The inaugural Breakthrough Symposium will bring the best minds in biotech together in the unlikely biotech hot spot of Fargo, N.D., to share knowledge, collaborate and discuss advances in gene and cell therapy and gene editing. The two-day event features a full agenda of scientific presentations, poster sessions and networking opportunities with thought leaders and innovators in the fast-growing areas of gene and cell therapy and gene editing. For more information and to register, visit breakthroughsymposium.com/.
Confirmed Speakers
Andrew Moreo, Operations Manager, GMP and Viral Vector Core Facilities, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Anne Kantardjieff, Ph.D., Director of Plasmids and Small Molecules Manufacturing, bluebird bio
Krishanu Saha, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Maritza C. McIntyre, Ph.D., President, Advanced Therapies Partners, LLC
Laurence J.N. Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, ZIOPHARM
Mark Osborn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Luk H. Vandenerghe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School; Associate Member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
Theresa M Reineke, Ph.D., Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota
David Courtman, Ph.D., Scientist and Director of Biotherapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa; Chief Scientific Officer, Northern Therapeutics
Matthew Porteus, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Child Health Research Institute at Stanford
Michelle Berg, Vice President, Patient Affairs & Community Engagement, Abeona Therapeutics
Tom Whitehead, Co-Founder, Emily Whitehead Foundation
Preliminary Schedule
Tuesday, November 6
07:30 – 08:30 Registration and breakfast
08:30 – 09:00 Opening remarks and overview
09:00 – 12:00 Scientific presentations
12:00 – 01:00 Lunch
01:00 – 04:00 Scientific presentations
04:00 – 06:00 Poster session with refreshments
04:00 – 08:00 Guided tours of Aldevron manufacturing facility
Wednesday, November 7
07:30 – 08:30 Networking and breakfast
08:30 – 12:15 Scientific presentations
12:15 – 01:15 Lunch
01:30 – 02:15 Michelle Berg, Abeona Therapeutics
02:15 – 03:00 Tom Whitehead and Family, Emily Whitehead Foundation
03:00 – 04:30 Reception and close of meeting
