Resilience and sustainability have become more imperative than ever before - especially amid the current pandemic. As a part of the Leir Research Institute's overarching goal, this year’s conference brings together experts from business, education, technology, and government to explore disruptive technologies and business solutions to address the prevailing health and societal issues. We will discuss the latest implications in the biotech industry through the lens of disruptive technologies, regulations, and business.

 

Agenda 

 
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Introduction and Opening Remarks

Jim Shi, Ph.D., Conference Chair, Leir Research Institute, Martin Tuchman School of Management

Oya Tukel, Ph.D., Dean, Martin Tuchman School of Management 

Atam P. Dhawan, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost of Research, NJIT

Yi Chen, Ph.D., Director, Leir Research Institute, Martin Tuchman School of Management
9:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. 
 
Session 1: Disruptive Technologies

Keynote Speaker: Liang Schweizer, Ph.D., CEO and Co-founder, HiFiBiO Therapeutics

Moderator: Omowunmi Sadik, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Chemistry and Environmental Science, NJIT

Panelists: 

Jeffery Kaye, M.D., Layton Endowed Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering at Oregon Health and Science University 

Edgardo Farinas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chemistry and Environmental Science, NJIT

Mengyan Li, Ph.D., AssociateProfessor, Chemistry and Environmental Science, NJIT
10:40 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. 
Session 2: Business

Keynote Speaker: Derek Choy, President and Co-founder, AKTANA

Moderator: Michael Ehrlich, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance, Martin Tuchman School of Management, NJIT

Panelists: 

Genevieve Leveille, CEO and Founder, AgriLedger

Xin (David) Ding, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Director of Master of Healthcare Analytics and Intelligence, Rutgers​

 
11:50 a.m. -1:00 p.m. 
Session 3: Regulations

Keynote Speaker: Sau (Larry) Lee, Ph.D., Office of Testing & Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug and Evaluation Research at Food and Drug Administration Center

Moderator: Wayne Fox, J.D., Professor of Practice, Martin Tuchman School of Management, NJIT

Panelists: 

Sasha R. Pailet Koff, Senior Director Global Customer Experience, J&J

Antonio (Tony) Crincoli, Senior Director, Team Leader & Head of Upjohn Global Engineering, Upjohn (Division of Pfizer)
1:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks