Session Highlights
Conference Co-Chairs
G. Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill & Company
David Scadden, co-director, Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Bernard Siegel, Executive Director, Genetics Policy Institute
How Stem Cell Research Will Transform Medicine in the 21st Century
A discussion of why stem cell research holds vast promise and the experiments that have researchers excited and hopeful for the future of medicine.
The Promise of SCNT and Reprogramming
Leading researchers will review the work currently being performed in their labs and will discuss the state of this polemical field of research.
The Global Perspective on Stem Cell Research
A review of research, policy and advocacy efforts from around the globe.
Stem Cells and Disease
Concurrent Sessions over two days focusing on the latest advancements and challenges for stem cell research towards the understanding and treatment of Diabetes; Parkinson’s, ALS and Neurological Disorders; Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis; Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease and Aging. These six panels will include leading stem cell researchers, clinicians; foundation representatives and patient advocates.
Panel Discussion; Stem Cell Nation
Leaders from different states will profile efforts they have taken to craft economic and legislative incentives for stem cell research.
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Keynote Address: Federal Funding-A perspective from Capitol Hill
Panel Discussion: Investing in Stem Cell Research- the VC perspective
A panel of venture capitalists will discuss business models and creative financing strategies for this nascent science.
Panel Discussion: Investing in Stem Cell Research- the Biotechnology and BioPharma Perspective
A panel of biopharma and biotech executives will discuss business models and investment incentives.
Panel Discussion: The Hospital Perspective-An HSCI Case Study
A case study examining the HSCI working model of inter-organizational collaboration in stem cell research. What works well and what doesn’t? Implications for other research and health care organizations and what this means for health care in the future.
Panel Discussion: Global Regulation to Enhance Global Collaboration
Carefully crafted global regulations should encourage, rather than hinder, global collaborative efforts. Experts discuss models for success.
Panel Discussion: Taking Research from the Labs to the Clinic- Legal, Translational and Regulatory Challenges for Stem Cell Companies
Experts will address the intellectual property, translational and regulatory challenges impacting the development of stem cell products and propose solutions to advance commercial applications.
Working Session - Patient Advocacy Roundtable Breakfast
Discuss the winning formulas in the stem cell policy debates with the foremost grassroots and “inside the beltway” advocates and political strategists.
Conversations with Experts Luncheon
Discuss business opportunities, economic promise, patent solutions, ethical, advocacy and regulatory matters with the leading thinkers in the stem cell community.
Poster Forum: Law Ethics and Public Policy
Researchers and students of law, ethics, public policy, government, political science, and related arts and sciences are invited to present their work at the Poster Forum.
Networking Reception
Interact with the leading advocates and organizations advancing the cause of stem cell research.
GPI Annual Awards Dinner
Stem cells represent the universal hope for healing. As part of "The Stem Cell Summit" join the Genetics Policy Institute and thousands of patients in recognizing those individuals who have positively impacted the stem cell community.
NATIONAL ADVOCACY AWARD
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
LEADERSHIP AWARD
PATIENT ADVOCACY AWARD
STUDENT AWARDS
