2021 BTBA Virtual Annual Symposium

Boston Taiwanese Biotechnology Association (BTBA) will hold the 2021 BTBA Virtual Annual Symposium from 12:50 pm to 6:30 pm EDT on July 10 & 11 (Saturday and Sunday) 2021.

This online symposium will bring experts from academia and industry to share their experiences and knowledge on their research/responsibility, personal career development, and lessons learned for young scientists. This year, we are honored to have Dr. Herren Wu, Ph.D., the Senior Vice President of AstraZeneca, and Dr. Jeannie T. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Genetics of Harvard Medical School

Please register on Eventbrite where you will then receive information on how to join the meeting virtually.

The event is free.

As a non-profit organization, we appreciate your consideration of giving a small gift to support BTBA! Your donation qualifies for tax-exemption and grants you guaranteed access to the 2021 BTBA Virtual Symposium meeting rooms.

BTBA Website : https://btbatw.org/

2021 BTBA Virtual Symposium website: https://btbatw.org/2021/

Agenda

July 10 (Saturday)

12:50-13:00 Opening Remarks - BTBA Co-Presidents: Dr. Hsien-Wei Yvonne Meng & Dr. Erica P. Cai

13:00-14:10 Opening Keynote - Herren Wu, Ph.D.

14:10-14:20 Break

14:20-15:50 Academia to Industry: Bench to Bedside – How do you evaluate biotechnology?

15:50-16:00 Break

16:00-17:20 Trending Topic I: Trends and application of real-world data in drug development and safety

17:20-17:30 Break

17:30-18:30 Career path oriented virtual networking I plus BTBA podcast speakers!

July 11 (Sunday)

12:50-13:00 Opening

13:00-14:10 Closing Keynote – Jeannie T. Lee, MD, Ph.D.

14:10-14:20 Break

14:20-15:50 Trending Topic I: RNA Technology & Application

15:50-16:00 Break

16:00-17:20 Academia to Industry: Ways to Gene Therapy

17:20-17:30 Closing Remarks - BTBA Co-Presidents: Dr. Hsien-Wei Yvonne Meng & Dr. Erica P. Cai

17:30-18:30 Career path oriented virtual networking II plus BTBA podcast speakers!

Confirmed Speakers

Panel Speakers

Herren Wu, AstraZeneca (Keynote speaker)

Jeannie T. Lee, Harvard Medical School (Keynote speaker)

Gautam Rajpal, The SearchLite

Jeremy Chang, BridgeBio

Ying-Li Chen, Stanford University

Sengwee Darren Toh, Harvard Medical Scholl & HSPH

Lina Titievsky, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Tasuku Kitada, Strand Therapeutics

Allen Horhota, Orna Therapeutics, Inc.

Ariel Yeh, Gene editing startup

Yi-Li Min, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Networking Guests

Hsiao-Ying Monica Wey, Harvard Medical School

Meng-Chuan Lai, University of Toronto

Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin, Washington University School of Medicine

Chia-Wei Cheng, Columbia University

Rosa Wang, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

Shian-Huey Chiang, Pfizer

Allen Chia-En Lien, Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp

Margaret (Chia-Ying) Wey, AstraZeneca

Szu-Ta Chen, Takeda

Shaoyu Chang, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Ming-Kuei Jang, APRINOIA Therapeutics

Yi-Kai Lo, Niche Biomedical

Ching-Yung Lin, Graphen

Michael Shih, Novartis

Dajun Sun, Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Richard Liang, Denali Therapeutics