Spring into Commercialization
March 25, 2022
850 PBC
Phoenix Bioscience Core
Agenda and Resources
11:00-12:00
Lobby
Registration, lunch, networking
12:00-1:00
CEI LabForce
Opening Keynote
“Working with Global Science-Business Media”
- Moderator: Ben Smith, Nautilus Venture Partners
- Keynote Speaker: Moira Gunn, Ph.D., Host of NPR Tech Nation, BioTech Nation, and Tech Nation Health; Director of Bioentrepreneurship and associate professor, University of San Francisco
1:00-1:15
Networking Break
1:15-2:15
Breakout Sessions
ASU HEALabs
“Regulatory Strategies for BioPreneurs”
- Moderator:
- Ben Smith, Nautilus Venture Partners
- Panelists:
- Melissa Ray, Verigility Management and Technology Advisory
- Meghan McGovern, AZ Technica
Recommended Websites ↴
CEI LabForce
“IP Strategies to Protect Your Business”
- Moderator:
- Nina Ossanna, Ph.D., MZ Biolabs; Bioindustry Organization of Southern Arizona
- Panelists:
- Rodney Fuller, Booth Udall Fuller, PLC
- Susan Rosenfield, Fennemore
Recommended Websites ↴
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office full-text patent database
- European Patent Office global database of patents/applications
- University of Wisconsin research guide—overview of patents and trademarks
2:15-2:30
Networking Break
2:30-3:30
Breakout Sessions
ASU HEALabs
“Building a Successful Board & Leadership Team”
- Moderator:
- Patrick Marcus, Marcus Engineering
- Panelists:
- Helen Goldstein, Perkins Coie
- Rachel Lutowsky, Fahrenheit Advisors
CEI LabForce
“Getting Your Foot in the Door: Hospital/Medical Center Relationships”
- Moderator:
- Ben Smith, Nautilus Venture Partners
- Panelists:
- Roderick Tung, M.D., University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
- Kiran Avancha, Ph.D., HonorHealth; PriZm Therapeutics
3:30-3:45
Networking Break
3:45-4:45
CEI LabForce
Closing Keynote Panel
“Tales from the C-Suite”
- Moderator:
- Scarlett Spring, TapRoot Interventions & Solutions
- Panelists:
- Matthew Likens, GT Medical Technologies
- Brenda Schmidt, Redesign Health; Solera Health
- John Shufeldt, M.D., J.D., MBA, FACEP, Xcellerant Ventures; Tribal EM; Shufeldt Consulting; Shufeldt Law Firm; EmPower Emergency Physicians
4:45-5:00
CEI LabForce
Closing Remarks
5:00-6:30
Lobby