This meeting will bring together experts from industry, government, non-profits and academia to discuss foundational research, technology development and product commercialization.
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Eighth Annual Mid-Atlantic Advanced Biomanufacturing Symposium
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PARKING
Day guests may park in the E3 Lot near Scott Stadium. Here are walking directions from the E3 lot to the Pinn Hall Conference Center's South Entrance: MAP.
DIRECTIONS
Enter at the Pinn Hall South Entrance (1310 Lane Road).
HOTEL
There are hotels and inns within walking distance of Pinn Hall. We have a room block with one of them a reduced rates of $159/night. It's the Marriott Courtyard University Medical Center at 1201 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903. The block is for July 16-17 and rooms must be booked by July 2, 2025. Use this link to book the group rate for 8th Mid-Atlantic Advanced Biomanufacturing Symposium.
Agenda
8:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 AM Opening Remarks
Lori McMahon Vice President for Research UVA
George Christ Professor of Biomedical Engineering UVA
8:40 – 9:20 AM Morning Keynote
Farsh Guilak Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery WashU Medicine
9:20 – 10:20 AM Session 1 | What is the Bioeconomy?
Mike Friedlander Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Juan Pablo Segura Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia
Lloyd Rose Program Manager, BioFabUSA
10:20 – 11:20 AM Session 2 | Challenges with New Startups in Biomaterials
Spencer Marsh Chief Scientific Officer of The Tiny Cargo Co.
Luke Burnett Chief Executive Officer of KeraNetics, Inc.
Cohava Gelber Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Serpin Pharma
Scott Hollenbeck Professor and Chair of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery UVA
Session Chairs Robert Gourdie and David Chen
Panel Discussion led by Sally Allain
11:20 – 11:30 AM Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 PM Session 3 | Frontiers in Biomaterial Design
William J. Polachek Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering UNC Medicine
Rachel Letteri Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering UVA
Aleksander Skardal Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering OSU
Session Chairs Chris Highley and Priscilla Hwang
12:30 – 1:10 PM Lunch
1:10 – 1:50 PM Afternoon Keynote
Sarah Mayes Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder of Alafair Biosciences
Introduction Chris Highley Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering UVA
1:50 – 2:50 PM Session 4 | Clinical Applications for Organ and Tissue Repair
Corey Neu Professor of Biomedical Engineering U. Colorado
Luis Alvarez Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Theradaptive
Brent DeGeorge Assistant Professor of Plastic and Surgery UVA
Session Chairs Reggie Stilwell and Michael Floren
2:50 – 3:50 PM Session 5 | Accounting for Sex Differences in Biomanufacturing
Karen Burg Chair of Biomedical Research, Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery UGA
Hany Demian Demian MedTech Regulatory Consulting, LLC (Retired, FDA)
Jeremiah Easley Associate Professor of Clinical Sciences CSU
Session Chair Barbara Boyan
3:50 – 5:00 PM Session 6 | Biomanufacturing for Cell Therapy and Tissue Building
Johnna Temenoff Professor of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Tech
Heather Germany Vice President LifeScience Operations at LifeNet Health LifeSciences
Todd McDevitt Vice President of Cell therapies at Genentech (Virtual)
Session Chair Hank Donahue
5:00 – 6:20 PM Poster Session and Happy Hour
Shayn Peirce-Cottler Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering UVA
6:20 – 6:35 PM Closing Remarks and Poster Awards
George Christ
Thank you to our sponsors!
VIPC, The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia
The Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research
UVA Center for Advanced Biomanufacturing
Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU Institute for Women's Health
VCU Institute for Engineering and Medicine
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics at Virginia Tech
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
