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Governor Hogan invites you to join him and Maryland Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen with thought leaders from across the State to share ideas, best practices and strategies to improve the transfer of innovative technologies from universities and federal research institutions in the State of Maryland. This Summit, organized by the Maryland Department of Commerce and hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is designed specifically to put policy makers, industry leaders, innovators, early-stage, small and medium enterprises, and technology managers from leading universities and research institutes together with biotechnology and pharmaceutical licensing and business development executives, venture capitalists, and serial entrepreneurs for interactive sessions. These sessions will discuss partnering, licensing, business development and commercialization opportunities for industry, working with State programs, nonprofit organizations, public and private institutions of higher education, and federal organizations.
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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Registration/Networking
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Welcome/Keynote Remarks
- Panel Discussion - Moderator - Secretary Mike Gill
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Federal Laboratory Panel
- Moderator - Paul Zielinski, Director, Technology Partnerships Office at NIST
- NIST, Kent Rochford, Associate Director, Laboratory Programs
- NASA/Goddard, Christopher Scolese, Center Director
- NOAA, Steve Thur, Director National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- NIH/NCATS, Lili Portilla, Director, Office of Strategic Alliances
- USGS, John French, Director Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
- USDA, Mojdeh Bahar, Assistant Administrator, ARS
- FDA, Ed Margerrison, Director of the Science and Engineering Lab (OSEL)
- Army, COL Brian Gentile, Deputy Commander, USAMRIID
- Army, LTC Jaime Anderson, Director G-3/5 MRMC
- Army, Eric Moore, Director Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Keynote Address: Governor, State of Maryland, Larry Hogan
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Maryland Panel including Maryland colleges and universities
- Moderator - Laurie E. Locascio, PhD, Vice President for Research, University of Maryland, College Park
- Jay A. Perman, MD, President, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Christy Wyskiel, Senior Advisor to the President, Johns Hopkins University
- Sanjay Rai. PhD, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Montgomery College
- John M. Wasilisin, President/Chief Operating Officer, TEDCO (Technology Development Corporation - Maryland)
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch / Posters and Visit Exhibits
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Business Keynote Address: Rip Ballou, VP & Head of Global Vaccines, US R&D Center, GlaxoSmithKline
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. - Closing Remarks:
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Vision and Next Steps/Closing Remarks
Under Secretary of Commerce for NIST - Dr. Walter Copan
Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce - Mike Gill
Secretary Mike Gill
Paul Zielinski, Director, Technology Partnerships Office at NIST
NIST, Kent Rochford, Associate Director, Laboratory Programs
NASA/Goddard, Christopher Scolese, Center Director
NOAA, Steve Thur, Director National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NIH/NCATS, Lili Portilla, Director, Office of Strategic Alliances
USGS, John French, Director Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
USDA, Mojdeh Bahar, Assistant Administrator, ARS
FDA, Ed Margerrison, Director of the Science and Engineering Lab (OSEL)
Army, COL Brian Gentile, Deputy Commander, USAMRIID
Army, LTC Jaime Anderson, Director G-3/5 MRMC
Army, Eric Moore, Director Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Governor, State of Maryland, Larry Hogan
- Laurie E. Locascio, PhD, Vice President for Research, University of Maryland, College Park
- Jay A. Perman, MD, President, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Christy Wyskiel, Senior Advisor to the President, Johns Hopkins University
- Sanjay Rai. PhD, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Montgomery College
- John M. Wasilisin, President/Chief Operating Officer, TEDCO (Technology Development Corporation - Maryland)
Rip Ballou, VP & Head of Global Vaccines, US R&D Center, GlaxoSmithKline
Under Secretary of Commerce for NIST - Dr. Walter Copan
Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce, Benjamin Wu