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08:00 AM EST

Bioinformatics and IT

Name: Bioinformatics and IT Strategy Meeting East Coast 2024 (Boston)
Start: 2024-11-11T08:00
End: 2024-11-11T18:00
Location: Crowne Plaza, London Docklands

Strategy Meeting East Coast USA 2024

Staying Updated with the Current Trends in Recent Technological Advancements Due to the Continual Growth in Bioinformatics

Le Meridien Cambridge Boston

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A MEETING EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER

Fresh Bioinformatics Insights

Tired of the same conference experience? Real discussions and genuine networking are often promised, but not always delivered. Proventa International’s R&D Strategy Meetings are designed to avoid the pitfalls of a typical conference, by providing the right environment to make those important connections through interactive roundtable discussions, exclusive networking and keynote panel debates. Join Bioinformatics professionals from across the East Coast, in Boston MA, to discover new insights and take your company’s mission to the next level.

What makes our strategy meetings unique?

Roundtable Discussions

Intimate discussions led by renowned industry experts. Have your voice heard and debate alongside like-minded life science executives.

Unrivalled Networking

With senior delegation from big pharma and innovative biotech from across the West Coast, you can network with peers from different locations, all in one place.

Personalised Agenda

Choose the topics that matter to you. Reserve your place at the roundtable discussions and ensure your whole day delivers the insights you need to hear.

Solutions to your Problems

We've partnered with the best solution providers to solve your biggest challenges. Engage in pre-arranged, private meetings to address your specific needs and find a tangible solution.

Industry Researched Topics

We guarantee our agenda is up-to-date and mission critical because its designed by you. We speak to our extended network of senior decision makers to ensure the most important topics are discussed.

Senior Decision Makers

The entire strategy meeting is specifically tailored to the needs and challenges of senior life science professionals. Discover how your peers are dealing with the same challenges as you.

Meet Our 2024 Facilitators

Our panel of facilitators play a key role in shaping the agenda for the day. See who will be bringing their expertise to the table at our Bioinformatics strategy meeting.

Adam Marko

Life Sciences Field CTO Hammerspace

Adrianne Lee

Principal Scientist, Head of Research Data Architecture and Operations Morphic Therapeutic

Basma Hashmi

Head, Digital Solutions Takeda

Deepak Rajpal

Global Head, Pre-Clinical and Translational Sciences Takeda

Deepak has recently been appointed Head of Translational Sciences US in Sanofi’s Research Platform. Prior to joining Sanofi in 2019 as Head of Bioinformatics for Translational Sciences US, Deepak was a Senior Scientific Director at GSK heading a US Computational Biology team that had a multi-therapy area engagement role for supporting and progressing the pipeline.  During his 16-year career at GSK, he was responsible for leading strategic computational partnerships in multiple therapy areas, internal, and also external to GSK, across the globe.  As a senior member of the global computational biology team, he had responsibilities of creating vision, and setting the strategic direction for the team in a scientifically innovative and fiscally responsible manner.  In addition to his experience in Computational Biology, he also co-led drug discovery programs and has broad experience in developing indication-expansion and biomarker strategies.  He has co-authored over 45 publications, with several in high-impact journals.  He has represented his organization at many consortia and has given numerous presentations across the globe.  In addition to serving on several scientific advisory boards, including an NIH panel, he also served as a Bioinformatics scientific advisory board member of PhRMA foundation, that granted many fellowships to graduate, post-graduate, and tenure track scientists.  Currently, he serves on the strategic advisory board of North Carolina State University’s Computer Science department and has been a member of many outreach activities to serve the communities that he has been part of.

Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pedamallu

Vice President, Bioinformatics Excelra

Chandra Sekhar Pedamallu comes with extensive experience in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology specializing in cancer genomics. Before joining Excelra, Chandra was associated with Sanofi Inc., identifying novel drug targets in Oncology (Molecular and Immuno-oncology). Prior to Sanofi, he was at Dr. Meyerson Lab, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and a visiting scientist at The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. During his6-year tenure at Harvard, he led microbial analysis, pathogen discovery projects in cancer and other diseases. He has contributed substantially to over a dozen projects under the auspices of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA).
Chandra holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering (area of research : Global Optimization) from School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has co-authored over 85 manuscripts, published in highly reputed journals including Nature, Nature Genetics, Science, Cell, PNAS, etc., and has been inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB).

