Conference day two: Wednesday 1st February

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Collaboration

8am
Registration and coffee
8.50am
Chairman’s opening remarks

The public-private partnership

9am
Building a public-private partnership to address urgent medical needs
Dr. Jesse L. Goodman at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Jesse L. Goodman

Dr. Goodman became Chief Scientist and Deputy Commissioner for Science and Public Health of the FDA in 2009. He has broad responsibility for and engagement in leadership and coordination of the Agency’s cross-cutting scientific and public health...

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  • Applying research and development to public health needs
  • Establishing best practices for partnering with government

9.20am
Nurturing academic incubators to bring innovative science to market
Dr. Regis B. Kelly at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Regis B. Kelly

Regis Kelly, PhD, is director of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3). Prior to joining QB3 in 2004, Dr. Kelly served as executive vice-chancellor at UCSF; he oversaw the UCSF research enterprise and was also responsible for...

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  • Supporting academic researchers to provide proof of concept
  • Building cross-disciplinary relationships to enhance progress

9.40am
A novel public-private partnership
Dr. Doug Lowy at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Doug Lowy

Douglas Lowy is the Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) part of The National Institutes of Health, and the chief of the Laboratory of Cellular Oncology in the Center for Cancer Research. Dr. Lowy received his medical degree from...

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  • Leveraging excellence for effective clinical trial targets
  • Improving quality of questions for increased productivity
  • Managing intellectual property and data to address public needs

10am
Applying chemical knowledge to build improvement across industry
Dr. Jack Newman at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Jack Newman

Jack D. Newman, Ph.D., co-founded Amyris with over a decade of experience researching bacterial physiology and genetics. In addition to publishing in leading molecular biology and biotechnology journals, Dr. Newman co-authored the groundbreaking...

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  • Creating a dynamic perspective to solving science problems 
  • Providing an internal university structure for employee development
  • Juggling hard work with good intentions to improve quality of work
     

10.20am
Discovering answers to unmet medical needs through collaborative alliances
Ms. Sohini Chowdhury at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Ms. Sohini Chowdhury

Sohini Chowdhury joined the Foundation after spending five years at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. As the Senior Community Manager of the Forum's Technology Pioneers program, she was responsible for annually selecting and...

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  • Recognizing the rate-limiting components for Parkinson’s disease research
  • Opening innovation and opportunities by building data resources

10.40am
Morning coffee break

External resourcing

11.10am
Building strategic partnerships to maintain lean internal business
Dr. Francois Nader at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Francois Nader

Francois Nader has been president and chief executive officer of NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since March 2008. Dr. Nader joined NPS in June 2006 and served as executive vice president and chief operating officer until March 2008. In that...

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• Utilizing internal technical skills to strategically apply to therapeutic areas
• Working with a variety of stakeholders for sustainable portfolio growth
• Opening future opportunities with expanded therapeutic applications
 

 

11.30am
Planning for the longevity of external alliances
Dr. Jeff Warmke at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Jeff Warmke

Dr. Warmke is currently Senior Vice President, Daiichi Sankyo Group and leads the External Scientific Affairs group responsible for identification and evaluation of Product Licensing and Research and Development collaboration opportunities, and he...

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  • Identifying player strengths to establish partnerships
  • Establishing clear opt-in or opt-out parameters

11.50am
Catalyzing collaboration through early stage research partnerships
Dr. Christopher Haskell at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Christopher Haskell

Christopher Haskell leads Bayer’s U.S. Science Hub, based in the company’s U.S. Innovation Center located at Mission Bay, San Francisco. Charged with expanding Bayer’s collaborations with academic research institutions and life science firms, the...

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  • Sourcing partnerships on a new frontier before proof of concept
     

12.10pm
Bringing together stakeholders with a shared goal
Dr. Louis DeGennaro at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Louis DeGennaro

As Chief Mission Officer, Dr. DeGennaro's current responsibilities include oversight of all LLS mission functions: Public Policy, Patient Services and Research with the goal of effectively deploying resources in pursuit of the LLS mission to cure...

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  • Harnessing partner strengths to accelerate drug development
  • Repurposing molecular entities for expanded indications

 

12.30pm
Networking lunch
1.30pm
Panel session: finding the right partner when looking for innovation
Dr. Jeff Warmke at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Jeff Warmke

Dr. Warmke is currently Senior Vice President, Daiichi Sankyo Group and leads the External Scientific Affairs group responsible for identification and evaluation of Product Licensing and Research and Development collaboration opportunities, and he...

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Dr. Christopher Haskell at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Christopher Haskell

Christopher Haskell leads Bayer’s U.S. Science Hub, based in the company’s U.S. Innovation Center located at Mission Bay, San Francisco. Charged with expanding Bayer’s collaborations with academic research institutions and life science firms, the...

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Dr. Louis DeGennaro at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Louis DeGennaro

As Chief Mission Officer, Dr. DeGennaro's current responsibilities include oversight of all LLS mission functions: Public Policy, Patient Services and Research with the goal of effectively deploying resources in pursuit of the LLS mission to cure...

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Virtual platforms

2.10pm
Research Exchanges: bringing the best of the web to science
Kevin Lustig at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Kevin Lustig

Kevin has spent most of the past 29 years either managing research groups or running his own experiments at the bench. He is co-founder and CEO of Assay Depot, which owns and operates a network of online research exchanges that have the potential...

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  • Empowering scientists by simplifying access to research tools
  • Eliminating barriers to global research partnerships
  • Promoting innovation while reducing research costs

2.30pm
Tapping the long tail of knowledge in the crowd
Dr. Alpheus Bingham at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Alpheus Bingham

Dr. Bingham is a member of the Board and co-founder of InnoCentive, Inc. He has been a strong advocate of open innovation and founded InnoCentive, Inc., along with other ventures that create the advantages of open and networked organizational...

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  • Using marketplace knowledge to better manage pharma risk
  • Bringing together diversity, marginality and serendipity

2.50pm
The biopharma facebook: social networking for science
Dr. Barry Bunin at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Barry Bunin

Barry A. Bunin, Ph.D. is the CEO of Collaborative Drug Discovery. Dr. Bunin has overseen over $20 million in business transactions. Prior to CDD, Dr. Bunin was an Entrepreneur in Residence with Eli Lilly & Co. Before that he was the founding...

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  • Protecting IP while advancing shared knowledge
     

3.10pm
Accelerating clinical development: establishing a clinical research commons
Mr. Thomas Krohn at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Mr. Thomas Krohn

Tom is an experienced change leader in medical and clinical business areas. He has a rich background including hospital and retail pharmacy, international healthcare development in sub-Saharan Africa, and clinical development in the pharmaceutical...

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  • Information needs and opportunities in strategic decision making processes
  • Leveraging public data, open innovation and commons approaches
  • Case study: advancing tuberculosis research

3.30pm
Afternoon coffee break

Pre-competitive collaboration

4pm
Running a pre-competitive research group to advance knowledge
Dr. Tim Willson at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Tim Willson

Timothy M. Willson is Director of Chemical Biology at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Research Triangle Park NC, where he leads a multidisciplinary team in the identification of innovative targets for drug discovery. Current areas of focus include chemical ...

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  • Pursuing novel research targets to expand basic science
  • Applying open source knowledge to expedite the drug development race

 

4.20pm
Troubleshooting to a solution: encouraging smart scientific conversations
Dr. Tariq Ghayur at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Tariq Ghayur

Tariq Ghayur received a Ph.D in Immunology from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He did his post-doctoral training at McGill (1986-’88) and Dana Farber Cancer Institute (1988-’90). He joined BASF Pharma (1990), which was acquired by Abbott...

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  • Offering a platform for scientists to discuss best experiment methods
  • Brainstorming basic research questions that address common frustrations
  • Understanding time and cost-saving implications of fostering discussions

4.40pm
Panel: drawing the line for what constitutes pre-competitive knowledge
Dr. Tim Willson at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Tim Willson

Timothy M. Willson is Director of Chemical Biology at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Research Triangle Park NC, where he leads a multidisciplinary team in the identification of innovative targets for drug discovery. Current areas of focus include chemical ...

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Dr. Tariq Ghayur at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Tariq Ghayur

Tariq Ghayur received a Ph.D in Immunology from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He did his post-doctoral training at McGill (1986-’88) and Dana Farber Cancer Institute (1988-’90). He joined BASF Pharma (1990), which was acquired by Abbott...

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Dr. Alpheus Bingham at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Alpheus Bingham

Dr. Bingham is a member of the Board and co-founder of InnoCentive, Inc. He has been a strong advocate of open innovation and founded InnoCentive, Inc., along with other ventures that create the advantages of open and networked organizational...

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Dr. Barry Bunin at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA

Dr. Barry Bunin

Barry A. Bunin, Ph.D. is the CEO of Collaborative Drug Discovery. Dr. Bunin has overseen over $20 million in business transactions. Prior to CDD, Dr. Bunin was an Entrepreneur in Residence with Eli Lilly & Co. Before that he was the founding...

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  • Defining what work should be considered pre-competitive
  • Protecting research for open access to expedite drug discovery
  • Establishing the academic-pharma partnership to innovation

5.20pm
Close of day two followed by networking drinks reception

Industry news

Sponsors
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The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA
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Catenion at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA
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Assay Depot at World Pharma Innovation Congress USA