This panel discussion brings expertise from different industry perspectives to answer questions about business development during product development. The panelists will describe what they look for in viable startups/products, appropriate timing for strategic partnering, and the benefits/risks of partnering with large pharma as a path to market. The first portion of this webinar will be moderated, followed by time reserved for live question and answer from the audience.
Vanessa Barth, Ph.D. is Associate Vice President, COO & Head of Lilly Gateway Labs East Coast, and Site Head of Lilly Gateway Labs Boston Seaport location. Lilly Gateway Labs provides expertise and capabilities to accelerate drug discovery and development through early engagement with biotech companies and tailored support offerings. Complementing her position at Eli Lilly, Dr. Barth helped establish the AXIS mentoring program at the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute to advise and mentor life sciences entrepreneurs. Dr. Barth earned her PhD in Medical Neurobiology from Indiana University.
Mike Luther, Ph.D. is an experienced entrepreneurial scientist and executive in the biopharmaceutical industry including various senior leadership roles ranging from biotech start-ups to global pharmaceutical companies and CROs. In addition to serving as STRM.BIO's CEO, he is currently the managing partner for BioInnovations, LLC where he is a board member and consultant for various start up biotech companies.
David Rothkopf, Ph.D. is a strategic professional in the development and regulatory control of medical devices. He is the President and Co-Founding Principal at MEDIcept; established in 1996 to offer engineering, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory consulting assistance to the medical device and IVD industry.
In addition to being President of MEDIcept Inc., David is President of SON Medical, a medical software consulting firm and has been instrumental in starting three medical device companies.
Webinar presented on November 14, 2024 to an invited audience.
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