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Home « Resources « IowaBio Event Recaps « 2019 Partnering for Growth Recap

2019 Partnering for Growth Recap


Biotech Innovation Showcase & Forum
   

April 30 & May 1, 2019
FFA Enrichment Center
Ankeny, Iowa


1:1 Meeting Stats

84                187             128
Meetings      Attendees   Companies

       
Conference Photos

To view all photos from this year's conference, please click here.

 
2019 Award Winners

Biotech Innovation Showcase Award:
Cardio Diagnostics LLC

Presented by IowaBio
(L-R: Melissa Moyer, IowaBio; Meesha Dogan, Cardio Diagnostics LLC; Jessica Hyland, IowaBio)

Iowa Biotech Leader Award:
Dr. Michael Abramoff

Sponsored by America's Cultivation Corridor
(L-R: Jessica Hyland, IowaBio; Dr. Michael Abramoff, IDx; Billi Hunt, America's Cultivation Corridor)

Presentations
 
Keynote Speakers

Robert K. Coughlin - President and CEO, MassBio
How A Former Politician Became a Leading Patient Advocate and Innovative Partner for the Midwest

Dr. Bill Aimutis - Executive Director, North Carolina Food Innovation Lab
How Do We Innovate In A Consolidated Marketplace

The Honorable James C. Greenwood - President and CEO, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
What Is The State of Innovation In Today’s Biotech Marketplace

Dr. Carrie D. Wolinetz - Acting Chief of Staff and Associate Director for Science Policy, National Institutes of Health
The Impact of Gene Editing on Innovation in Human, Plant and Animal Science


Emerging Companies

3D Health Solutions, Inc

Cardio Diagnostics LLC
(2019 Winner)

Clara Biotech

Emmyon, Inc.

Healthy Cow

NanoSpy, Inc.

OmniLife, Inc.

Rantizo, Inc.

VerdiLife LLC

Voxello


Breakout Panel Discussions

The Future Advanced Lab Building Site
Dr. James Reecy – Iowa State University (moderator)
Aaron Saggars – CRB
Seth Kelso – McCarthy Building Companies
Eric Slifer – EUA

The Emergence of Aquaculture in Iowa
Kevin Kimle – Iowa State University (moderator)
Joe Sweeney – Eagle's Catch, LLLP
Jackson Kimle – Kimle Aquaculture
Gregory Trusso – Global Aquaculture Supply

Innovation in Immunotherapy
Grant Cale – Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (moderator)
Ayberk Yenilmez, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS – Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Erik Brincks – Immunopharmacology, NewLink Genetics

What Does Industry Want from Start Up Technology
Jim Register – Iowa Innovation Corporation (moderator)
Hillary Sullivan – Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont™
Rachele Ryan – MassBio
Jeffrey M. Staub, PhD – Plastomics Inc

 

Cybersecurity in Life Sciences: 2019
Aaron Warner – ProCircular (moderator)
Brian McCormac – BrownWinick Law Firm
Todd McManus – Integrated DNA Technologies
Special Agent Jason Soo – FBI Cyber Task Force
Gary Clinch – Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont™

The Current Investment Climate
Adam Koppes – Iowa Farm Bureau (moderator)
Kevin Zussman – Cultivian Sandbox Ventures
Nate Smith – Innova Memphis
Scott Hoekman – Next Level Ventures

Innovation and Trends in Food and Feed Ingredients
Reed Herzig
 – Bayer U.S. - Crop Science (moderator)
Raj Murugesan – BIOMIN America Inc.
Allison Cooke – Corn Refiners Association
Dr. Satish Nayak – Kemin

The Future Ready Workforce
Georgia Van Gundy – Iowa Business Council (moderator)
Jeff Weld – Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council
Teri Vos – Vermeer Corporation
Beth Townsend – Iowa Workforce Development

 

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