SABPA OC/LA 12th Annual Biomedical Forum

Keynote Speakers

Babiss
Lee Babiss, Ph.D., has > 25 years of experience in leading global R&D efforts. Prior to X-Rx Inc., Dr. Babiss served as PPD’s CSO and EVP of discovery innovation, also previously as president and director of pharmaceutical research for F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, and as vice president of biological sciences and genetics with GlaxoSmithKline.


Yu
Jin-Quan Yu, Ph.D., is Frank and Bertha Hupp Professor at Scripps Research Institute. Professor Yu received 2016 MacArthur Fellow for his pioneering new techniques for the functionalization of carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds. His work paves the way for the development of versatile and beneficial chemical compounds used in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and materials science.


Poster Contest

SABPA will provide an opportunity at this meeting for outstanding biomedical and pharmaceutical research to be presented in a poster format for up to 8 authors. Poster presentations provide authors the opportunity to showcase and informally discuss their work with meeting attendees.  

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History

The annual biomedical forum is one of the flagship events organized by SABPA OC/LA, which gathered elite speakers and attracted more than 250 attendees and 17 event sponsors in 2016. Dr. Robert H. Grubbs, Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at Caltech, the recipient of 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, delivered the event keynote speech talking about his own journey conducting translational research and inventing new technology from discovery to products.

The event participants generally include scientists, entrepreneurs, and hiring managers from local pharmaceutical, medical device and CRO companies as well as well-known professors, research scientists and students from local universities, and representatives from China Life Science Technology Park and other China venture capital investors.

 
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Time

Schedule

8:30-9:00 AM

Breakfast and Registration

 

Forum Opening, Ling Lin, Ph.D., Chair, Communication Committee, SABPA, OC/LA

9:00-9:05 AM

Welcome

 

Huaina Li, Ph.D., DABT, President, SABAP OC/LA Chapter

9:05-9:15AM

Opening Remarks

 

Xianzhi Lu, Consul, Head of Science &Technology Office, The Consulate General of The People’s Republic of China in Los Angeles.

   
 

Moderator for Morning Section

 

Jinsong Ni, Ph.D.

 

CEO & CSO at Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC

9:15-10:00 AM

Keynote speaker

 

Lee E. Babiss, Ph.D.

 

CEO of X-Rx Inc.

 

"Discovery of Innovative Medicines: A Global Perspective"

10:00-10:30 AM

Presentation: Medical Device Regulation---- A primer for everyone

 

Mr. Paul S. Kramsky, President of Rockin’ Regulatory, Inc.

10:30-10:50 AM

Coffee break, Exhibit & Networking, and Poster visit

10:50-11:20 AM

Sponsor Presentations and Appreciations

 

Bruce Liu, Ph.D., Chair, Fund Raising Committee, SABPA OC/LA

 

President, ACB SciTech, Inc.

11:20-11:50 AM

Presentation: Promising Universal Cure for Cancer - A Novel Safe Therapeutic

 

Carleton Hsia, Ph.D., Chairman & CEO of AntiRadical Therapeutics LLC

11:50-1:00 PM

Lunch break, Exhibit & Networking, and Poster visit

   

 

Moderator for Afternoon Section

 

Zhen Zhu, M.Sc. MBA, Chair, China Connection Committee, SABPA OC/LA; Director, Business Development (USA), PharmaBlock Sciences, Inc

1:00-1:45 PM

Keynote speaker

 

Jin-Quan Yu Ph.D., Frank and Bertha Hupp Professor at the Scripps research Institute, 2016 MacArthur Fellow

 

"Asymmetric C-H Insertion: An Emerging Chiral technology"

1:45-2:15 PM

Presentation: The Experience to Start a Drug Discovery Company in China

 

Yuanwei Chen Ph.D., CEO, Hinova Pharmaceuticals Inc. Chengdu, Sichuan, China

2:15-2:45 PM

Presentation: How to Create a Success Company

 

Dongping Lin, Ph.D., Founding Partner and Managing Director, Guoqin Venture Capital, Venture Partner of Frontline Bioventures

2:45-3:20 PM

Coffee break, Exhibit & Networking, and Poster visit

3:20-3:30 PM

Poster Award Moderator

 

Jie Shen Ph.D.,

 

Executive Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Allergan

3:30-4:30 PM

Panel Discussion:  “Entrepreneurship Experience and Knowledge in Life Science and Biomedical Industries”

 

Moderator: Kevin Shao, MBA

 

President of Sino-American Stephanos Medical Device Solutions

 

Panelists

 

Xiaoyan Gong, Ph.D., President & Professor, Suzhou InnoMed Medical Device, Institute for Biomedical Engineering & Nano Science, Tongji University

 

Hui Li, Ph.D., VP of Business Development & General Manager of China Operation at Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

 

Jennifer Zhang, General Partner of Cybernaut  Zfounder Ventures and Co-Founder , Plus Yoou.

 

Yinong Xie, Ph.D., CEO, SYNBLic Therapeutics Inc.

4:30 PM

Closing Remarks

 

Kevin Shao, MBA, EVP, SABPA OC/LA




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President: Huaina Li

Executive Vice President: Kevin Shao

Past President: Jinsong Ni

Commitee Name & Positions
Advisory

Chair: Ying Zhao

Members: Hengchu Cao, Paul DeRidder, Goran Matijasevic, Fred Ouyang, Yan-bo Yang, Fangang Zeng

Treasurer

Chair: Vivian Chang

Members: Emily (Xuning) Guo, Yumeng Wu

Secretary

Chair: Fred Ouyang

Members: Ling Lin, Bin Tian

Los Angeles

Chair: Ji-Cheng (Jason) Wang

Members: Daisy Ni, Yunguang Tong

Career Development

Chair: Yan-Bo Yang

Members: Yinong Xie, Li Xiao

Communication

Chair: Ling Lin

Vice Chair: Li Xiao

Members: Daisy Ni, Byron Shen, Sean Yee

Fund Raising

Chair: Bruce Liu

Members: Libin Cui, Qing Zhou, Wanwan Yang, Jinsong Ni, Kevin Shao, Jessie Huang, Meiling Li, Jinping Wan

Event Logistics

Chair: Gregory Gong

Members: Ling Lin, Lucy Zhou, Qing Zhou

Events Registration

Chair: Hugang Ren

Members: Emily Guo, Richard Chang, Sharon Yang

China Connections

Chair: Zhen Zhu

Members: Fangjing Wang, Ji-Cheng (Jason) Wang, Yinong Xie, Libin Cui, Richard Chang

Membership Development

Chair: Byron Shen

Members: Jie Shen, Sean Yee, Fangjing Wang, Li Xiao

Event Photography

Chair: Lucy Zhou

Members: Quanyin Gao, Bruce Liu

Medical Device Discussion Group (MDDG)

Chair: Kevin Shao

Members: Hugang Ren, Lee Sun

Webmaster

Chair: Zhen Zhu

Member: Fangjing Wang


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Speaker Title Link
PAUL S. KRAMSKY, PRESIDENT, ROCKIN’ REGULATORY, INC. Medical Device Regulation: A primer for everyone
Lee E. Babiss, CEO, X-Rx Inc. Discovery of Innovative Medicines: A Global Perspective
Don Lin How to Create a Success Company
Carleton Hsia, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, AntiRadical Therapeutics VACNO: The Universal Cancer Drug
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