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<div class="WordSection1">Forwarded announcement- open to MIT
postdocs:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Maintaining
an open mind about innovation: A dialogue about synergies
and dichotomies between academic and industrial research<span
style="color:black">.</span>” <br>
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<h2><small><abbr class="dtstart" title="2015-12-16T15:00-07:00">Panel
discussion - Wednesday, December 16, 2015 <br>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">at 3
pm, with a reception to follow at 4:15 pm</span></b></p>
<strong><span class="fn org">Novartis Institutes for Biomedical
Research<br>
Auditorium</span></strong><br>
<span class="adr">250 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
<span class="locality">Cambridge</span>, <span class="region">Massachusetts</span>
<span class="postal-code">02139</span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This event is
open to the public and free;
<b>registration is required</b>. <a
href="https://www.regonline.com/panel_academia_vs_industry">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.regonline.com/panel_academia_vs_industry">https://www.regonline.com/panel_academia_vs_industry</a></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Biomedical
researchers in academia and industry have the common goal of
improving human health through science. The objective of this
panel is to challenge the entrenched paradigms of both
research environments, and engage local research communities
in a discussion about how the different approaches to R&D
contribute to the health of society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
discussion will hopefully evolve to include a variety of
perspectives in this area. By examining differences that
emerge, we hope to explore the interrelation between academia
and industry, and how the diversity of science and opinions
enrich the research areas related to medicine and healthcare.
In addition, we hope to start discussions about potential
collaborations between academia and industry during the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The<b> panel
members </b>will be Susan Windham-Bannister (Biomedical
Innovation Advisors & former Mass. Life Sciences Center
CEO), Kenneth Kaitin (Professor and Director, Tufts Center for
the Study of Drug Development, Tufts University School of
Medicine, Tufts University), Harvey Lodish (Professor of
Biology; Member, Whitehead Institute; Professor of
Bioengineering), and Derek Lowe (Research Fellow at Vertex
Pharmaceuticals & blogger of “In The Pipeline”).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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