Past EventNMBio Knowledge Fair & Expo
New Mexico’s Bioscience Industry — A Blueprint for Success
The Knowledge Fair will showcase the talent, energy, research and business smarts of the state’s pioneering entrepreneurs in the bioscience, biomedical and health care communities. Hear and meet leaders from our leading research institutions, economic development agencies, the national labs and venture groups committed to the advancement of the biotech, medical device, pharmaceutical, drug discovery, diagnostic and agriculture industries throughout the state.
NMBio and its partners will offer attendees unparalleled education and networking opportunities in an intimate and informal educational settings. James Greenwood, CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the world’s largest trade association representing bioscience companies, and Robert W. Rubin, President & CEO of Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, are our esteemed keynote speakers.
In between the two keynote addresses, attendees will be able to attend a wide range of simultaneous informative briefings and have he opportunity to meet one on one with speakers and with service providers that will showcasing their products and services. The unique learning environment will be immediately followed by a cocktail reception. The combination of tasty food, beer and wine will provide everyone with the chance to put their cell phones on mute and enjoy 90 minutes of networking before heading home.
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Schedule:
7:30 am – Check in
8 am to 4 pm — Program
4 pm to 5:30 pm Cocktail Reception
Speakers, Topics and and Schedule
8am | The Business of Biomedical Research* Robert Rubin,CEO and President Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute & the leaders of LRRI’s family of businesses: Jake McDonald, PhD Mako Labs (LRRI) Jeff Lewine, PhD Mind Research Network (LRRI) Michael McGuire, MD Lovelace Scientific Resource (LSR) Darlene Harbour Lovelace Scientific Resource (LSR) |
9am | NM’s Bio Roadmap to Success Dr. Richard Larson, Executive Vice Chancellor, Vice Chancellor for Research, UNM’s Health Science Center An Insider’s Guide To Navigating The FDA IND Process and Initiating Human Trials Sara McKenzie, a Principal with PharmaDirections Economic Development, Investment, Grants, Promotion, and Recruitment (Panel) Gary Oppedahl, CoABQ Economic Development Director Terry Brunner, Chief Program Officer, Grow New Mexico Gary Tonjes, Albuquerque Economic Development |
10 am | How to develop and protect your IP portfolio (best practices panel) Janeen Vilven-Doggett, Partner, Peacock Myers, P.C. R. Terry Dunlay, Founder, IntelliCyt Jovan R. Heusser, Director of Commercialization, STC-UNM Theresa “Terry” Lombard, Director of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University “Why Imagion Biosystems Launched its IPO in Australia” Robert “Bob” Proulx, President and CEO, Imagion Biosystems Success Stories from the Community of the NM Consortium Steven J. Buelow, Ph.D., CEO, New Mexico Consortium+ The State’s Economic Development Tool Box: Incentives, Job Training, and Finance Therese Varela, Division Director, New Mexico Economic Development Department, Santa Fe Juan Torres, Finance Director, New Mexico Economic Development Department, Santa Fe Julia Wise, Science, & Technology Manager |
11 am | New Collar Jobs in Biotech Sarah Boisvert, Founder and CEO of Fab Lab Hub New Mexico Tech (NMT) Biotech Projects (Panel) Thomas Kieft, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Moderator Snezna Rogelj and Danielle Turner: “A Topical Solution for Antibiotic-resistant Infections“ Michaealann Tartis: “Targeted Drug Delivery with Ultrasound: A Step Toward the Magic Bullet” David Grow:“Objective Evaluation of Motor Skills for Orthopedic Surgery” Knowledge and Data: NM’s Health Landscape Rick Van Ness, Project Management Director, TriCore Reference Laboratories Overcoming Obstacles to Recruiting And Retaining Bioscience Executives Michelle Miller, Founder and CEO, High Desert Discovery (HD3) John Lahoff, Senior Director of Operations, Southwest Labs Terel Anyaibe, Account Manager, Aerotek The State’s Economic Development Tool Box: Incentives, Job Training, and Finance Therese Varela, Division Director, New Mexico Economic Development Department, Santa Fe Juan Torres, Finance Director, New Mexico Economic Development Department, Santa Fe Julia Wise, Science, & Technology Manager Mark Roper, Team Lead Community, Business, and Rural Development Team, New Mexico Economic Development Department, Albuquerque |
Noon | Lunch Keynote Speaker Microbiome Testing to Revolutionize Health Care Momo Vuyisich, CSO, Viome, Inc |
1 pm | Keynote & Fireside Chat Innovation Is the Key to Saving Lives & Cutting Health Care Costs * James Greenwood, CEO, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) |
2 pm | Value-Based Partnerships: Innovative Models to Address Healthcare Costs, Value, And Access Kathleen (Kiki) Traylor, MD, State Government Affairs Director, Amgen New Mexico at the Forefront of Cannabis Biotechnology Siv Watkins & Jeff Holland, Founders of 11BIOMICS The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Life Sciences Investing Dr. Richard Gill, Board Director and Investor Member, Launchpad Venture Group Highlighting Arrowhead’s Successful Biotech & Tech Start-ups Wayne Savage, Executive Director, Arrowhead Center (NMSU) Plant Disease Fighting Technologies Goutam Gupta, NMC Affiliate Researcher, LANL Staff Scientist, Innate Immunity, LLC |
3 pm | Microneedles for Next Generation Wearable Medical Devices Dr. Ronen Polsky, Sandia National Labs Successful Santa Fe Bioscience Start-Ups Marie Longserre, CEO and President, Santa Fe Business Incubator Steven Miller, CTO, Eco-Pesticides Alex Koglin, Co-founder & President, NTxBio Dr. Spencer Farr, Vista Therapeutics Innovate ABQ: The Keys to Successfully Developing an Innovation District in Albuquerque (Panel) Jackie Kerby-Moore, Executive Director, Sandia Science & Technology Park Lisa Kuuttila, STC-UNM Moderator Reduce Medical Waste Disposal Costs Through Cleaner Technology Kevin Yearout, Principal and Co-Founder, Monarch Waste Technologies A Breakthrough Field Device For Biohackers, Farmers, Medical Professionals, and Researchers (Demo) Alex Gorsuch, CEO and Inventor, AEGorsuch Designs Mark Roper, Team Lead Community, Business, and Rural Development Team, New Mexico Economic Development Department, Albuquerque |