2017 Chinese Bioscience Association Annual Conference
Date: October 14, 2017 @ 8:00 am – @ 4:30 pm
Location: Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA
2017 Chinese Bioscience Association Annual Conference
Date & Time: Oct. 14, 2017 (8:00am-4:30pm PDT)
Location: Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA
Theme: Promoting Biosciences for Better Human Health- Celebrating CBA 20th Anniversary
Complimentary coffee and tea, continental breakfast. Free parking.
Registration:
CBA Members:
$30 online. Lunch included.
$40 onsite. Lunch not guaranteed.
Non-Members:
$50 online. Lunch included.
$60 onsite. Lunch not guaranteed.
Website: http://www.cbasf.org/
Agenda:
8:00-8:30 am |
Registration, Breakfast and Exhibitions |
8:30 – 8:35 am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Patrick Yang, Ph.D., CBA president |
8:35 – 8:40 am |
Conference Introduction Huifang Li, Ph.D., CBA Conference Chair |
Introduction: Lin Sun-Hoffman, Ph.D. |
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8:40 – 9:20 am |
Keynote Presentation: Innovative Drug Development: Maximizing Success and Value Peony Yu, M.D. (CMO, Fibrogen Inc.) |
Introduction: Mr. Caesar Ho |
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9:20 – 9:45 am |
Cepheid: from Rags to Riches Kurt Petersen, Ph.D. (Co-Founder, Cepheid Inc.) |
Panel Discussion I Moderator: Mr. Caesar Ho & Mr. Ravi Mistry |
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9:45 – 10:25 am |
Entrepreneurship Paul Hung, Ph.D. (CEO, COMBiNATi) Ben Hwang (CEO, Profusa) Dan Laser Ph.D. (CEO, Applaud Medical, Inc.) Ben Wang, Ph.D. (Co-founder, Chimera Bioengineering) Chandler Robinson, M.D. (CEO, Monopar Therapeutics) |
10:25-10:40 am |
Networking and Exhibitions |
10:40 – 11:05 am |
Build Scientist Town to Save Lives with Frontier Science and Technology Mr. William Wei (VP of America Frontier Science Institute & Chief Architect of American Chinese Friendship Council) |
11:05 – 11:30 am |
Opportunities for Biosimilar Companies under U.S. Legal System Patricia Campbell, Ph.D. (Partner, Jones Day) Bing Liang, Ph.D. (Associate Attorney, Jones Day) |
11:30-11:45 am |
Sponsors speech |
11:45-11:50 am |
Ho Family Scholarship Mr. Caesar Ho |
11:50 – 12:00 pm |
CBA 20 years’ Review Patrick Yang, Ph.D. |
12:00-12:30 pm |
Lunch and Exhibitions |
Introduction: Michelle Chen, Ph.D. |
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12:30 – 1:10 pm |
Keynote presentation: Avastin’s Development: The Case Study for Mega Brand Philippe Bishop, M.D. (CMO, Aratinga.bio, Inc.) |
1:10 – 1:35 pm |
Merck San Francisco: Commitment to Science-driven Transformational Medicines James Mu, Ph.D. (Merck Research Laboratories San Francisco) |
1:35 – 2:00 pm |
Transformation of BeiGene via Business Development and Partnership Ji Li, Ph.D. (EVP, BeiGene) |
2:00 – 2:15 pm |
Networking and Exhibitions |
Panel Discussion II Moderator: Michelle Chen, Ph.D. |
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2:15 - 2:55 pm |
Biotech Investment Jennifer Hu, Ph.D. (Partner, Qiming US Healthcare Fund) Alexi Ji, Ph.D./MBA (Partner, Illumina Ventures) Rajeev Dadoo, Ph.D./MBA (Partner, SR One) Vincent Xiang, Ph.D./MBA (Partner, Six Dimensions Capital) |
Panel Discussion III Moderator: Patty Kiang, Ph.D. |
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2:55 – 3:45 pm |
Biotech Supply Chain Lee-Cheng Liu, Ph.D. (President & CEO, Eirgenix) Ray Chen, Ph.D. (Sr. Director, Genscript) Amit Chaudhuri, Ph.D. (VP, Medgenome) Dan Zhang, Ph.D. (CEO, Fountain Medical Development) |
Panel Discussion IV Moderator: Lin Sun-Hoffman, Ph.D. |
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3:45 – 4:15 pm |
East West Convergence - One Mind, Two Coasts Patrick Yang, Ph.D. (CBA president, west coast) Dong Shen, Ph.D. (CBA president, east coast) |
4:15 – 4:25 pm |
Former CBA President Speech Shian-Jiun Shih, Ph.D. (CBA founding President) |
4:25 – 4:30 pm |
Closing Remarks Huifang Li, Ph.D., CBA Conference Chair |
4:30 – 7:00 pm |
Networking Reception |