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
