About Innovation Catalyst
SoCalBio Innovation Catalyst Program boosts early-stage biotech and life science companies in Southern California. Mentoring, networking, funding, and lab access are offered to potential success and innovation-demonstrating firms. The goal is to improve healthcare, create jobs, and boost economic growth in the region. It’s a valuable resource for life sciences companies that enhances their prospects and guides them toward a significant industry impact.
Up Coming Innovation Catalyst Session
SoCalBio Innovation Catalyst Mentors
Roger Anderson, PhD.
Biotech Consultant
Bud Bishop, PhD.
President, Pasadena BioCollaborative Incubator and SoCalBio Board Member
PETER BLAISDELL PHD.
Member Scientific Advisory Board, Immunotherapy Company
Chris Bostick
Vice President, OCV
Calvin Chen
CEO, CrossLinkBio; Investment Committee, Cove Fund
George Colindres
Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP, Los Angeles
Steven Corr
Partner, Jones Day
William Dolphin, PhD
Investor & Serial Entrepreneur
Lara Dueppen
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Steve Goldman
President & CEO, Geshtalti; Member, Keiretsu Forum; and SoCalBio Board Member
Earle Hager
Managing Partner, The Neutrino Donut, LLC
Winn Hong
Sr. Director, Engineering and Business Development, AMI – USC
David Hood
President & CEO, DH3 & Associates
Wendie Johnston, PhD
Exe. Director, LA/Orange County Biotech Center
Jerry Joseph
Verity Associates
Parisa Khosropour
Healthcare, Medical Device and Diagnostics Advisor
Jerry Knotts
President, Central Coast Venture Forum
Richard Koffler
Founder, Greenwings Biomedical
Mohammad Kondri, MPH, MBA
Trade Commissioner, Life Sciences & Medtech, Consulate General of Canada
Gary Lazar, MD
President & CEO, Soundstim Therapeutics, Inc.
Hal Lieberman
Sr. Associate, Exceleration Management
Thomas Lobl, PhD
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, AMI-USC
Jörg Lorscheider
Director of Sales & Marketing, Omnica Corporation
Zohar Loshitzer,
Principal, OCV; Board of Directors, OSSIO, Ltd
Steve Maylish
CEO, Fusion Biotech
Charles McWilliams
Sr. VP, VWR
Mordechai Nosrati, MD
USC Keck School of Medicine
Alex Rabiee
Vice President of Business Development, Provention Bio
Mark A Siegfried
Director, CBIZ & Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
Stephen Williams, PhD,
Partner, Catalyst Advisors, LP
Michael Wise
Partner, Perkins Coie, and Secretary of the SoCalBio Board of Directors
Mark Wittman
Consultants-Clinical Affairs, Beyond Lucid Technologies
Alvin Viray
Associate Director, UCI Applied Innovation
