| 9:00AM |
REGISTRATION & PARTNERING OPEN |
REGISTRATION & PARTNERING OPEN |
| 9:30-9:40AM |
WELCOME & BotB INTRO |
BotB Team |
| 9:40-10:15AM |
PANEL: Leveraging Untapped Resources |
Panelists: Adey Pierce Watkins (BDO), Anne Carter (Apiculture Medical), Jake McGee (Plug & Play), Ben Kromnick (Mercury) | Moderator: Patrick Reed (Auburn University) |
| 10:15AM |
Pitch 1 |
Terra Biorgce (STARTUP Pitch) |
| 10:25AM |
Pitch 2 |
LSU Health New Orleans | Suresh Alahari, PhD, “A novel small molecule suppresses breast cancer progression” |
| 10:35AM |
Pitch 3 |
University of Mississippi | David Colby, PhD, Fluoro; Fluorosolvent Solution to Non-Invasive Diagnostics (STARTUP) |
| 10:45-11:15AM |
NETWORKING BREAK |
NETWORKING BREAK |
| 11:15AM |
Pitch 4 |
Universidad de Chile | Luis Michea, MD, PhD, Title Forthcoming |
| 11:25AM |
Pitch 5 |
Chosen Diagnostics (EQUALIZE STARTUP Pitch) |
| 11:35AM |
Pitch 6 |
University of Louisville | Brett Janis, PhD, DesiCorp, “Dehydrated blood: establishing pharmaceutical fill capabilities” (STARTUP) |
| 11:45AM |
Pitch 7 |
LSU Health Shreveport | Nirav Dhanesha, PhD, “Methods of Preventing Venous Thromboembolisms Employing Macitentan” |
| 11:55AM |
Pitch 8 |
Bluegrass Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (STARTUP Pitch) |
| 12:05PM |
Pitch 9 |
Auburn University | Elizabeth Lipke, PhD and Yuan Tian, PhD, VivoSphere (STARTUP) |
| 12:15-1:15PM |
NETWORKING LUNCH |
NETWORKING LUNCH |
| 1:15-1:50PM |
PANEL: A Conversation with Corporate Colleagues |
Panelists: Veronique Bouchet (PrecisionLife); Pepper Landson (Prageto Inc.); Lidia Kobsev (AbbVie) | Moderator: Elaine Hamm (Tulane Medicine) |
| 1:50PM |
Pitch 10 |
Tulane University | Hedwden Brooks, PhD, “Menopause: If it’s not your problem, it will be” |
| 2:00PM |
Pitch 11 |
University of Southern Mississippi | Tristan Clemons, PhD, “Supramolecular Polymers to Enhance Tissue Regeneration Following Burn Injury” |
| 2:10PM |
Pitch 12 |
HDO Health (BULLPEN STARTUP Pitch) |
| 2:20PM |
Pitch 13 |
Vanguish Bio (STARTUP Pitch) |
| 2:30-3:00PM |
NETWORKING BREAK |
NETWORKING BREAK |
| 3:00-3:35PM |
PANEL: Communications – Your Secret Success Strategy |
Panelists: Ryan Lauth (The 180 Group); Meredith Kiernan (Waterhouse); Michael Banyas (NIMHD) | Moderator: Michelle Benz (Fierce) |
| 3:35PM |
Pitch 14 |
Informuta (STARTUP Pitch) |
| 3:45PM |
Pitch 15 |
LSU | Jian Xu, PhD, “Safer Dental Imaging to Diagnose Critical Dental Diseases that Dental X-Ray Fails to Detect” |
| 3:55PM |
Pitch 16 |
SynVivo, Inc. (BULLPEN STARTUP Pitch) |
| 4:05-4:35PM |
NETWORKING BREAK |
NETWORKING BREAK |
| 4:35PM |
Pitch 17 |
NeuraSistas (BULLPEN STARTUP Pitch) |
| 4:45PM |
Pitch 18 |
Universidad Central del Caribe | Michelle Martinez, PhD, “Selective Anti-Cancer Compounds” |
| 4:55PM |
Pitch 19 |
Mississippi State University | Max Wamsley, “Kinetic Fluorogenic Technology for Rapid Chemical and Biological Testing” |
| 5:05PM |
Pitch 20 |
Thrive Bioscience (STARTUP Pitch) |
| 5:15PM |
Pitch 21 |
University of Louisiana – Lafayette | Charles Edwards, OneTeleMed, LLC (STARTUP) |
| 5:25PM |
Day 1 Closing Comments |
BotB Team |
| 5:30-7:30PM |
RECEPTION |
RECEPTION |