Govinda Bhisetti

Vice President and Head of Computational Chemistry Cellarity

Hongyue Dai

Vice President, Translational Bioinformatics LifeMine Therapeutics

Hongyue Dai joined Cygnal Therapeutics in 2019. He formerly served as chief scientific officer (CSO) and chief bioinformatics officer (CBIO) at M2Gen, where he helped build the ORIEN, a cancer center network, to connect cancer hospitals with pharma companies for cancer research and drug development. While at M2Gen, Hongyue filed more than 10 patents on cancer prognosis models covering various cancer types.
Hongyue also served as Executive Director of Informatics & Analysis in Discovery & Preclinical Sciences at Merck Research Labs. He managed genomics and genetics projects to support all therapeutic franchises for target identification, biomarker discovery, compound prioritization, and translating biomarkers in clinical trials.
Prior to Merck, Hongyue was Research Associate Professor in the Physics Department at the University of Utah, where he analyzed and defended the highest energy cosmic ray particle, also known as the Oh-My-God or OMG particle. He then took on the role of Senior Data Analyst at Rosetta, where he co-developed the first microarray data error model to characterize the data uncertainty. He made significant contributions to the first FDA-approved multi-gene test kit for breast cancer prognosis, the MammaPrint. He also collaborated with Celera to develop the 14-gene test kit for ER-positive breast cancer patients.
Hongyue received his undergraduate degree in nuclear physics from Peking University and his Ph.D. in astrophysics from the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science.

Kevin Dushney

SVP, IT and Operations Kymera Therapeutics

Jenifer Siegelman

Head, Late Translational Oncology Takeda

Nathan McBride

Senior Vice President, IT Xilio Therapeutics, Inc.

Raj Bandaru

Global Head, Analytics, Health Economics and Outcomes Research AstraZeneca

Vikas Patel

Global Head, R&D Digital and Data Platforms Sanofi

Agenda

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09:00 - 10:00

Roundtable Tracks

Digital Transformation
What are the Emerging Trends and Future Directions in Digital Transformation for Bioinformatics?

Data Science & Analytics
Tackling How Cloud Computing is a Big Changer in Data Analysis

-Raj Bandaru
Global Head, Analytics, Health Economics and Outcomes Research
AstraZeneca

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Current Challenges and Limitations of AI/ML in Bioinformatics Research

-Kevin Dushney
SVP, IT and Operations
Kymera Therapeutics

Data Management / Big Data
Data Curation: Identifying the Importance of Ensuring High-Quality, Reliable Datasets

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics
Analyzing the Current Application of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Research

Data Integration / Data Mining
Determining Current Issues in Data Integration and Mining

-Hongyue Dai
Vice President, Translational Bioinformatics
LifeMine Therapeutics

11:10 - 12:10

Roundtable Tracks

Digital Transformation
The Role Of Digital Transformation In Advancing Precision Medicine Through Bioinformatics and IT

REVVITY

Data Science & Analytics
High-Throughput Screening Data Analysis Technologies: Development and Implementation in Industry

Sponsor

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Exploring the Potential and Current limitations of AI in Personalized Medicine and Drug Discovery

Sponsor

Data Management / Big Data
Unifying Data Access And High Performance Data Platforms

-Adam Marko
Life Sciences Field CTO
Hammerspace

HAMMERSPACE

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics
Translational Bioinformatics: Bridging the Gap Between Bench Research and Bedside Clinical Applications

Sponsor

Data Integration / Data Mining
How Has The Rise Of Big Data Analytics Transformed Bioinformatics And Healthcare

12:15 - 13:15

Roundtable Tracks

Digital Transformation
Embracing Digital Transformation And A New Era In Science

-Nathan McBride
Senior Vice President, IT
Xilio Therapeutics, Inc.

Data Science & Analytics
Challenges And Techniques For Visualizing Multi Omics Data

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Investigating the State of Bioinformatics Using Sophisticated Artificial Algorithmic Intelligence

-Jenifer Siegelman
Head, Late Translational Oncology
Takeda

Data Management / Big Data
Statistical and Computational Methods for Analyzing Big Bioinformatics Data

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics
Using Bioinformatics to Identify and Validate Biomarkers

Data Integration / Data Mining
Examining How Data Mining Techniques Can be Used to Build Predictive Models

-Govinda Bhisetti
Vice President and Head of Computational Chemistry
Cellarity

15:10 - 16:10

Roundtable Tracks

Digital Transformation
Road Mapping of Digital Transformation in Biotechnology, Biopharma, and Pharma Industry

-Adrianne Lee
Principal Scientist, Head of Research Data Architecture and Operations
Morphic Therapeutic

Data Science & Analytics
How Does Effective Visualization Aid in the Interpretation and Communication of Complex Biological Data?

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Leveraging AI Use for Better Collaboration and Innovation

Data Management / Big Data
Discussing Emerging Technologies and Innovations in Data Management, such as AI-Driven Data Curation and Blockchain for Data Integrity

-Vikas Patel
Global Head, R&D Digital and Data Platforms
Sanofi

Clinical Research & Translational Informatics
Enhancing the Effectiveness and Quality of Translational Research

-Deepak Rajpal
Global Head, Pre-Clinical and Translational Sciences
Takeda

Data Integration / Data Mining
Challenges and Solutions for Ensuring Patient Privacy and Data Security in Integrated Bioinformatics Databases

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Fully Interactive Format

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Industry Researched Topics

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Adrianne Lee

Basma Hashmi

Deepak Rajpal

Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pedamallu

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Kevin Dushney

Jenifer Siegelman

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