This meeting will bring together experts from industry, government, non-profits and academia to discuss foundational research, technology development and product commercialization. 

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!

Allosource

Humabiologics

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

Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute

Register

In-person registration is $60 for professionals and $25 for trainees. The cost covers all symposium meals and breaks and the Thursday evening happy hour.