WV Bioscience Summit 2013

2013 West Virginia Bioscience Summit - Agenda | Sponsors

Wednesday, February 27 – Event Opening Reception – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 28 – WV Bioscience Summit – 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Charleston Marriott Hotel, Charleston, WV

Registration for the conference is now open! We look forward to seeing you in Charleston on February 27-28, 2013 for the 3rd Annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit!

The Bioscience Association of West Virginia (BioWV), with sponsorship from BIO, PhRMA, Mylan, Amgen, Pfizer, the Blanchette Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, the WV Small Business Development Center, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Fisher Scientific and TechConnect West Virginia, will hold the 3rd Annual West Virginia Biosciences Summit on Thursday, February 28, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston, West Virginia.

This event will highlight the role and impact of the bioscience industry in West Virginia and the region, showcase research and commercialization efforts taking place at West Virginia universities and private companies, and discuss policies and programs to help nurture the industry.

The agenda and presenter information will be announced once finalized, but key topics will include policies and programs to grow the industry, university research ready for commercialization, WV bioscience company highlights, among others.

This event will bring together West Virginia's bioscience community - private companies, university researchers, suppliers and funders - as well as policy and opinion leaders, economic developers and others to learn more about how we successfully grow and nurture this important industry in West Virginia.

Sponsorship opportunities are available, as is exhibit space. For additional information, contact Bryan Brown at (304) 546-5500.

The cost to attend the event – which includes the reception on Feb. 27 and lunch on Feb. 28 – is $25 for members, $50 for nonmembers and free to students.

We look forward to seeing you in Charleston on February 27-28, 2013 for the 3rd Annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit!

West Virginia Bioscience Summit Agenda

	Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
6:00-7:30pm	Event Opening Reception, Charleston Marriott 2nd Floor
	Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013
8:00-8:30 a.m.	Registration, Charleston Marriott, 2nd Floor
8:30am-9:00 a.m.	Remarks [Video] The Honorable Jay Rockefeller, U.S. Senate State of the Organization Bryan Brown, Executive Director, Bioscience Association of WV Fisher Scientific Partnership Jeannie Deagan, Industry Director Biotech, ThermoFisher
9:00-9:40am	Keynote Presentation Dave Scholl, Ph.D., Former Chief Executive Officer, Diagnostic Hybrids, Inc.
9:40-10:00am	Paul Hill, Ph.D., Chancellor, WV Higher Education Policy Commission
10:00-10:10am	Break
10:10-11:15am	Research Taking Place in West Virginia Glenn Dillon, Ph.D., Vice President for Health Sciences Research and Graduate Education, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University John Maher, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, Marshall University Gagan Kaushal, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, University of Charleston School of Pharmacy Robert Barney, Ph.D., Interim Assistant Vice President of Research & Public Service, West Virginia State University Ms. Shana Phares, CEO, Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute
11:15-Noon	Clinical Trials in West Virginia: What's Taking Place & Why It's Important Glenn Dillon, Ph.D., Vice President for Health Sciences Research and Graduate Education, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University Nader Abraham, Ph.D. Vice Dean for Research, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University Jeff Trewhitt, Senior Director, Communications & Public Affairs, PhRMA
Noon	Lunch Remarks [Video] The Honorable Joe Manchin III, U.S. Senate
12:15-12:45pm	Policies/Programs Growing State Bio Industries Fritz Bittenbender, Vice President, Alliance Development & State Government Relations, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
12:45-1:15pm	Importance of the Life Science Industry to WV The Honorable Earl Ray Tomblin, Governor of West Virginia
1:15-1:25pm	Break
1:25-2:15pm	Growing Technology Transfer/Commercialization Opportunities in the Mountain State Gary Morris, Ph.D., Associate Director, Office of Tech Transfer & Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University Amy Melton, Assistant Director, Technology Transfer Office, Marshall University Research Corporation Jack Carpenter, Director, Innovation Transfer Consortium Robin Levine Stoller, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
2:15-3:15pm	Creating An Environment for Life Science Growth in West Virginia Gardiner Smith, Executive Chairman, Progenesis Technologies LLC Jagan Valluri, Ph.D., Co-Founder/Chief Operating Officer, Cordgenics Derek Gregg, Chief Executive Officer, Vandalia Research Michelle O’Connor, Investment Manager, West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust Patrick Bond, General Partner, Mountaineer Capital, LP
3:15-3:35pm	The Evolution of Protea Biosciences Steve Turner, Chief Executive Officer, Protea Biosciences
3:35-4:00pm	Inside Mylan's Mission to Provide 7 Billion People Access to Medicine Jeff May, Vice President, Product Strategy of Mylan North America
4:00pm-4:30pm	Concluding Remarks