[bioundgrd] Fwd: Announcing the MIT Sloan Bioinnovations Conference - February 28, 2014

[Janice Chang]

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From: Runjhun Srivastava <runjhun at mit.edu<mailto:runjhun at mit.edu>>
Date: December 11, 2013 3:49:59 PM EST
Subject: Announcing the MIT Sloan Bioinnovations Conference - February 28, 2014

Subject: ANNOUNCING THE MIT SLOAN BIOINNOVATIONS CONFERENCE - FEBRUARY 28, 2014


Save the Date: February 28, 2014, MIT SLOAN BIOINNOVATIONS CONFERENCE 2014

Precision Medicine & Impact of Innovation on Targeted Care

MIT Sloan BioInnovations 2014 will bring together industry, academic, and policy leaders to explore the business opportunities in tracking and identifying particular genetic factors as well as the role of genetic information in the development of new therapies. We will also discuss how this trend impacts and is impacted by the regulatory environment and reimbursement environment in U.S. healthcare system.



Keynote Speakers:

Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

George Church, Ph.D., Wyss Institute of Synthetic Biology & Director of Personal Genome Project



Panel Discussions:

-Transforming Healthcare Entrepreneurship with Innovative Financing Methods and Novel Technologies

Noubar Afeyan, Founder, Managing Partner, and CEO, Flagship Ventures

Michael Greeley, General Partner, Foundation Medical Partners


- Innovation Trends in Upstream R&D and Phase I Pipeline Development

Steve Dickman, CEO and Co-Founder, CBT Advisors

Dr. Jose-Carlos Gutierrez-Ramos, SVP Research and Development, Pfizer Biotherapeutics


- Big Data in Healthcare: Where Does That Lead Us?

Dr. Thomas Delbanco, Co-Director, OpenNotes



- Seizing Uncaptured Opportunities in Emerging Markets

Rehan Khan, Managing Director, Abbott India Ltd.



Poster Session:
Learn from top scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs from MIT and beyond as they showcase their cutting edge technologies. Poster application is now open - email yours today to mitbioinnovationsposter at mit.edu<mailto:mitbioinnovationsposter at mit.edu> to win a free conference ticket and prizes!

Conference Details:

Time: Friday, February 28, 2014, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Location: Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel, Kendall Square, Cambridge MA

Website: http://www.web.mit.edu/sloanhcc/bioinnovations/2014/



***Tickets on sale NOW ***





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