Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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1:00pm – 1:15pm |
Welcome Address: NIH’s Role in Facilitating Academic Technology Development
Matt McMahon, Director
NIH SEED (Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development)
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1:15pm – 2:00pm |
Keynote Address: It Takes an Ecosystem: Incentive, Partnership, and Impact Design is Critical to Advancing Technologies and Sustaining Translation Culture.
Research is moving through an evolution as it relates to impact orientation and an emphasis on researcher development. With the CHIPS and Science Act – the largest authorization of U.S. research and development funding in decades – there is momentum to increase the development and effects of ecosystems on the capacity to advance innovation for societal and economic impact. Ecosystems require culture for sustainability, and culture requires the right incentives, partnerships, and impact goals to be effective. For the translation of biomedical research, the NIH Proof of Concept Network has done well to initiate ecosystems and culture, but we still have work to do.
Ian D. McClure, JD, LLM
Chair-Elect, Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM); Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Economic Impact; Executive Director, UK Innovate at the University of Kentucky
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2:00pm – 2:15pm |
Break |
2:15pm – 3:00pm |
Career Development Panel Discussion
Careers in product development and entrepreneurship have emerged as some of the most exciting and rewarding paths for young academic researchers. Hear from innovators whose career trajectory has been altered after their experience working with the Proof of Concept Network. Hubs will also share specific activities/initiatives aimed at career development that was highly successful.
Eugene Krentsel, PhD (Moderator)
CSO & VP, XLerateHealth; Co-Founder & President, innoVEK
Queenie Cheong, PhD
Vice President, BlackRock
Barry Lutz, PhD
Co-Founder & CSO, Anavasi Diagnostics; Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington
Jonathan Thon, PhD
Founder & CEO, STRM.BIO; Co-founder, PlateletBio
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3:00pm –3:15pm |
Break |
3:15pm – 4:00pm |
Transitions to Small Business Development Panel Discussion
Multiple project teams have leveraged Hub resources to form a company or successfully licensed their technology development to a small business. Innovators in this panel will highlight their successful transitions to small businesses, what relationships or resources proved vital in the transition, and what lessons they have carried forward for ongoing success.
Allison Hubel, PhD (Moderator)
Founder and CSO, Evia Bio; President Elect, Society for Cryobiology; Director, Technological Leadership Institute at University of Minnesota
Arash Kheradvar, MD, PhD, FAHA
Professor, UCI Departments of Biomedical Engineering, & Medicine (Cardiology); Founder, Valvention Inc.
Traci Lyons, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Co-founder, Perla Therapeutics
Steve Soper, PhD
Founder & CTO, Biofluidica
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4:00pm – 4:15pm |
Break |
4:15pm. – 5:00pm |
Early Commercialization Resources Panel Discussion
Proving the potential of a research discovery as a potential healthcare product requires access to regulatory and reimbursement advice, as well as business development guidance, from experts in the field. Innovators in this panel will describe how the advice/guidance they received altered the original plan for the project.
Steve Flaim, PhD, FACC, FAHA (Moderator)
Entrepreneur-In-Residence, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cem Altunbas, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, PhD
Assistant Research Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology
N Sanjeeva Murthy, PhD
Associate Research Professor, Rutgers University
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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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1:00pm – 1:15pm |
Day One Summary and Introductory Remarks: Product Development at the NIH – Introduction to the Proof of Concept Network
Matt McMahon, PhD
NIH SEED (Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development)
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1:15pm – 2:00pm |
Demonstrating the Impact of the NIH Proof of Concept Network
Institutions participating in the Proof of Concept network collect and report outcome metrics. In this presentation, RTI will provide a snapshot of the product development and training outcomes of the network.
Alan O’Connor, MBA
Senior Director, Center for Applied Economics & Strategy, RTI International
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2:00pm – 2:15pm |
Break |
2:15pm – 3:15pm |
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Across the Proof of Concept Network
A discussion that provides an overview of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) efforts in academic innovation including a discussion of the Proof of Concept Network Action Committee on EDI (PACE)
Jessica Sharon, MS, MBA (Moderator)
Director of Innovation Programs, University of Louisville; Co-lead, Proof of Concept Network Action Committee on EDI (PACE)
Edward DeMauro, PhD, AIAA
Assistant Professor, Rutgers School of Engineering
Rania Hussein, PhD, IEEE
Founder and Director, Remote Hub Lab (RHLab); Associate Teaching Professor, University of Washington
Claire McDonald, PhD
Project Manager, SPARK|REACH Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Kayla Meisner, MEng
Executive Director, Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV); Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee Member, AUTM (Association of University Technology Managers)
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3:15pm – 3:30pm |
Break |
3:30pm – 4:30pm |
Proof of Concept Network Innovator Showcase
A showcase event in which three exceptional POCN innovators will deliver a live pitch of their respective technologies to a panel of experts.
Loleta Robinson, MD, MBA (Moderator)
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED)
Faz Bashi, MD (Judge)
Lead Venture Investor, Portfolia FEMTECH Fund I and II
Ayse McCracken (Judge)
Founder, Ignite Healthcare Network; President Ennovate Health Ventures
Julie Schlosser (Judge)
Executive Director and Founding Partner, JOURNEY
This session was not recorded.
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4:30pm – 5:00pm |
Networking & Happy Hour
A networking opportunity that will allow meeting participants to meet POCN leaders, innovators, and other stakeholders.
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