2017 BioPacific Conference

Date: June 24, 2017 @ 8:30 am – @ 6:00 pm
Location: San Mateo Marriott, 1770 South Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402

2017 BioPacific Conference 

Theme: Leading the New Wave of Life Sciences Innovation – Technology, Policy, and Investment Trends across the Pacific Rim

Our meeting will showcase: 

  • Winners of 2017 CABS K. Fong Award in Life Sciences
  • Most promising areas in life sciences including cancer immunotherapy, genomics, and big data analytics
  • Success stories of entrepreneurs and emerging companies
  • Development of Innovative Therapeutics in China
  • IP Considerations in Cross-border Deals between China and US Companies
  • US-China Cross-Border Healthcare Investment & Entrepreneurship
  • BioPartnering Forum to facilitate interactions including project introduction and talent recruitment between attendees and sponsors

Registration:

Breakfast, refreshments, lunch and evening reception are included.

 CABS Member  Early Bird Registration (before 06/10/2017) Regular Registration (06/11/2017 - 06/24/2017) 
General  $60  $100
Student or Postdoc**  $50
Please use your institution email (.edu)
$90 

Non-Member*  Early Bird Registration (before 06/10/2017) Regular Registration (06/11/2017-06/24/2017) 
General  $90 $130
Student or Postdoc** $80
Please use your institution email (.edu)
$120 

* Join CABS today ($30 for one year membership) to save $ on registration fee: http://www.cabsweb.org/members/

** Seeking for volunteers to support our conference.  Free conference admission available for selected volunteers. 

Email: membership@cabsweb.org

Confirmed Speakers and Panelists include:

  • Thomas Hudson, MD, VP & Head of Oncology Discovery & Early Development, AbbVie
  • Atul Butte, MD, PhD Director, Institute for Computational Health Sciences, UCSF  
  • Yinxiang Wang, PhD, Co-Founder, President and CSO, Betta Pharmaceuticals
  • Edgar Engleman, MD, Managing Partner, Vivo Capital, and Professor of Pathology and of Medicine, Stanford University
  • David Flores, MBA, Founder and CEO, BioCentury 
  • Xun Xu, MBA, President, BGI Research
  • Hua Tu, PhD, CEO, Lakepharma
  • Dongliang Ge, PhD, CEO, Apostle, Inc.
  • Cheng Liu, PhD, CEO, Eureka Therapeutics
  • Alexis Ji, PhD, MBA, Partner, Illumina Ventures
  • Tarangini Deshpande, PhD, Founder & CEO, NuMedii
  • Michael An, MD, PhD, Founder and CEO, Curegenix
  • Wei Zheng, PhD, Founder and CEO, Suzhou Connect
  • Baofu Ni, PhD, VP, Kelun Bo-Tai BioPharmaceuticals Co.
  • Tao Huang, PhD, Venture Partner, Cenova Capital
  • Vincent Xiang, PhD, MBA, Partner, 6 Dimensions Capital
  • Karen Liu, PhD, Managing Partner, 3E Bioventures
  • Julie Papanek, MBA, Partner, Canaan Partners
  • Ashish Xavier, PhD, MBA, VP, Venture Investments, JNJ
  • Lu Zhang, MBA, Associate Director of Business Development, Ascentage Pharma
  • Johnny Sun, Co-founder and CIO, AccuraGen
  • Jie Zhou, PhD, JD, Partner Morrison & Foerster
  • Li Feng, PhD, JD, Partner, Finnegan
  • Betty H. Chen, JD, Principal, Fish & Richardson
  • More to come


Conference Agenda:

2017 BioPacific Conference (19th Annual Conference of CABS)

Leading the New Wave of Life Sciences Innovation – Technology, Policy, and Investment Trends across the Pacific Rim

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

REGISTRATION

Morning Session I: Welcome & Keynote Speeches
Session Chair: Yang Tian, PhD, and Carrie Wang, MD

8:30 AM – 8:35 AM

Welcome Remarks

Alex J. Zhang, PhD, MBA, President-Elect of CABS & 2017 BioPacific Conference Organizing Committee Chair

8:35 AM – 8:45 AM

A Year of Many Firsts at CABS

Cheni Kwok, PhD CLP, President of CABS

8:45 AM – 9:20 AM

Immuno-oncology: What’s next?

Thomas Hudson, MD, VP, Head of Oncology Discovery and Early Development, AbbVie

9:20 AM – 9:55 AM

Translating a Trillion Points of Data into Therapies, Diagnostics, and New Insights into Disease

Atul Butte, MD, PhD, Director, Institute for Computational Health Sciences and UCSF Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco

9:55 AM-10:10 AM

BREAK

Morning Session II: 2017 CABS K. Fong Award
Session Chair: Wentao Zhang, PhD

10:10 AM-10:20 AM

CABS K. Fong Award in Life Sciences

Presenter: Kenneth Fong, PhD, Chairman, Kenson Ventures
Awardee(s): Yingxiang Wang and Edgar Engleman

10:20 AM – 10:35 AM

Award Acceptance Speech (via Video)

