30. Genetics and synthetic biology for trailblazing drug discovery, Maria Soloveychik, CEO, SyntheX
Dr. Maria Soloveychik is the co-founder and CEO of SyntheX, a therapeutics company focused on accelerating drug discovery using synthetic biology. The company’s core technologies, ToRPPIDO and ToRNeDO...
16 Sep 202017min
29. Breakthrough imaging device for noninvasive cancer detection: Bob Proulx, CEO Imagion Biosystems
Bob has been President of Imagion Biosystems since February 2015 and has led the company through the recent restructuring and recapitalization efforts. Previous employment experience includes Pres/GM ...
9 Sep 202025min
28. Urology medtech for BPH with insights on patient care, VC, and more Nick Damiano, CEO, Zenflow
Nick Damiano is a serial entrepreneur with broad experience in medical devices and digital health. He has 15 years of experience as a healthcare entrepreneur, engineer, and leader. He is currently Co-...
2 Sep 202021min
27. Harnessing the microbiome to combat type 2 diabetes: Colleen Cutcliffe, CEO, Pendulum
Colleen Cutcliffe is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pendulum. She has over 15 years of experience leading and managing biology teams in academia, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Prior to starting Pendul...
26 Aug 202018min
26. DNA testing to proactively inform treatment: Paul Billings, CMO, Natera
Dr. Paul R. Billings is a board-certified internist and clinical geneticist, who also holds a PhD in Immunology, from Harvard University. He worked there with Dr. Baruj Benacerraf, who subsequently re...
19 Aug 202035min
25. The power of AI for precision drug discovery and development: Auransa Inc., Andy Protter, CSO
Andy Protter, PhD. joined Auransa in January 2017 as Chief Scientific Officer with 35 years of pharmaceutical industry research and development experience. At Auransa, Dr. Protter has led preclinical ...
5 Aug 202020min
24. JoyL Silva, GM, and Nicole Strauss Pipeline Development and Innovation Lead, Pfizer CentreOne
JoyL is the General Manager of Pfizer CentreOne, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and a leading supplier of specialty APIs embedded within Pfizer. In 2019, under her...
29 Jul 202021min
23. Abbas Kazimi, VP of Business Development, Nimbus Therapeutics
Abbas Kazimi is the Vice President, Head of Business Development at Nimbus Therapeutics, a biotechnology company harnessing quantum mechanics and computational approaches to structural biology to desi...
22 Jul 202031min
