2015 Life Science Symposium sponsored by the French-American Chamber of Commerce-Dallas/Fort Worth & UNTHSC – 1/30/15

The 2015 Life Science Symposium, “How Incubators Accelerate Development of Healthcare Solutions”, sponsored by the French-American Chamber of Commerce-Dallas/Fort Worth & the University of North Texas Health Science Center, will be held in MET-109/111 on January 30, 2015 from 7:45 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

INTRODUCTION & WELCOMING REMARKS:

The Honorable Betsy Price, Mayor of Fort Worth, and Dr. Thomas Yorio, UNTHSC Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

? Darlene Boudreaux, MBA, Executive Director, Tech Fort Worth: ?Tech FW and Cowtown Angels?

? Lawrence E. (Joe) Allred, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation, UNT Health Science Center: ?University-Based Incubation for Nurturing New Companies?

? Alvara Guillem, Ph.D., President, ZS Pharma: ?A Success Story from Incubator to IPO?

? Andrew Clutz, Director, North America, Alsace BioValley: ?Incubators in Alsace BioValley?

? William Burns, President & CEO, Encore Vision

WHEN:

Friday, January 30, 2015

7:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:

Medical Education and Training Building

MET-109-111

1000 Montgomery Street – Fort Worth, TX 76107

Visitor Parking: Lot #19

SCHEDULE:

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration & Networking Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Presentations & Panel Discussion

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Networking Luncheon

TICKET INFORMATION:

The Office of Research Development & Commercialization will be sponsoring this event and will cover the cost for those UNTHSC faculty attending. Student assistance available.

Please RSVP ip.office@unthsc.edu before 1/23/15.