49 Name Job Title Company Priyanka Shah Associate Director, Life Sciences Endless Frontiers Lab | Life Sciences Startup Accelerator Aalap Shah President & CEO Fedsprout Sanaz Shahi Database Specialist Rowan University Sheena Sharifi MPH/MBA Student Johns Hopkins University Brett Shealy Executive Director, Life Science J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA Elizabeth Sheeleigh Managing Director DLA Piper, LLP Ishani Sheth MPH/MBA Student Johns Hopkins University Bryan Shingle PMO Head Lrg Molecule Pharm Devel Program Janssen R&D US Nicholas Shubin CEO NemaGen Discoveries, Inc. Kristy Shuda McGuire Dean, Biomedical Studies The Wistar Institute Christopher Shyers Sr. Product Officer, Innovation Economy Programs New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Elizabeth Sigety Partner Fox Rothschild, LLP Katie Silpe Co-Founder Bestmilk Justin Silpe Postdoctoral Fellow Princeton University Kurt Simmons Partner, Life Science Services WithumSmith+Brown, PC Kumar Singh Vice President Allele Capital Partners Gopal Sirasani Associate Vice President, Business Deveopment TCG GreenChem, Inc. Peter Skoutelas US Head Pharmascience Shelley Sly Site Engagement Guru Ubuntu Research, Inc. Troy Snell Treasury Management Officer J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA Yaniv Sneor Co-Founder Mid Atlantic Bio Angels (MABA) Tarik Soliman CEO & President Extend Biosciences Prajakta Sonalker Partner, Life Sciences Intellectual Property Venable, LLP Kumaresh Soppimath Chief Scientific Officer Nevakar, Inc. Ira Spector CEO SFA Therapeutics, Inc. Susanne Spinella Business Development & Sales SciSafe, Inc. Srikanth Sriadibhatla Director, Healthcare Investment Group Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA Nirmal Srinivasan Senior Manager CohnReznick, LLP Rob Staats Vice President, Marketing & People Kognitic, Inc. Ryan Starkes Partner Centri Business Consulting Brendt Stier Sr. Director, Strategic Development Consulting Thermo Fisher Scientific Alex Stonor Business Analyst Global Business Reports Dan Stringer Director, Business Development Center for Breakthrough Medicines Ken Suh CEO Sauvie, Inc. Dan Sullivan Director, Membership TechUnited: NJ Julianna Sullivan Associate Director, Research Alliances The Michael J. Fox Foundation Shemaila Sultana Assistant Director, Life Science Licensing Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Weilin Sun President Hongyi & Associates, LLC Sapna Suresh Academic Scholar Northwestern University ATTENDEE LIST
50 Name Job Title Company Ranjit Suresh Senior Director, Business Development OncoBay Clinical Joe Sutter Director RSM US, LLP Ken Takashina Sr. Director., Global Open Innov., Corp. & Product Strategy Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America John Talbot Client Development Executive DLA Piper, LLP Duane Talhouk Industry Vice President, Biotech Fisher Scientific Company, LLC Nina Tandon CEO EpiBone, Inc. Gina Tedesco Managing Director & NJ Chapter Co-Lead Golden Seeds Emilie Theophile-Catherine Sr. Events Management Associate J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA Cheryl Thorpe Executive Director, Life Sciences J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA Sloane Tilley CEO Dia Margarita Todorova Senior Project Director Global Business Reports Jason Torres Managing Partner Sana Capital Amy Towery Chief Medical Officer SciMar ONE, Inc. Darren Trevias Business Development ShareVault Nishit Trivedi Director, Life Sciences & Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development Emerald Asset Management Joshua Tropper Venture Associate New Jersey Health Foundation Peter Tu Managing Partner Law Offices of Peter Tu Lorenzo Tucker Coordinator, Partnering Products & Services Biotechnology Innovation Organization John Underfer President Worldwide IP Solutions, LLC Kyle Van Riper Director, Midwest Charles River Laboratories Mark Varney Chief Scientific Officer PsychoGenics, Inc. Srirama Venkataraman Chief Operating Officer RespondHealth Summi Verma Vice President, Asset & Wealth Management J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA Dan Vickery CEO Vaneltix Pharma, Inc. Mark Vreeke Co-Founder Chemical Angel Network Laurent Waessa Commercial Attache Quebec Government Office in New York John Walker Business Development Director Charles River Laboratories Mary Walsh Sr. Director, Priorty Programs Janssen Pharmaceuticals Ofra Weinberger Sr. Director, Commercialization & Licensing Columbia Technology Ventures, Columbia University Daniel Weinstein CEO Lura Health Dave Weller Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) Ellington West CEO Sonavi Labs Leslie Westendorf Sr. Director, Biotech Portfolio Lead PPD, a part of Themo Fisher Scientific Megan Westhuis Vice President, Multi National J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA Heather White Director, Business Development The Center for Breakthrough Medicines Julia Whitehead President & Chief Operating Officer RAPT Ventures, Inc. (RVI) Mike Wiley Vice President, Ventures & Commercialization Foundation Venture Capital Group Cathryn Wiley Administrative Assistant J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA ATTENDEE LIST
