University Calendar
Regional Academic Drug Discovery Symposium - Tomorrows Drugs Today
Welcome
Keith Bostian, Ph.D. CEO, Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship; Dean, NJCSTM Program and Office of Tech Transfer, Kean University
Session 1: Different Models
Tri-I TDI/Bridge Medicines: a novel academic drug discovery and development model
- Bruce R. Conway, Ph.D. Director, Rockefeller University and the Tri-Institutional Therapeutic Discovery Institute
Bootstrapping Translational Research in Academia – Rutgers University Experience
- David Kimball, Ph.D. Assoc Vice President, Translational Sciences and Research Commercialization, Rutgers University
The Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research - Integrating the Best of Academia & Industry
- Wayne Childers, Ph.D. Assoc Professor, Temple Univ School of Pharmacy & Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research
Translating Academic Innovation into Commercial Opportunity through LIBH REACH Program
- Li Liu, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Business Development, Center for Biotechnology, Stony Brook University
Session 2: Funding Translational Research
- Session chair – Vincent Smeraglia, J.D., Executive Director, Office of Research Commercialization, Rutgers University
- Peter Alff, Ph.D., Executive in Residence, Kairos Ventures
- Stephen Goodman, JD, Co-Founder, Mid-Atlantic Bio Angels
- Carolyn Buser-Doepner, Ph.D., VP and Global Head of Discovery Partnerships with Academia, Glaxo Smith Kline R&D
- James Golubieski, President, NJ Health Foundation/Foundation Venture Capital Group
Lunch and Poster Session: Topics in Academic Drug Discovery
Accepting poster abstracts with registration
Session 3: Case Studies
Trigriluzole: An SBIR-Derived Clinical Compound for the Treatment of Ataxia and Melanoma
- Allen Reitz, Ph.D. CEO, Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center
CX3CR1 Chemokine Antagonists Halt Metastatic Spreading in Animal Models of Metastasis
- Joseph Salvino, Ph.D. Professor, Medicinal Chemistry, The Wistar Institute
ILSE-CTM-ATCC Partnership: The Evolution of an Idea into Products used in Drug Discovery
- Tasha Santiago-Rodriguez, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship
Networking/refreshments
For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sam Kongsamut, Executive Director, Entrepreneur Center, Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship at skongsamut@ilsebio.com, 973-937-8115.