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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
Watch on YouTube: “20240408 OpeningRemarks”

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.

Learn more about the panelists

Watch on YouTube: “ Panel Session 4-8-2024”

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