51 Name Job Title Company Marshall Woodworth Chief Financial Officer Nevakar, Inc. Tracy Yin Associate Director, Business Development Lonza Stephen Yoder Vice President, Business Development Taiho Oncology, Inc. George Young Manager, Office of Research New York Medical College Dennis Young Head of Sales, Global Sampled Ross Youngs Founder Biosortia Microbiomics Cookie Yu Investment Director Samsung Ventures Xudong Yuan CEO ACON Pharmaceuticals Ido Zairi General Partner Israel Biotech Fund Robert Zamboldi Site Head, US Cell & Gene Therapy Novartis Pharmaceuticals Sanjay Zaveri Sr. Vice President, Business Development PDS Biotech Jeffrey Zhao Co-Founder & CEO Notitia Biotechnologies Company John Zhu Founder & President Mayewell Capital, LLC Jason Zimmerman Partner CohnReznick, LLP Nicholas Zuccaro One-on-One Partnering Team Biotechnology Innovation Organization BioNJ’s Talent Services Career Portal is where life sciences applicants go first to find their next job opportunity. Whether posting a job or searching BioNJ’s robust resume database, you are sure to find qualified candidates to meet your hiring needs. User-friendly benefits include: · User-friendly administration backend with enhanced reporting and exportable invoices and billing history · Built-in applicant tracking system · Resume database & advanced filtering for resume search · Resume alerts when a resume matches your criteria · Extended reach through our Partner Network, including ZipRecruiter, Talroo (previously Jobs2Careers), Adzuna, Google for Jobs and LinkedIn · Automatically pull in your job opportunities from your organization’s own job site (scraping) · Enriched company profile page · Spotlight postings by job categories · Increased visibility with banner ads · Internship and fellowship postings at no cost · E-commerce & live chat support BioNJ Members enjoy discounted pricing. Contact Peggy Schell at [email protected] or 609-890-3185 to learn more. Visit www.BioNJTalentNetwork.org today! ATTENDEE LIST
52 THANK YOU TO OUR PLANNING TEAM Subin Baral, EY Michael Hadjiloucas, Eisner Amper Adam Marshall, RSM Kara Moore, New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) John Pennett, Eisner Amper Ravi Raghunathan, CohnReznick David Schwartz, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Joel Wagner, EY Jordan Warshafsky, Ashton Tweed Joe Wolfe, RSM THANK YOU TO OUR INVESTOR AND COMPANY OUTREACH COMMITTEE Kathleen Addison, Executive Director, Life Science Banking, J.P. Morgan Pooja Bhandari, Director, New Product and Business Development, Hematology The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson Aaisha Khan, Senior Marketing Manager, Morgan Lewis Kristine O’Keefe, Executive Director, Private Banking, J.P. Morgan Sabina Perchik, Director, Transactions Oncology Business Development, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson Steven Perdziola, Senior Marketing Manager, Morgan Lewis David Schwartz, Partner, Morgan Lewis Emilie Theophile-Catherine, Senior Associate, Events and Sponsorships, J.P. Morgan
53 THANK YOU TO OUR PANEL OF JUDGES Joshua Barer, Hibiscus Capital Management Sam Bergen, Frontcourt Group Jay Bhatti, 49 Alpha Lexie Demirali, New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Tony Dimun, Nascent Enterprises, LLC James Golubieski, New Jersey Health Foundation/Foundation Venture Capital Group Michael Hadjiloucas, Eisner Amper Mark Kolb, Tech Council Ventures Carolyn Myers, BioEnsemble LLC Simon Nynens, NYNENS LLC Winnie Sabbat, Sabacica Capital Squire Servance, Syridex Bio Elizabeth Sigety, Delaware Crossing Investor Group/Fox Rothschild LLP Jason Torres, Sana Capital Nishit Trivedi, Emerald Asset Management Ido Zairi, Israel Biotech Fund THANK YOU TO OUR COACHES Juliet Hart, Hart & Chin Ahmet-Hamdi Cavusoglu, Merck Digital Sciences Studio at NJII Jack Levitt, LeaderStrong Will Lutz, (Formerly with NJII and Merck Digital Sciences Studio) Kara Moore, New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Adam Marshall, RSM Larry Samilow, Verve Group Consulting Alain Van Loo, Assetive Jordan Warshafsky, Partner at Ashton Tweed Ltd. Wayne Weiner, Pharmatech Solutions LLC
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56 BioNJ TEAM Whitehorse Executive Center 1255 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Building B - Suite 514 Trenton, New Jersey 08619 Tel: 609.890.3185 Email: [email protected] www.BioNJ.org Debbie Hart President & CEO [email protected] Randi Bromberg Senior Vice President, Communications & Marketing [email protected] Donna Gibbons Senior Vice President, Operations [email protected] Cheri Hennessy Vice President, Member Engagement & Strategic Partnerships [email protected] Pavita Howe Vice President, Innovation & Entrepreneurship [email protected] Ian McLaughlin Vice President, Government Affairs [email protected] Maria Carapucci Meeting Coordinator [email protected] Denise Machado Executive Director, Member Operations [email protected] Debbie Mennito Executive Director, Conferences, Committee & Workforce [email protected] Dawn Piccioni Director, Marketing & Design [email protected] Cheri Potts Office Manager [email protected] Dana Sacco Sr. Executive Assistant to the CEO [email protected] Peggy Schell Talent Services & Public Policy Assistant [email protected] Ann Wieczkowski Executive Director, Accounting Operations [email protected] Because Patients Can’t Wait ®