PODD: Partnership Opportunities in Drug Delivery

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The 8th annual event is chaired by Dr Barbara Lueckel, Global Business Development Director, Roche Partnering Innovation at Roche and will be held at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston, MA from October 17-18, 2018. The ultimate goal for PODD is to foster a meeting place that inspires innovation and advancement for drug development and delivery as well as providing support for the leaders behind the movement. This annual conference is designed with three purposes:1. To present a strategic level program for pharma and biotech business development professionals with a thorough overview of the latest drug delivery technologies available along with an update on deals and opportunities to improve therapies and extend the life cycle of a drug.2. To provide drug delivery and specialty pharmas with a platform to present their technologies and get the latest insights on what the delivery and formulation needs are.3. To offer ample networking time, facilities and services for one-on-one meetings to establish new business contacts and enhance existing ones.The 8th annual event is chaired by Dr Barbara Lueckel, Global Business Development Director, Roche Partnering Innovation at Roche. 2018 Featured Keynotes already confirmed include:Robert Langer, PhD, David H. Koch Institute Professor, MITAmy Schulman, Co-founder and CEO, Lyndra and Partner at PolarisJeffrey Karp, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolJustin Wright, PhD, Global Head of Innovation, Novartis We are delighted to announce the 2018 Track Chairs:Nima Akhavein, PhD, Associate Fellow and Scientific Leader, GSKUlrich Bruggemann, Head Academics and Innovation, Global Medical Devices Development, Sanofi USMathias Romacker, Senior Director, Device Strategy, PfizerMichael Cucolo, Director of Business Development, BMS Prices: Standard rate: USD 2195.0Academic / Non-profit / Govt. rate: USD 1097.5 On Wednesday October 17, 2018 at 8:00 am (ends Thursday October 18, 2018 at 5:00 pm) URLs: Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/214899-2?pid=5569 Inquiries: https://go.evvnt.com/214899-3?pid=5569 Speakers: Jeffrey Karp, PhD, Robert Langer, PhD, Amy Schulman, Justin M Wright, PhD, Nima Akhavein, PhD, Orn Almarsson, PhD, Cindy Atwell, Advait Badkar, PhD, Nancy Barbour, Ulrich Bruggemann, Danile Casimiro, PhD, Bharatt Chowrira, PhD, JD, Christopher Coletta, Michael Cucolo, Mark Currie, PhD, Ann L Daugherty, PhD, Marian Gindy, PhD, Lubomir Gradinarsky, PhD, Kristen C Kozofsky, Patrick Lim Soo, PhD, Barbara Lueckel, PhD, Dhairya Mehta, Margaret Reiff, Kal Patel, MD, Joel Richard, PhD, Mathias Romacker, Manuel Sanchez-Felix, PhD, Kurt R Sedo, Srini Sridharan, PhD, Rosemarie Truman, Neil Williams, Sybil Williams, PhD Venue details: Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Ave, Boston, 02116, United States