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The Life Science Innovators’ Showcase
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 2:55pm EDT
Eaton Hotel (Salon)
Launching a business can be rewarding but can also be complex and difficult. Launching a life science startup has its own unique set of challenges and opportunities. Join us at DC Start Up Week as four executives of four burgeoning life science companies share the lessons from their journeys and what fellow innovators can do to prepare to launch their own biotech or MedTech companies.
Moderators
avatar for Scott T. Shepherd

Scott T. Shepherd

Innovation Activation Manager, Johnson & Johnson
An accomplished tech marketing and communications executive, Scott T. Shepherd serves as Innovation Activation Manager for Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JLABS @ Washington, DC, providing life science startups and innovators with the resource and connections to grow and reach their... Read More →
Speakers
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Charles Cathilin

CEO / Co-Founder, Polaris Genomics
avatar for Arvin Gouw

Arvin Gouw

CEO, Bacchus Therapeutics
Arvin Gouw is the founding CEO of Bacchus Therapeutics, which develops small-molecule inhibitors of cancer metabolic pathways based on his findings at Stanford when he was an instructor in the oncology department. His work has been supported by the entrepreneurship program of SPARK... Read More →
avatar for Cayce Dorrier

Cayce Dorrier

Head of Nonclinical and Discovery, VerImmune
Cayce is the Head of Nonclinical and Discovery at VerImmune, which seeks to transform the lives of patients through the development of highly effective virus-inspired medicines. Prior to VerImmune Cayce was a postdoctoral fellow at the NIH and has a research background in Pharmacology... Read More →
avatar for Ekaterina Vert-Wong

Ekaterina Vert-Wong

Executive Leader and Founder, Self-employed
Ekaterina is seasoned Biotech leader, who has successfully worked to drive six products through clinical development to commercialization: FreeStyle Libre®, BioThrax®, Saphnelo®, Kymriah®, Medical countermeasures against Ebola Sudan and Marburg diseases used to stop recent outbreaks.Ekaterina... Read More →
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 2:55pm EDT
Eaton Hotel (Salon) 1201 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005
  Life Science Sub-Track

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