This meeting will bring together experts from industry, government, non-profits and academia to discuss foundational research, technology development and product commercialization.
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Eighth Annual Mid-Atlantic Advanced Biomanufacturing Symposium
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Location is the Pinn Hall CONFERENCE CENTER which is most easily accessed off LANE ROAD (versus the entrance off Jeff Park Ave)
Enter Pinn Hall at the Pinn Hall South Entrance (408 Lane Road), where a volunteer will swipe you in. If you end up at the entrance to Pinn Hall off Jefferson Park Avenue, head right and take the elevators to the second floor.
Parking
Guests may park in the E3 Lot Adjacent to Scott Stadium. Here are walking directions to the South Entrance of Pinn Hall.
Agenda
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 AM
Opening Remarks
Lori McMahon Vice President for Research UVA
George Christ Professor of Biomedical Engineering UVA
8:40 – 9:20 AM Keynote 1
Farsh Guilak Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery WashU Medicine
9:20 – 10:20 AM Session 1 | What is the Bioeconomy?
Mike Friedlander Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
10:20 – 11:20 AM Session 2 | Challenges with New Startups in Biomaterials
Spencer Marsh , Chief Scientific Officer of The Tiny Cargo Co.
Luke Burnett , Chief Executive Officer of KeraNetics, Inc.
Cohava Gelber /MBA, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Serpin Pharma
Scott Hollenbeck MD, Professor and Chair of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery UVA
Session Chairs Robert Gourdie and David Chen
Panel Discussion led by Sally Allain
11:20 – 11:30 AM
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 PM Session 3 | Frontiers in Biomaterial Design
William J. Polachek Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering UNC Medicine
Rachel Letteri Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering UVA
Aleksander Skardal Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering OSU
Session Chairs Chris Highley and Priscilla Hwang
12:30 – 1:10 PM
Lunch
1:10 – 1:50 PM Keynote 2
Sarah Mayes Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder of Alafair Biosciences
Introduction Chris Highley Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering UVA
1:50 – 2:50 PM Session 4 | Clinical Applications for Organ and Tissue Repair
Cory Neu Professor of Biomedical Engineering U. Colorado
Luis Alvarez Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Theradaptive
Brent DeGeorge Assistant Professor of Plastic and Surgery UVA
Session Chairs Reggie Stilwell and Michael Floren
2:50 – 3:50 PM Session 5 | Accounting for Sex Differences in Biomanufacturing
Karen Burg Chair of Biomedical Research, Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery UGA
Hany Damian Damian MedTech
Jeremiah Easley Associate Professor of Clinical Sciences CSU
Session Chair Barbara Boyan
3:50 – 4:50 PM Session 6 | Biomanufacturing for Cell Therapy and Tissue Building
Johnna Temenoff Professor of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Tech
Heather Germany Vice President LifeScience Operations at LifeNet Health LifeSciences
Session Chair Hank Donahue
4:50 – 6:20 PM Poster Session and Happy Hour
Shayn Peirce-Cottler Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering UVA
6:20 – 6:35 PM Closing Remarks and Poster Awards
George Christ
Thank you to our sponsors!
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia
The Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research
Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics at Virginia Tech