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German-American Business Council of Boston: Life Sciences Panorama

When
March 14, 2019

The German-American Business Council of Boston hosted the Life Sciences Panorama event on March 29, 2019. Attendees met local companies at well as researchers, scientists and business leaders for interactive sessions covering the fast-changing developments in Life Sciences across the globe. 

Program:

KEYNOTE: The science of mRNA: A new class of transformative medicine

  • Stephane Bancel, President and founding CEO, Moderna Therapeutics

PANEL 1: Is the IPO Window Opening or Closing?

  • Sara Michelmore, SVP of Investor Relations, MacDougall Biomedical Communications
  • Jeffery Smith, VP of Investment Banking, H.C. Wainwright
  • Albert Sokol, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery

Moderated by Jim Shanahan, co-founder and VP of Business Development, SynDevRx

PANEL 2: Leveraging AI and Predictive Analytics for Clinical Development

  • Munther Baara, Head of New Clinical Paradigm, Pfizer
  • Tyler Pugsley, VP of Life Sciences, Medable Inc.

Moderated by Shwen Gwee, Head of Open Innovation, Novartis Biome