SABPA OC/LA 17th Annual Biomedical Forum
This exciting forum by SABPA OC/LA will bring you the l...
This exciting forum by SABPA OC/LA will bring you the latest innovations in biomedical industries, cutting-edge developments of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, entrepreneurship, and career development. We aim to provide an attractive platform to promote life sciences and biotechnology, connect entrepreneurs, scientists, investors and students, and stimulate alliances across biomedical industries in SoCal area and beyond. Join us for the exciting learning and networking opportunities!
Date: Saturday, April 26th,2025
Address: The Beckman Center, 100 Academy, Irvine, CA, 92617
Read more: https://www.sabpa-ocla.org/newsevent/sabpa-oc-la-17th-annual-biomedical-forum
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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: Dongmei Huang, President of SABPA OC/LA Chapter Yinghong Gao, SABPA Board Member, on behalf of Yi Liu, Ph.D. President of SABPA |
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Morning Session Moderator: Li Fu, SABPA OC/LA Communication/Promotion Chair |
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9:00 – 9:30 |
Keynote Presentation:Elliot Botvinick, Ph. D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Surgery, UC Irvine and Associate Director, Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center “Subcutaneous continuous multi-analyte sensing for type 1 diabetes and trauma” |
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9:30 – 9:50 |
Presentation: Jay Vaishnav, Ph.D., RAC-Devices, Fellow of the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Canon Medical Informatics “From Code to Clearance: FDA Regulatory Strategy for Software as a Medical Device” |
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9:50 – 10:40 |
Panel Discussion: Hao Chen (Session moderator), Ph. D., CEO, Biocrede Inc.; Y. Andrew Wang, Ph. D., President, Ocean NanoTech; Ghassan Kassab, Ph. D., President at California Medical Innovations Institute; “Unlocking Potential: How Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Fuels Innovation and Entrepreneurship” |
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10:40 – 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 – 11:20 |
Presentation: Alex Zhavoronkov, Ph. D., Founder and CEO, Insilico Medicine “Generative AI and Robotics for Drug Discovery and Aging Research” |
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11:20 – 11:40 |
Presentation: Binh Nguyen, Pharm.D., M.S. Regulatory Science, President, Wynngate corporation “Quality Risk Management in Pharma: Safeguarding Quality and Compliance in Manufacturing” |
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11:40 – 12:00 |
Sponsor Presentation |
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12:00 – 13:10 |
Lunch & Learn workshops & Social Network |
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Afternoon Session Moderator: Rong Zhang, SABPA OC/LA Secretary Co-Chair |
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13:10 – 13:30 |
Presentation: Peter Wang, Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California “Controllable Car-T therapy for solid tumors” |
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13:30 – 13:50 |
Presentation: Wei Gao, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Co-founder and Advisor, Persperity Health “Skin-Interfaced Wearable Biosensors” |
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13:50 –14:10 |
Presentation: Laura Li,Ph.D., CEO, Breakthrough Genomics “AI simplified genomic analysis” |
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14:10 – 14:30 |
Break |
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14:30 – 14:50 |
Presentation: Darren LaCour, Director, Global Clinical Programs, Stryker “EU MDR Impact on Global Clinical Evidence Strategy” |
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14:50 – 16:00 |
Panel Discussion: YingHong Gao (Session moderator), Venture Partner, Viva Biotech; David Sun, Ph. D., President & CEO, Ancora Medical; Catherine Zhou, Angel Investor, Accelerated Venture Partners; George Wu, Ph. D., Founder & CEO at Amberstone Biosciences Inc “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, Libin Cui, Ph.D., SABPA OC/LA Career Development Co-Chair |
Online Registration by April 25, 2025 (Lunch and parking included):
Regular Attendees: $50; Full-time Students: $25; SABPA Members: Free
Onsite Registration on April 26, 2025 (Lunch and parking included):
Regular Attendees: $80; Full-time Students: $40
Please email questions to info_ocla@sabpa.org
❖Advisory: Huaina Li, Chair; Jason Wang, Co-Chair; Kevin Shao, Co-Chair, Haojun Fu, Yan-Bo Yang, Fred Ouyang, Jinsong Ni,Ying Zhao
❖Career Development: Gregory Gong, Chair; Libin Cui, Co-Chair; Li Fu, Daniel Umoru
❖Communication/Promotion: Li Fu, Chair; Iris Wang, Co-Chair; Diana Tang
❖Event Registration: Alex Yimin Lu, Chair; Diana Tang, Co-Chair; Sharon Yang
❖Event Logistics: Liqiong Gui, Chair; May Wang, Co-Chair; Lan Jin
❖Event Photography: Richard Chang, Chair; Quanyin Gao, Co-Chair; Lucy Zhou
❖IT/Webmaster: Zhen Zhu, Chair; Yibin Lin, Co-Chair
❖Membership Development: Jason Wang, Chair; Dongmei Huang, Co-Chair, Yinong Xie
❖Secretary: Daisy Ni, Chair; Rong Zhang, Co-Chair; Byron Shen, Co-Chair;
❖Sponsor Relationship: Yiming Xu, Chair; Jason Wang, Co-Chair; Shanghao Li, Co-Chair; Megan Yi, Liqiong Gui
❖Treasurer: Vivian Chang, Chair; Emily Guo, Co-Chair
❖Biomedical AI Committee: Yu Bai, Chair; Shanghao Li, Co-Chair;
