Emory OTT will be at the BIO International Convention, the largest conference for the biotech industry, in Philadelphia, PA birthplace of the United States and home of the Liberty Bell. Four members from our office, Executive Director Todd Sherer, Gayathri Srinivasan from the industry relations team, Panya Taysavang from the licensing team, and Quentin Thomas from the marketing team will all be there. It looks to be a busy and productive week!
Our booth will be within the Georgia Pavilion again this year (Booth 2101). Someone from the team will be there each day and we look forward to visiting with old friends and making new ones. If you want an easy way to find us, click and use BIO’s handy map. The team has more than 30 partnering meetings set-up prior to flying north. We expect to have many great conversations about Emory research, technology, and start-ups.
This week’s blog will be similar to last year’s BIO blog – each morning our blog will be updated with highlights and points of interest from the BIO meeting the previous day. We will also be tweeting up a storm too (@EmoryOTT), starting conversations & joining in on others. We hope you tune in each day to see what’s new! We also have a new twist this year since – we also sent along OTTer to check out the sites at BIO2015. Stay alert you never know where you might find OTTer!
Tuesday’s takeaways
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Rick Coulon, Accuitis Since it’s my first BIO meeting it was great to see such a diverse group of people, including students from around the country via the BioGENEius Challenges.
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It was great being able to catch up with colleagues at our booth in the GA pavilion.
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Sometimes we forget that legislation extends to a variety of areas in healthcare and life science, and is not only set at the federal level, but also the state level. An example is the recent Georgia biosimilar substitution bill.
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The booth in the GA pavilion was so busy and I was talking with so many interesting people I almost forgot to eat lunch!
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Participated in over a dozen partnering meetings today, which is a testament to the innovation and opportunities available at Emory. Can’t wait to see what Wednesday brings.
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It was nice to see both new faces and familiar faces and discussing partnership opportunities at Emory.
Wednesday’s takeaways
Visiting with old friends
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Willie Reeves & Todd Sherer It was great catching up with former work study student, Willie Reaves. He is in charge of partnering for BIO and credits his exposure to TT at Emory for steering him this direction. Go Willie!
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Former licensing associate Phil Semprevio is doing well at KAUST. He explained the lifestyle and adjustments to life in Saudi Arabia. The university’s seemingly unlimited resources present unique challenges and opportunities.
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Former intern, Jeremiah Mitzelfelt also stopped by. He is doing deals for University of Maryland, Office of Technology Commercialization and has settled into life in the DC area with his wife and new baby.
OTTer’s adventure’s part two
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OTTer met lots of interesting people from GA Representative Sharon Cooper, U. S. Chamber member Brian Noyes, to a group from Chile.
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OTTer also did a little exploring in the exhibition hall; had some FroYo from Merck and made a quick stop through France. No telling what he’ll be up to today.
Thursday’s takeaways
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Thanks to our wonderful hosts in Philadelphia. The Reading Terminal Market across the street from the convention center was a great visit.
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OTTer’s adventures have come to a close; he’s enjoying Philly so much that he stayed. If you see him let us know!
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It was cool to see NASA’s Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). CASIS manages the International Space Station (ISS) US National Laboratory. Listening to their presentation reminded me that our work extends, not only beyond laboratories and research facilities, but sometimes beyond Earth!
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A number of our business partners came by to visit us in the pavilion and it was great to catch-up.
- With more than 50 partnering meetings across the team there were many great conversations, lots of new and old faces, and we are looking forward to seeing what new collaborations will come.
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While we may be biased we think that the GA Pavilion has some of the friendliest exhibitors in the hall and we’re glad they enjoy food as much as we do!