Agenda - SoCalBio

25th Annual SoCalBio Conference

October 26 – 27, 2023 (PDT) | Westin Long Beach
333 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802

Day 1, October 26, 2023

5:00 PM	Registration Start Cocktail Reception and Networking
7:00 PM	Dinner
7:50 PM	Welcoming Remarks and Acknowledging Sponsors
8:00 PM	Honoring the SoCalBio Innovation Catalyst Program Members
8:15 PM	Keynote Speaker
8:45 PM	Day one adjournment

Day 2, October 27, 2023

7:00 AM	Breakfast & Sponsor Display Set up
8:00 AM	SoCalBio Welcoming remarks
8:10 AM	Keynote Presentations: This Keynote will provide a comparative assessment of the health of the bioscience industry in the Greater Los Angeles Metro Region. From capital investments to research & development, the TEConomy speaker will highlight the impact of the bioscience industry across the region’s innovation system, its growing importance to the Greate Los Angeles economy, and SoCalBio’s historical role in ensuring the future of the industry and its role as an economic driver in the region. Ryan Helwig, Principal, TEConomy
9:00 AM	Break
9:15 AM	AI Innovations in Life Science
10:00 AM	Emerging Trends and Funding Opportunities in Femtech Moderator: Felicia Hsu, M.D. – Investor \| BOLD Capital Panelists: Julie Hakim – Assistant Professor @ Baylor University; Co-Founder of FemTech Focus Naseem Sayani – Co-Founder & Managing Director \| Emmeline Venture Anula Jayasuriya – Founder & Managing Director \| EXXclaim Capital
10:45 AM	Break
11:00 AM	Emerging Company Presentations
	Track 1	Track 2
	Scorpido: Plasmonic Nanobubble Laser Endoscope to instantly detect and destroy cancer. SynovaLife: develops medical devices and methodologies to harvest the body’s power to treat the symptoms associated with degenerative conditions. Acatechol: Prevent infections with bioinspired germicidal surfaces. Vessl Prosthetics: An automatically adjusting prosthetic socket that is pain and hassle-free to empower amputee mobility. More TBA	CDR3 Therapeutics: Improved Gene delivery for making T-cells for CAR Therapies. Sayenza BioSciences: Automating the processing of fat tissue to create injectable stemcells for limitless regenerative medicine applications CellEcho Biotechnologies: Faster/more cost-effective method of immunotherapy modifications GeneXell: CDMO for biologics for next gen medicines and cell therapies (biomimetic reactors) Angel City Bio: target therapies to the intestine and liver using a platform drug delivery system More TBA
12:30 PM	Lunch & Networking
2:00 PM	Emerging Company Presentations
	Track 1	Track 2
	Thimble: Patches/compliance soln for needle pain Oculotix: AI-based tool to match intraocular lens and patients AI Vali: AIDRA platform, Endoscopy for imaging App4Independence: App to help serve mental health issues therapeutic compliance Omica.bio: EHR and data collection targeting Mexico/Latin America More TBA	Pace Diagnostics: Rapid diagnostic for TB and Lung Cancer More TBA
3:30 PM	Investing in Health Innovation
5:00 PM	Closing Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM	Conference Adjourns