Life Sciences Community Joins Rep. Charlie Dent to Discuss State of the Industry and Positive Impact on Pennsylvania

WHAT: Roundtable discussion about the life sciences landscape, including the industry’s economic impact on Pennsylvania, the value of innovation, bioscience education opportunities, NIH funding and research best practices. Rep. Charlie Dent and Hon. Jim Greenwood to deliver remarks

WHO:
• Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA-15)
• Hon. Jim Greenwood, President & CEO, BIO; former PA Congressman
• Mr. Craig Tucker, Vice President, PA BIO • Dr. Keri Donaldson, Founder, Prescient Medicine
• Dr. Ralf Brandt, CEO & Managing Director, vivoPharm
• Dr. Kent Vrana, Professor & Chair, Penn State Dept. of Pharmacology
• Dr. Mel Billingsley, President & CEO, Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central PA
• Ms. Caitlin Orr, Project Coordinator, Hershey Center for Applied Research
• Mr. Nick Magallanes, Director Federal Government Relations, BIO

WHEN: Tuesday, August 23, 2016, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone)

WHERE:
Hershey Center for Applied Research
Room 1103
1214 Research Boulevard
Hummelstown, PA 17036  

https://www.bio.org/sites/default/files/SP_Pennsylvania_0.pdf