Agenda & Presentations

Monday, Nov. 12

5:30pm–8:00pm
Opening Reception
(sponsor booths open from 5:30pm–8:00pm)
sponsored by: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur

Student Poster Session
(student poster session from 5:30pm-7:30pm)
sponsored by: Diagnostic Hybrids and Edison Biotechnology Institute
See the winners

Device & Diagnostics Product Showcase
(5:30pm-7:30pm)

Tuesday, Nov. 13

7:45am–8:45am
Continental Breakfast and Networking
(sponsor booths open)
sponsored by: Meridian Bioscience

8:45am–9:20am
Opening Remarks and Presentation of Ohio Bioscience Leadership Award
Tony Dennis, PhD, President & CEO, BioOhio
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9:20am–10:05am
Morning Plenary Speaker
Don St. Pierre, Associate Director for Postmarket Transformation,
Food & Drug Administration's Center for Devices & Radiological Health
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sponsored by: AccuNet

10:05am-10:20am
Networking Break
sponsored by: Frost Brown Todd and TechColumbus

10:20am
Bioscience Research Video Vignette
A brief video profile of one of Ohio's device-focused research centers.
sponsored by: Ohio Department of Development

10:25am-11:30am
Corporate Leaders Panel: Growth Factors
Confirmed panelists include: Rick Eberly, Executive Vice President, Meridian Bioscience, and President, Meridian Life Science; Gary Miller, Co-Founder and Executive VP of R&D, Exactech, Inc.; David Scholl, President & CEO, Diagnostic Hybrids, Inc.; Diane Dobrea, Partner, Calfee (moderator)
Focusing on the “growth factors” for established companies in the advanced medical technology arena, such as technology acquisition, R&D, outsourcing/partnering, and workforce/talent, among others.
sponsored by: Calfee

11:30am
Bioscience Research Video Vignette
A brief video profile of one of Ohio's device-focused research centers.
sponsored by: Ohio Department of Development

11:40am–12:40pm
Luncheon
(sponsor booths remain open)
sponsored by: CAS

12:40pm–12:50pm
Recognition of Ohio's Investment in the Biosciences
Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher

12:50pm–1:40pm
Afternoon Plenary Speaker
Amy Jensen Cunniffe, Senior Executive Vice President, AdvaMed
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sponsored by: AccuNet

1:40pm–1:55pm
Networking Break
sponsored by: Frost Brown Todd and TechColumbus

1:55pm
Bioscience Research Video Vignette
A brief video profile of one of Ohio's device-focused research centers.
sponsored by: Ohio Department of Development

2:00pm–2:55pm
Panel Session: Capitalizing on Advanced Medical Technology
Jeffrey Krauss, Managing Member, Psilos Group; Tim Biro, Partner, Reservoir Venture Partners; Gary Smith, CEO, CleveX; John F. Lewis, Jr., Vice President, BioOhio (moderator)
Analysis and discussion of venture capital interest, trends, and activity in the advanced medical technology arena.

2:55pm–3:50pm
Grooming Tomorrow's Innovators
Mary Beth Privitera, Chris Weidner, and Jeff Ruwe from University of Cincinnati's Medical Device Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program
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and Steven Eppell, James McMasters, and Yohannes Soenjaya from Case Western Reserve University's Biomedical Engineering Dept.
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3:50pm
Closing Remarks