Agenda

Monday, October 5, 2020
9:15 AM - 9:30 AMWelcome to BIO Alabama’s Virtual Annual Conference
9:45 AM - 10:15 AMWarp Speed: Biopharma’s Response to a Pandemic
10:45 AM - 11:30 AMPower of Advancement through Diversity
11:45 AM - 12:15 PMUnHealthcare: A New Category of Data-Driven Health Assurance
12:30 PM - 1:15 PMKeynote Fireside Chat
1:45 PM - 2:30 PMMade in Alabama | How Alabama’s Manufacturers Play a Major Role in the Global Supply Chain
2:45 PM - 3:30 PMEquity Encounters | Stories at the intersection of our unconscious bias, uncomfortable experiences, and desire to belong
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMVirtual Networking
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
9:00 AM - 9:45 AMBioscience Investors Forum
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMMerger & Acquisition Strategy: What Entrepreneurs need to know
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMEngaging the SBIR Audience: How to communicate your value proposition to SBIR/STTR grant reviewers
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMInnovate Alabama - Growing the State’s Technology and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem through Collaboration and Smart Policies
1:00 PM - 1:30 PMFireside Chat with Andrew Burnett, Legislative Assistant to Senator Richard Shelby
1:45 PM - 2:30 PMFrontiers of Precision & Genomics Medicine
2:45 PM - 3:30 PMPlant Genomics | Next Generation Crops for a Diverse Alabama Agricultural Economy
3:45 PM - 4:30 PMPART I | Good Things in Small Packages - Drug and Gene Delivery in the Age of Nanotechnology
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
9:00 AM - 9:45 AMAlabama’s Strategic Bioscience Economic Development Roadmap
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMKeynote Address with Bob Hess
10:50 AM - 11:35 AMEconomic Development and Life Sciences Site Selection Process
11:45 AM - 12:30 PMState Perspective on Bioscience Economic Development
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMFounders and Funding: Fundraising stories as told by founders and bioscience investors
2:00 PM - 2:45 PMBioscience Angel Investors Forum
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMSecuring Your First Institutional Round: Inside Investor Relations
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMPART II | Good Things in Small Packages - Drug and Gene Delivery in the Age of Nanotechnology
Thursday, October 8, 2020
9:00 AM - 9:45 AMBiotech Innovation and Early Stage Resources and Opportunities: The Importance of Mentorship, Incubation, and Ideation
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMAlabama’s Incubators & Accelerators
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMFrom Licenses to Spinouts: How Alabama’s Academic Technology Transfer Offices Support Innovation and New Business
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMInnovation and New Knowledge: A Bold Vision for Alabama
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMKeynote Address with Dr. Regina Benjamin