The Westin Seaport District in Boston: June 4-5, 2023

Join AURP in Boston for a Deep Dive into Building Communities of Biotech Innovation!
Before the 2023 BIO International Conference begins in Boston, the AURP Bio Health Caucus will focus on building research space supporting communities of bio innovations. 
Developers, A/E firms, researchers, economic development reps, VC firms, and bio innovation district managers will want to attend.
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Please note: We are NOT providing a room block, to reserve a room please go through the BIO Convention Website 

2023 Speakers

Peter M. Pellerito
Senior Policy Advisor
BIO
 
Stephen Ezell
Vice President for Global Innovation Policy
ITIF
Brian Darmody
Chief Strategy Officer
AURP
Scott Andes
Moderator
U.S. Economic Development Administration
 Sara Imhof - PhD
Senior Director of Integration
Focused Initiative Team
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Julie Lenzer
Chief Innovation Officer

Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute

Joy Polefrone
Executive Director
Alliance for Building Better Medicine

Jeff Seymour
Executive Vice President
Economic Development
Erica Monique Vilsaint
Executive Director
BioNetwork and Life Sciences
Economic Development Division
North Carolina Community College System
Donn Rubin
Founding President & CEO
BioSTL
 
Alex Philippidis
Senior Business Editor
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

Rowan Walrath
Life Science Reporter
Boston Business Journal 
David J. Sutton
Executive Director and General Council
Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association
Jeff Talka - AIA, LEED AP 
Science & Technology Consultant
SEFA Lab of Year Judges 
Glennis Mehra
Director
Bio Labs at NYU Langone

Celina Chang
Vice President
Science Operations and Strategic Relations
Lab Central Boston 
John Stanford
Executive Director
Incubate
Joseph P. Allen
Executive Director
Bayh-Dole Coalition Vice President
Science Operations and Strategic Relations
Lab Central Boston 
Matt McMahon
Director
NIH SEED Office
Ulyana Desiderio 
Director
Life Sciences
Maryland Department of Commerce
Arti Santhanam
Executive Director
Maryland Innovation Initiative
TEDCO

George Thomas
Chief Innovation Officer
Connected DMV

Dr. Shahar Keinan
CEO & Co-Founder
Polaris Quantum Biotech
Gavin O. Jones - PhD
Manager
Senior Research Scientist
Quantum Computational Science
IBM
Michael Roberts
Chief Scientific Officer
International Space Station
Gavin D'Elia
Business Development Manager 
for Biomedical Applications
Axiom Space
Ken Shields
Senior Director
Business Development
Sierra Space
Dr. Camilla Urbaniak- PhD
Principal Investigator
ZIN Technologies
Jeanne LeClair
Senior Director
Business Development and Workforce Partnerships
Massachusetts Life Sciences

Travis McCready
Head of Life Sciences
Industries Americas, JLL 
Vinit Nijhawan
Managing Director
Mass Ventures
Lecturer
Boston University

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  This gathering of the global biotech industry provides access to key partners via BIO One-on-One Partnering, educational resources to help drive your business, and the insights you need to continue critical research and development.
Learn more: https://www.bio.org/events/bio-international-convention