MPWRM Resource Center Annual Stakeholders’ Summit (#6: April 2024)
April 8 – 9, 2024 | Ann Arbor, MI
The MPWRM Resource Center’s 6th Annual Stakeholder’s Summit was held on April 8-9, 2024, in Ann Arbor, MI, attended by more than 40 participants in-person, with more online. In addition to the presentations by the Interdisciplinary Translational Project (ITP) teams, new this year was the ITP Pitching Hour, where each ITP team gave a 5 minute pitch presentation.
The event also included a panel session on “Regenerative Therapies in the Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Space: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trends”, a conversation with 5 panelists on the topic of driving innovations in the dental/ oral/ craniofacial space and critical issues to consider.
Thank you to all attendees, both in-person and online. We hope you enjoyed the event, and look forward to seeing you at our future events!
Event agenda:
April 8, 2024 (Day 1)
- Welcome Remarks
- Opening Remarks
- Panel Session: Regenerative Therapies in the Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Space: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trend
- ITP Progress Updates
- ITP Pitching Hour
- Eclipse Viewing!
- Reception
April 9, 2024 (Day 2)
- Closed door session: MPWRM Resource Center business
Welcome Remarks | April 8, 2024 (Day 1)
- David Kohn, PhD | Director, Michigan-Pittsburgh-Wyss Regenerative Medicine Resource Center
Opening Remarks | April 8, 2024 (Day 1)
- Scott Verbridge, PhD | Director, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine Research Program, NIDCR
Panel Session: Regenerative Therapies in the Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Space: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trends | April 8, 2024 (Day 1)
Moderator
- Connie Chang | ONL Therapeutics/ MPWRM Resource Center
Panelists
- Les Burrows | GM, Geistlich North America
- Gene Dorff | CEO, Solmetex, LLC
- Peggy Hansen | GM Contract Development & Manufacturing, SVP Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs, Regenity Biosciences
- Dominik Lysek, PhD | CEO, PharmaTrail; CSO, Revere Partners VC
- Jason Woods | VP, Strategy & Innovation, Abova, Inc.
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