Life Sciences Commercialization Lecture Series

The NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences is the lead coordinator for the monthly Life Sciences Commercialization Lecture Series which provides a forum for industry experts to share their experiences in commercialization with academia and industry colleagues followed by networking opportunities. This series has grown substantially over the past four years in terms of attendance and is free to the public. For more information an upcoming lectures, please visit our Events page.

We thank our 2010 sponsors for their generous support of the Life Sciences Commercialization Lecture Series - the University at Buffalo Center for Advanced Technology (UB CAT), NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, National Grid, Workforce New York and Buffalo BioSciences.

January 2010:“The Yin and Yang of Technology Start-Up Companies: The NanoDynamics Story”
Guest Speakers: Keith Blakely - Chairman and CEO, InVentures Group (Past CEO – NanoDynamics) and Rick Berger - Director, NextPoint LLC (Past President – NanoDynamics)

February 2010:“Contract Pharmaceuticals Limited (CPL) – Understanding the Pharmaceuticals Industry:
How Outsourcing Fits In”
Guest Speaker: Jan Sahai, PharmD, Vice President, Business Development - Contract Pharmaceuticals Limited

March 2010:“UB CAT: Funding University-Industry Collaborations in the Life Sciences”
Guest Speakers: Marnie LaVigne, Ph.D. – Director, Business Development, UB CAT & NYS Center of Excellence and Renata Bator – Business Development Associate, UB CAT

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April 2010:“The Innovation Center Opens Its Doors: New Home of BNMC and Others” PLUS tour of Innovation Center
Guest Speaker: Patrick Whalen - Chief Operating Officer, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

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May 2010: “What are Western New York Life Sciences Companies Looking for in Potential Employees” Interactive Panel Discussion
Guest Moderator: Steve Kimmel-Hurt - Account Manager, Superior Technical Resources
Guest Panelists: Anthony Johnson - CEO, Empire Genomics; Karen Klein - Recruiter, Life Technologies; Cathy Rojek - Manager - Human Resources, Greatbatch Medical; Michael Zwick, Ph.D., MBA - Chief Executive Officer, AndroBioSys

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September 2010: “Announcement of New “Appleseed Fund” for Early Stage Company Investment”
Guest Speaker: Bela Musits – Managing Director, High Peaks Venture Partners

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October 2010: “The Welch Allyn Perspective:  Recognizing and Seizing Opportunities in Sales and Marketing”
Guest Speaker: Susan Dubay, MPA, BSN, RN - Director Clinical New Product and New Services Development, Welch Allyn

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November 2010: “Building Partnerships with Big Pharma – When, Why and How”
Guest Speaker: Cyndi Green, Ph.D., MBA – Director, Worldwide Business Development, Pfizer

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December 2010: “Connecting Buffalo & Boston Angel Investors: Enhancing The Chances for Startup Success”
Guest Speaker: George Simmons – Partner, Derby Management and Member, Cherrystone Angels and LaunchPad

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