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SABPA OC/LA 16th Annual Biomedical Forum
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Date/Time:
20 April 2024 - 20 April 2024 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (PST)
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Location:
The Beckman Center, 100 Academy, Irvine, CA, 92617
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SoCal Association for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Advancements Orange County and Los Angeles (SABPA OC/LA) is excited to bring you the 16th SABPA OC/LA Annual Biomedical Forum, a must-attend local biotech and medical device event!
SABPA OC/LA annually brings together the latest innovations in biomedical industries, cutting-edge developments of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, entrepreneurship, and career development. The event's broad spectrum of topics provides a platform for local biotech and medical device companies to engage in vibrant discussions and valuable networking opportunities.
Date: Saturday, April 20th,2024,
Address: The Beckman Center, 100 Academy, Irvine, CA, 92617
Read more: https://www.sabpa-ocla.org/newsevent/sabpa-oc-la-16th-annual-biomedical-forum
Highlighted speakers:
- Nancy Singer, President, Compliance-Alliance, LLC.
- Abraham Phillip Lee, Chancellor’s Professor of BME, UCI; Director of the NSF I/UCRC
- Rinda Sama, Chief Operating Officer, Axonics, Inc.
- Bryan Liu, Chief Executive Officer, Telesair Inc.
Call for posters! Exciting News for Early Career Scientists!
As part of this event, we're hosting a poster session open to all undergraduate, postdocs and advanced graduate students. To encourage your participation, poster presenters will enjoy waived registration fees — but hurry, spots are limited!
Submit your abstract now:
This is a fantastic opportunity to:
- Showcase your work to industry professionals.
- Get one-on-one feedback from industry seniors.
- Expand your network.
- Foster collaborations across institutions.
- Stand a chance to receive an award!
We welcome a broad range of research topics, including cancer, diabetes, other diseases, molecular biology, structural biology, signaling, and medical devices — whether fundamental or translational.
Don't miss out on this chance to leverage your career and make a significant impact in the biotech and medical device community!
Any questions? Contact us: info_ocla@sabpa.org
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Program Agenda |
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8:00 – 8:50 |
Registration and Networking |
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8:50 – 9:00 |
Welcome & Introduction of SABPA: Jason Wang, Ph.D. President of SABPA OCLA Chapter Hua Gong, Ph.D. President of SABPA |
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Morning Session Moderator: Yiming Xu, Staff Quality Engineer, BD company |
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9:00 – 9:45 |
Keynote Presentation: Abraham Phillip Lee, Ph.D., Chancellor’s Professor of Biomedical Engineering; UC Irvine “Microfluidic Cell Engineering for Immunotherapies” |
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9:45 – 10:15 |
Presentation: Rinda Sama, MBA, COO, Axonics, Inc. “The Axonics growth story from FDA approval to Boston Scientific Corporation acquisition” |
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10:15 – 10:30 |
Break |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Presentation: Bryan Liu, Ph.D., CEO, Telesair, Inc. “AI in New Era of Respiratory Care, from hospital to home” |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Presentation: Avyaya Sharma, Vice president & Managing partner, Accelerant Inc, Inc. “Medical Devices Clinical Research: Innovation beyond product design” |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Sponsor Presentation |
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12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch Break & Social Network |
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Afternoon Session Moderator: Bryon Shen, Director, Quanterix |
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13:00 – 13:45 |
Career Development Workshop: Nancy Singer, JD, President, Compliance-Alliance, LLC “Thinking on Your Feet: How to Shine Under Pressure” |
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13:45 – 14:15 |
Presentation: Sanjay Sharma, Ph.D., Head of regulatory Affairs, Microvention “Regulatory pathways for the medical devices in the USA” |
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14:15 – 14:30 |
Break |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Presentation: Kai Li, M.D., CEO & Founder, Spineguide “Two FDA breakthrough medical device designations without external financing: the entrepreneurial story of a Chinese orthopedic surgeon” |
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15:00 – 16:00 |
Panel Discussion: Bryan Gerber, Chongyang Luo, Bruce Liu, Avyaya Sharma, Bryon Shen, Shuting Sun “Successful Entrepreneurship with Innovative Technologies in the Digital Era” |
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16:00 – 16:15 |
Raffle Drawing |
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16:15 – 16:30 |
Closing Remarks, Dongmei Huang, MS. Executive Vice President of SABPA OCLA Chapter |
Online Registration by April 15, 2024 (Lunch and parking included):
Regular Attendees: $40; Full-time Students: $20; SABPA Members: Free
Onsite Registration on April 20, 2024 (Lunch and parking included):
Regular Attendees: $80; Full-time Students: $40
Please email questions to info_ocla@sabpa.org
General: Hua Gong, Jason Wang, Dongmei Hua, Huaina Li, Yan-bo Yang, Kevin Shao, Haojun Fu
Session Moderators: Byron Shen, Yiming Xu
Communication/Promotion: Yiming Xu, Mingfeng Zhang, Li Fu, Allen Pan, Shang Gao, Byron Shen, Bruce Liu
Event Registration: Alex Yimin Lu; Sharon Yang, Lan Jin, Diana Tang, Yibin Lin
Event Logistics: Libin Cui; William (High School student volunteer), Carina Wang (high school student volunteer), Dong Han, Xiaojun Xu
Event Photography: Richard Chang; Quanyin Gao
IT/Webmaster: Zhen Zhu, Ying Gong, Ron Zhu
Brochure/Media Report: Daisy Ni, Eric Zou, Byron Shen, Mingfeng Zhang
Sponsor Relation: Shanghao Li, Vivian Chang, Emily Guo, Jian Liu
Speaker Plaques: Dongmei Huang, Jason Wang
Treasurer: Vivian Chang; Emily Guo, Wenjun Fan
Speaker Coordination: Dongmei Huang, Huaina Li, Richard Chang, Yinong Xie
Poster Session Coordination: Li Fu, Yibin Lin, Libin Cui
Raffle: Yibin Lin, Catherine Ruan
