The Hepatitis B Foundation’s Regional Biotech Council presented its annual RBC Conference, Commercializing University Technologies on Friday, October 1, 2010.
Speakers included:
Robert McGrath, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization Drexel University
Katherine Chou, M.B.A., Executive Director, Office of Technology Transfer and Business Development, Thomas Jefferson University
Ned Heindel, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, Lehigh University
Stephen Chadwick, President and CEO - Secant Medical
Gary Jacob, Ph.D., President and CEO – Synergy Pharmaceuticals
The Hepatitis B Foundation’s Regional Biotech Council presented its annual RBC Conference, A Roadmap for Biotechnology Ventures on Friday, September 18, 2009.
Speakers included:
Hon. Representative Patrick Murphy, U.S. Congress, 8th District
Senator Chuck McIlhinney, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th District
Mr. Loren D. Danzis, Partner, Fox Rothschild, LLP.
Ms. Jennifer Hart, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of SEPA, Director of Investments & Life Sciences
Dr. Joseph Kim, CEO, Inovio Biomedical Corporation
Mr. Neal McCarthy, Managing Director of Fairmount Partners
Ms. Jennifer Miller, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Dr. Salvatore J. Salamone, CEO & Chief Scientific Officer, Saladax Biomedical, Inc.
Dr. Robert A. Zivin, Corporate Director, Johnson and Johnson Corporate Office of Science & Technology
The Hepatitis B Foundation’s Regional Biotech Council presented its annual RBC Conference,Commercializing Academic Discoveries on Friday, October 10, 2008. The Regional Biotech Council Award was awarded to Dr. Eli Mordechai.
Speakers included:
Dr. Dennis Cheek, Vice President of Education, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Mr. James A. Datin, Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Life Sciences
Dr. Ray Manganelli, Partner, Sagamore Capital
Dr. Richard Caruso, Founder & Chairman, Integra Life Sciences
Ms. Jeannine M. Martilla, Executive Director, Technology Investment Office, Pennsylvania Department
of Community and Economic Development
The Hepatitis B Foundation’s Regional Biotech Council presented its annual “Biotech Award for Outstanding Achievement” to Mr. Paul Raetsch, (Ret.) Director of the Philadelphia Regional Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, at its 7th annual biotech conference.
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| (Left to right): Dr. Rifat Pamukcu, Midway Pharma; Mr. James Self, Merck; Dr. Timothy Block, Hepatitis B Foundation; state senator Chuck McIlhinney; Mr. Paul Raetsch, 2007 biotech honoree; Dr. Anthony Green, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA; Dr. Mohan Philip, Hepatitis B Foundation and Immunotope; and Mr. Ed Erickson, formerly of Immunicon (November 9, 2007). |