Xconomy: Agenda: New York Biotech Seizes the Momentum


		AGENDA
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	2:00 – 3:00	Registration & Networking
	3:00 – 3:10	Welcome and Opening Remarks John Cunningham, Senior Vice President, Alexandria Real Estate Equities Bob Buderi, Xconomy
	3:10 – 3:45	Bootstrapping in NYC: A Ground Level View from Entrepreneurs & Academics Eric Schadt, Chair, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Founder, Sema4 Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, University Professor, Columbia University Piraye Beim, Founder & CEO, Celmatix Masoud Tavazoie, Co-founder & CEO, Rgenix (moderator)
	3:45 – 4:15	Alternative Models of Getting the (Bio)tech Out in NYC Mike Foley, Sanders Director, Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute Nadim Shohdy, Assistant Dean, Therapeutics Alliances, NYU Langone Medical Center
	4:15 – 4:45	Building A Life Sciences Sector in NYC Jason Park, Principal, Flagship Pioneering Jenna Foger, Executive Director, Alexandria LaunchLabs Adam Goulburn, Partner, Lux Capital Bob Buderi, Xconomy (moderator)
	4:45 – 5:15	New York Biotech: Looking Ahead With An Interactive Chat Harold Varmus, Nobel Laureate; Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College; Co-chair, LifeSci NYC advisory council Bob Buderi, Xconomy (moderator)
	5:15 – 6:15	Networking Reception
*Schedule and speakers are subject to change.