Speakers

The speaker panel for the Cell & Gene Therapy Forum 2009 is now almost complete. Amongst those high profile figures who have already confirmed their participation are:

Dr Karen Kozarsky, Head, Gene Therapy, Biopharmaceutical Center of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline

Kimberly A. Benton, PhD, Deputy Director, Division of Cellular & Gene Therapies, OCTGT/CBER, US Food & Drug Administration

Alain A.G. Vertès, PhD, MBA, Global Alliance Director, Pharmaceuticals Division, Pharma Partnering, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Professor Ryuichi Morishita, Professor, Department of Clinical Gene Therapy, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine & Board Member, AnGes MG

Dr C. Randal Mills, President & CEO, Osiris Therapeutics, Inc

Stacey Davis, Principal, Venture Investments, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation

Dr Philip G. Vanek, Head of Business Development, Cell Therapy, Lonza Walkersville, Inc

Stephen Potter, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Genzyme Corporation

Dr Rajesh Chopra, Global Medical Science Director, Emerging Products, AstraZeneca

Dr Gopalan Narayanan, Manager & Head, Biologicals & Biotechnology Unit, Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Dr John McNeish, Executive Director, Regenerative Medicine, Pfizer Inc

Shosh Merchav, PhD, MBA, Director, Head, Cell Therapy Projects, Teva Innovative Ventures, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

Edward Lanphier, President & CEO, Sangamo BioSciences, Inc

David L. Amrani, PhD, FAHA, Senior Director, Research & Development Lead, Cellular Therapies, Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Dr Jane S. Lebkowski, Senior Vice President, Regenerative Medicine, Geron Corporation

Geoff Mackay, President & CEO, Organogenesis Inc

Dr Jeffrey M. Ostrove, President & CEO, Ceregene, Inc

Dr Leonide C. Saad, Vice President, Proteus Venture Partners

Dr Daniel Takefman, Chief, Gene Therapy Branch, Division of Cellular & Gene Therapy, OCTGT/CBER, US Food & Drug Administration

Brock C. Reeve, Executive Director, Harvard Stem Cell Institute

Dr Moshe Flugelman, President, CTO & Co-Founder, MGVS

Robert C. Moen, MD, PhD, President & CEO, Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc

Dr Ann Tsukamoto, Vice President, R&D, StemCells, Inc

Eric C. Faulkner, Senior Director, US Market Access & Reimbursement, RTI Health Solutions

Chris Lockett, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Dendreon Corporation

Dr Geert-Jan Mulder, General Partner, Forbion Capital Partners

Dean Miller, Managing Director, Novitas Capital

Dr Gil Van Bokkelen, Chairman & CEO, Athersys, Inc

Ed Field, President & COO, Aldagen, Inc

Howard J. Leonhardt, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Technology Officer, Bioheart, Inc

Gary C. du Moulin, PhD, MPH, Senior Director, Quality Compliance, Genzyme Biosurgery

Dr Mark Scheideler, Senior Scientific Officer, Roadmap Initiatives, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, National Institutes of Health

Dr Stuart Naylor, Chief Scientific Officer, Oxford Biomedica (UK) Ltd

Karl Groth, PhD, Co-founder, Ascent Private Equity

Dr Gary McGarrity, Executive Vice President of Scientific & Clinical Affairs, VIRxSYS

Dr Tracey Lodie, Associate Director, MSC Program Head, Genzyme Corporation

Dr Doug Jolly, Executive Vice President of Research & Product Development, Tocagen Inc

Dr Alan Boyd, Managing Director, alanboyd consultants ltd

Gregg Sando, CEO, Cell Medica Limited

Andrew L. Pecora, MD, Chairman of the Board, Acting CEO, Amorcyte

Kim Raineri, Director, Cell Therapy Operations, Lonza Bioscience

Christine V. Sapan, PhD, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Neurologix, Inc

Bryan T. Butman, PhD, Senior Vice President, Vector Operations, GenVec, Inc

Dr Lincoln Tsang, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, London

Professor Sander van Deventer, CSO, AMT BV

Henrik Ørum, MSc, PhD, Vice President & CSO, Santaris Pharma A/S

Dr Robert A. Preti, President & Chief Scientific Officer, Progenitor Cell Therapy

Dr Michael Schuster, Vice President, Operations, Angioblast Systems, Inc

Dr Christopher Bravery, Director of Regulatory Affairs - Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products, ERA Consulting Group

Dr Scott R. Burger, Principal, Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy

Wei Liang, PhD, Pharmacologist, Division of Clinical Evaluation & Pharmacology/Toxicology, OCTGT/CBER, US Food & Drug Administration

Dr Yen Choo, Founder & CEO, Plasticell

Elyse Seltzer, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Vice President, Clinical Development & Medical Affairs, Tengion, Inc

Donna R. Rill, BS, MT (ASCP), Vice President of Operations, Opexa Therapeutics

Anthony G. Coia, MD, Principal, BioVentures Investors

Dr Wilfried Dalemans, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Corporate Quality, TiGenix NV

Jack Harvey MPH, Director of Manufacturing, Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc

Dr Brett I. W. Zbar, Partner, Aisling Capital

Dr Kai Pinkernell, Senior Director, Regenerative Cell Technology, Cytori Therapeutics, Inc

Dr Andra Miller, Director, Cell & Gene Therapies, Biologics Consulting Group, Inc

Dr Weng Tao, Chief Scientific Officer & Vice President, R&D, Neurotech

Linda G. Strause, PhD, Executive Director, Oncology Clinical Operations, Vical Incorporated

Michael Covington, Senior Director of Quality Assurance, Dendreon Corporation

Marco Dieci, BSc, Quality & Regulatory Director, Qualified Person, MolMed SpA

Vickie Sheckler, Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs, Novocell, Inc

Penny Johnson, BSc, MSc, Phd, Director of Research, UK, Intercytex Ltd

Visit this page again soon to find out who else you will be able to hear from – and meet – in Washington this coming January.

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