8th Annual Biotech Summit: The Future of Biotech in Los Angeles

570 Westwood Plaza building 114,Los Angeles CA 90095

15 October, 2022

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Biotech Connection Los Angeles (BCLA) is excited to announce our 8th Annual Biotech Summit: How LA's Biotech Landscape is Shaping the Future. Join us for a day of networking and to hear about Los Angeles biotech companies making key advances in clinical trials and revolutionizing fashion, food, and medical devices with a focus on sustainability. Program 10:00am Coffee 10:30am Introductions from BCLA President, Justin Overhulse, and VP, Mahta Barekatain 10:45am Introductions from Bioscience LA CEO, David Whelan 11:00am Keynote - Sumant Ramachandra, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO, ImmPACT Bio 11:45am Panel Discussion Non-Healthcare Biotech 1:00pm Lunch and Breakout Sessions 2:30pm Panel Discussion Homegrown CEOs 3:30pm Networking Mixer This event will be hosted in person. To ensure everyone's safety, all attendees will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test within 72h of the event. Additionally, in compliance with Los Angeles County regulation, all attendees will be required to wear a mask covering the mouth and nose indoors for the duration of the event . Attendees may remove mask for eating in outdoor area. BCLA reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone not abiding by these rules. By RSVPing to this event, you agree to join BCLA's mailing list to receive monthly newsletters and information on other exciting events happening in the LA biotech landscape! Your information may be shared with the partners organizing this event. Photographs and/or videos may be taken at this event. By attending the event, you acknowledge and agree that your likeness may be included in photos and videos of the event and used by BCLA in newsletters or in other BCLA communications. If you do not agree to this usage, please notify the photographer or videographer. Keynote speaker: Summant Ramachandra Panel Discussions: Current speakers, more to be announced soon Panel 1: Non-Healthcare Biotech Llewellyn Cox CEO, Lab Launch Jim Cooper CTO and Managing Partner, Braid Theory Taissa Maleh CEO, Bluefin Foods Siobhan Braybrook Researcher, UC Los Angeles Amanda Schaible Director of Operations, Mozza Foods Panel 2: Homegrown CEOs Andrew Gray Co-founder and CEO, Karma Shu Li Co-founder and CEO, PetriBio Brian Varnum CEO, Armata Pharmaceuticals Biotech Connection Los Angeles (BCLA) is a project of the 501(c)(3) non-profit Community Partners. We are an organization run by academics and biotech professionals from all over Los Angeles and our mission is to inspire, educate and connect emerging scientists and entrepreneurs to grow and diversify biotech in LA. Los Angeles is home to renowned universities and research institutes producing top talents and exciting innovations. We are passionate about making our city a major biotech hub! If you are interested in fostering early-stage entrepreneurship, retaining local talent, or just want to know more about what we do, subscribe to our newsletter, come to our events or donate to our cause. Let’s build a vibrant LA biotech community together. BCLA Core Sponsors:Established in 2000 as one of the Governor Gray Davis California Institutes for Science and Innovation, the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) is a hub of interdisciplinary research, translation, and education where scientists from diverse fields find common purpose in addressing grand challenges of the 21st century. With locations at the University of California’s Los Angeles and Santa Barbara campuses, the CNSI leverages public and private investment to drive collaborative nanoscience research across disciplines, translates discoveries into knowledge-driven commercial enterprises, and educates the next generation of scientists and engineers. https://cnsi.ucla.edu Building upon the university’s Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience Initiative, the Bridge Institute unites eminent professors across the entire university, including the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the Keck School of Medicine of USC, as well as animators and cinematographers in the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, and technology transfer experts in the USC Stevens Center for Innovation. We are artists, engineers, scientists and physicians bridging the molecules of life to improve the human condition. Imagine a world where scientific data is released from the confines of its originating discipline, allowing us to better understand, integrate and advance knowledge. Our values are Teamwork, Imagination, Innovation, Learning, Teaching, and Convergence. https://dornsife.usc.edu/bridge-institute BioscienceLA’s mission is to ensure that Los Angeles has a collaborative, well-coalesced ecosystem that encompasses all aspects of the Southern California life sciences cluster – biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical diagnostics, bioinformatics, healthcare IT, medtech, digital health, and more. BioscienceLA is not designed to duplicate existing activities or organizations but to help harmonize the efforts of all regional stakeholders -- academic institutions, research hospitals, investors, startups, mature companies, trade associations, public and quasi-public agencies, and others -- to advance Los Angeles’ capacity and pace of innovation. https://biosciencela.org/ Founded in 1997, KGI is a proud member of The Claremont Colleges. With an entrepreneurial approach and industry connections, KGI provides pathways for students to become leaders in healthcare and the applied life sciences. https://www.kgi.edu/