Advancing Technology for Business Growth
Biotech and Biomedical Engineering
May 18, 2016
Lehigh University - Ben Franklin TechVentures Building
116 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015
815
900 East Room
915 East Room
935 East Room
1005 East Room
1025 East Room
1045 East Room
1115 West Room
1115 East Room
1230
115 East Room
145
200 East Room
315
Breakfast and Registration
Welcome – Rob Lee / Gene Lucadamo, LETN Chairs
CAMN Overview and Update – Rick Vinci, Center Director
Introduction: Rolf Schlake, Particle Sciences
Chris Molineaux, President & CEO, Pennsylvania Bio
Pennsylvania’s Life Sciences - Nurturing an Ecosystem of Job Creation and Innovation
Anand Jagota, Lehigh Bioengineering Director - Programs and Facilities
Vassie Ware, Lehigh Biological Sciences
Networking / Posters / Exhibits / Refreshments
Business Resources Roundtable
Moderator: Asher Schiavone, Economic Devel. Coordinator, City of Bethlehem
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Steve Carpenter, Life Sciences Greenhouse of PA
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Lisa Friedersdorf, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
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Joanne Gere, BioPharma Research Council
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Diane Lewis, Manufacturer’s Resource Center
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Gene Lucadamo, Lehigh University
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Bob Thomson, Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Transitioning Lehigh Research - NSF I-Corps Teams
Moderator: Ivy Schultz – New York City I-Corps Innovation Node (NYCRIN)
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Bryan Berger - Enzymatic disinfectants for microbial decontamination
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Chao Zhou – Optical Coherence Tomography
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Yaling Liu - PharmaFlux
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Himanshu Jain - Bioactive tailored multiporous powder to treat dentin hypersensitivity
Rama Rao Vemula – Adsorbox Medical Oxygen Concentrator
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Lunch/Posters/Exhibits
Guest Speaker – Scott Livingston, CEO, Livingston Securities
Financing Lehigh Valley’s Innovation Economy – A Wall Street and VC perspective
Break / Refreshments
Insights from Biotechnology Companies
Moderator: Rolf Schlake, Applied Separations
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Ben Pascal, Invisible Sentinel
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David Marks, DME
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Dr. Bob Spiro / Charles Wing, Aesculap
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Mark Dillon, BioMed Sciences
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Lyn Hughes, 4th Generation Resins
Network/Posters
Tour of Health Research Hub Facility (Iacocca)
Tour of TechVentures
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