Monday, August 12
10:00 Experiences, Insights, and New Possibilities in Cancer Therapeutics Commercialization
Phil Jones, MD Anderson
10:30 Round table discussion
10:50 Break
11:05 Understanding the Disease, Need, Target Population, and Market
Stan Watowich, UTMB and Ridgeline Therapeutics
11:35 Round table discussion
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Big Picture Careers Panel
Rick Silva, TAMU
Larry Hope, MDA
Deepa Chakravarti, TMCi ACT
Dillon Fritz, GCC REACH
Tuesday, August 13
10:00 Do I Really Have a Lead and What are the End-Game Development Goals?
Sarah Hein, March Biosciences
10:30 Round table discussion
10:50 Break
11:05 Strategies for When to File Invention Disclosure and Patent and When to License
Patricia Stepp, Rice University Tech Transfer
11:35 Round table discussion
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Commercialization Strategies: start a Biotech vs Outlicense From Academia
Andrew Strong, Hogan Lovells
1:40 Round table discussion
2:00 Tech Strategy Careers Panel
Andrew Strong, Hogan Lovells
Patricia Stepp, TAMU
Jean Gilbert, MDA
Wednesday, August 14
10:00 Funding Strategies for Drug Development
Suzanne Tomlinson, Gulf Coast Consortia
10:30 Round table discussion
10:50 Break
11:05 Funding Careers Panel
Shahila Christie, Portal Innovations
Emily Reiser, TMC Ventures
Michael Heffernan, Fannin Innovation
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Preclinical Studies/IND-Enabling Studies/IND
Diana Chow, UH
1:40 Round table discussion
2:00 Preclinical Careers Panel
Jeff Larson, Tvardi
Nassim Beiranvand, TMC Innovation
Mick Soth, IACS, MDA
Wenshe Liu, TAMU
Thursday, August 15
10:00 Clinical Trials
Sujatha Sridhar, UTH
10:30 Round table discussion
10:50 Break
1:00 Navigating NDA Approval and Launch: Keep the End in Mind
Cheryl Beal Anderson, ACE Regulatory Affairs Consulting
1:40 Round table discussion
2:00 Regulatory, Management, and Marketing Careers Panel
Cheryl Beal Anderson, ACE Regulatory Affairs Consulting
Lacey Tezino, GCC REACH
Jennifer Roohi Mueller, TMC Innovation
Friday, August 16
10:00 Houston Therapeutics Landscape
Tinashe Chandauka, BioHouston
10:45 Trainee elevator pitch presentations