Public Companies Spotlight | Moderated by: Stephen Valenta, NASDAQ Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Jeff Wade Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Greg Naeve, Ph.D. |
Auditorium |
| 11:20 – 11:40am | Working with NIH to Advance Technology & Economic Development | Michael Salgaller, Ph.D., NIH | Auditorium |
| 11:40 – 12:00pm | Drug Development Mania – Is Houston a Player? | Atul Varadhachary, M.D., Ph.D., Fannin Innovation Studio Mark Worscheh, Fannin Innovation Studio, Aquinas Companies |
Auditorium |
| 12:00 – 1:00pm | Networking Lunch | Exhibit Hall | |
| 1:00 – 5:00pm | Company Presentations |
Auditorium |
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 – 1:15pm | TMCx Companies Spotlight | Gwyn Ballentine, TMC Innovation, Moderator |
| 1:15 – 1:35pm | CPRIT Awardees Spotlight | |
| 1:35 – 2:30pm | Company Presentations | |
| 2:30 – 2:45pm | Networking Break | |
| 2:45 – 5:15pm | Company Presentations |
| Time | Agenda | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 – 2:30pm | Educational Symposia |
Track 1 | Location: Room 280 | Moderator: Meg Boulware, Boulware & Valoir
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 – 1:30pm | The Past, Present, and Future of Designing Immuno-Oncology Clinical Trials | Dan Hargrove, Cancer Insight Laura Richie, Cancer Insight |
| 1:30 – 2:00pm | Is The R&D Tax Credit the Best Option for Your Start-up? | Tomas Nally, TRCG Advisors Clarice Motter, Clarice Motter CPA |
| 2:00 – 2:30pm | Practical Advice to Start-Ups on Licensing and Contracting |
Alice Turinas, Turinas & Bird LLC Robert Abdon, Ph.D., MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Track 2 | Location: Room 1003 | Moderator: TBD
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 – 1:30pm | CMC Consideration in IND Preparation | Steve Pondell, Integrated BioTech Solutions Jonathan Bohmann, Ph.D., Southwest Research Institute Kevin Kane, Ph.D., Quotient Clinical |
| 1:30 – 2:00pm | Lab Space Design and Real Estate for Life Science Companies | Peter Stojkovic, Transwestern Gavin Keith, DPR Construction Chris Wadley, Transwestern Jennifer Oliverio, DPR Construction |
| 2:00 – 2:30pm | Talent Recruitment | Billy Howell, MedSource, Moderator Mary McKinney, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals |
| Time | Agenda | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:30 – 3:00pm | Networking Break | ||
| 3:00 – 5:00pm | Educational Symposia (Cont'd) |
Track 2 | Location: Room 1003 | Moderator: TBD
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00 – 3:30pm | Venture Capital Funding for Life Sciences Startups: How to Attract and Work with the Right VC Investors | Angela Shah, Xconomy, Moderator Anurag Agarwal, Osage Partners, Rajiv Bala, S3 Ventures David Schubert, Accelerator Corporation Jorge Ramirez, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners |
| 3:30 – 4:00pm | 101 and The Patent Eligibility of Life Science Inventions | Tamsen Valoir, Boulware & Valoir |
| 4:00 – 4:30pm | Life Science Start-up Resources & Programs Provided by The Regions Institutions | Paul Cherukuri, Institute for Biosciences and Bioengineering, Moderator Michael Dilling, Baylor College of Medicine Bruce Butler, UTHealth Science Center Andrew Dennis, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Tong Sun, Houston Methodist Research Institute |
| Time | Agenda | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00pm | Award Presentations | Most Promising Life Science Companies Award Brad Burke, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship Michael E. DeBakey Life Science Award Ann Tanabe, BioHouston |
Auditorium |
| 5:00 – 6:30pm | Reception and Company Showcase | Exhibit Hall |
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
| Time | Agenda | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:30am | One on One Meeting Registration | JLABS @ TMC, 2450 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX |
| 9:30 – 10:00am | Welcome and JLABS Tour Tom Luby, JLABS @ TMC |
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| 10:00am – 12:00pm | One on one meetings with companies and investors | |
| 12:00 – 7:00pm | TMCx Demo Day |
Testimonials
Comments from Attendees at Previous Texas Life Science Forums
"Coming from an academic lab, I was impressed by the innovative ideas by a lot of the attendees. In addition, I saw that biotech is quite active in the Houston area."
"I was introduced to investors and other entrepreneurs from the Houston area - many of which I never would have met organically following my own personal network."
"The quality of the people attending from all areas of biotech - academia, industry, financial - Well done."