#LABioTechWeek 2023: 6th Annual LA County Bioscience Forum
Join us for the 6th Annual LA County Bioscience Forum, "Building the Bridge between BioTech & Health Equity" on October 13, 2023 from 10:30am - 12:30pm. The Forum will be held at the BioscienceLA Collaboration Hub, 4130 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA 90230.
Tentative program agenda below with confirmed speakers (please check back as more details get added):
MC of event: Marieme Sane, CEO | Founder of TruO Health – IonCell
10:30am - 10:42am: Welcome Remarks
10:30 - 10:32 - Dave Whelan, CEO, BioscienceLA
10:33 - 10: 42 - Kelly LoBianco, Executive Director, LA County Department of Economic Opportunity
10:43am - 10:48am : Welcome Keynote - Why Does Equity Matter in the BioTech Clinical Process - David Carlisle, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charles R. Drew University
10:49am - 12:10pm: Panel discussion & Audience Q&A
Why do we need equity in clinical trials - Bobby Ntoya, Founder/CEO at BIOMED
What is the perspective of communities- Gabriella Barbosa, Managing Director of Policy, The Children’s Partnership
How does health equity manifest in the care setting - TBA
Health equity from a Public Health perspective- Dr. Rashmi Shetgiri, Chief Science Officer at LA County Dept of Public Health
12:11pm - 12:20 : Closing Keynote - Rob Perez, Founder & Chairman, Life Science Cares
12:21 - 12:26pm : Closing Remarks - Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, LA County Supervisor, Second District
12:26 - 12:30: Goodbye - Marieme Sane, CEO | Founder of TruO Health – IonCell
TRUO|IONCELL, is a human centered healthcare technology startup working on increasing access and improving healthcare outcomes for vulnerable populations.
Official LABioTechWeek 2023 Event
Special thanks to our Supporting Sponsor: JLL West Coast Life Sciences