Yinxiang Wang, PhD, Co-Founder, President, and CSO, Beta Pharmaceuticals

10:35 AM – 11:05 AM

Immunotherapy for Cancer: A Paradigm Shift

Edgar Engleman, MD, Managing Partner, Vivo Capital, and Professor of Pathology and of Medicine, Stanford University

Morning Session III: Panel Discussion
Session Chair: Yan Wang, PhD, and Gavin Lu, PhD

11:05 AM – 11:20 AM

Diamond Sponsor: Chengdu Medical City

Zhao Yang, President of Chengdu Geunion Investment Co., Ltd

11:20 AM – 11:55 AM

IP Considerations in Cross-border Deals between China and US Companies

Moderator, Gini Deshpande, PhD, CEO, NuMedii

Panelist, Jie Zhou, PhD, JD, Partner, Morrison & Foerster, LLP

Panelist, Li Feng, PhD, JD, Partner, Finnegan

Panelist, Betty Chen, JD, Principal, Fish & Richardson

11:55 AM – 12:15 PM

Platinum Sponsor: Singapore-Sichuan Hi-Tech Innovation Park

Wilson Lee, Director, Sino-Singapore (Chengdu) Innovation Park Development Co., Ltd.

Platinum Sponsor#2: Kelun Pharmaceuticals Group Co., Ltd.

Baofu (Paul ) Ni, PhD, VP, Kelun Bo-Tai Biopharmacetical Co. Ltd., and Senior Director of Kelun Pharmaceutical Research Institute

12:15 PM
1:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK

Afternoon Session I: Keynote Speeches
Session Chair: Wenfeng Xu, PhD, Ziyang Zhong, PhD, and Naibo Yang, PhD

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

First Principles of Global Leadership

David Flores, MBA, Founder and CEO, BioCentury

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Genome Reading and Writing in CNGB

Xun Xu, MBA, President, BGI Research Institute

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Meeting the market needs and creating sustaining value – the LakePharma story

Hua Tu, PhD, Founder & CEO, LakePharma

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Sponsor Session: Gold sponsors

  • Predicine
  • WuXi AppTec
  • NamoCell

Afternoon Panel Session I: Developing Innovative Therapeutics in China

Session Chair: Xiaoli Qin, PhD, and Wei Huang

2:45 PM 3:30PM

Moderator, Cheng Liu, PhD, CEO, Eureka Therapeutics

Panelist, Michael An, PhD, Founder and CEO, Curegenix

Panelist, Wei Zheng, PhD, Founder and CEO, Suzhou Connect

Panelist, Baofu (Paul ) Ni, PhD, P, Kelun Bo-Tai Biopharmacetical Co. Ltd., and Senior Director of Kelun Pharmaceutical Research Institute

Panelist, Tao Huang, PhD, JD, Venture Partner, Cenova Capital

3:30 PM – 3:55 PM

COFFEE BREAK

Afternoon Session II: Investment and Entrepreneurship
Session Chair: Dannis Chang, PharmD, and Shenshen Hu, PhD

3:55 PM – 4:05 PM

Sponsor Session: Gold sponsors

  • Genentech
  • Pharmaron

4:05 PM – 4:35PM

Genomic Medicine and Modern Biotechnology Revolution: My Three Stories

Dongliang Ge, PhD, CEO, Apostle, Inc.

4:35 PM – 5:30 PM

Afternoon Panel Discussion II: E-Club: Entrepreneurship and Investment Trends in Life Sciences

Moderator, Alexis Ji, PhD, MBA, Illumina Ventures

Panelist, Vincent Xiang, PhD, MBA, Partner, 6 Dimensions Capital

Panelist, Karen Liu, PhD, Managing Partner, 3E Bioventures 

Panelist, Julie Papanek, MBA, Partner, Canaan Partners

Panelist, Asish Xavier, PhD, MBA, VP, Venture Investments, JNJ 

Panelist, Lu Zhang, MBA, Associate Director of Business Development, Ascentage Pharma

Panelist, Johnny Sun, MS, Co-founder and CIO, AccuraGen

5:30 PM

CONFERENCE ADJOURNED

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Post-Conference Reception Sponsored by Chengdu Medical City (Engage Room and Courtyard)

Session Chair: Sihong Zhou and Ken Zhang, PhD


CABS would like to express our sincere gratitude to all our sponsors for supporting us: 


    Limited Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available !

    Email: fundraising@cabsweb.org

    Questions? Email: info@cabsweb.org


    1. CABS Member Regular Registration – $100 (USD)
    2. CABS Member Student Postdoc Regular Registration – $90 (USD)
    3. Non-Member Regular Registration – $130 (USD)
    4. Non-member Student Postdoc Regular Registration – $120 (USD)
    5. platinum sponsor registration – $0 (USD) - 16 left
    6. gold sponsor registration – $0 (USD) - 16 left
    7. silver sponsor registration – $0 (USD) - 19 left
    8. exhibitor sponsor registration – $0 (USD) - 1 left
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    CABS Member Early Bird Registration – $60 (USD)
    CABS Member Student Postdoc Early Bird Registration – $50 (USD)
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    Non-Member Early Bird Registration – $90 (USD)
    Non-member Student Postdoc Early Bird Registration – $80 (USD)
    Please use your own edu email address to register
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    Speakers Registration – $0 (USD) - 2 left
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