2019 SoCalTBA Symposium
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3rd SoCal Taiwanese Biotechnology
Symposium

August 24-25, 2019
​University of California, Irvine (UCI)
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ABOUT SYMPOSIUM

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SPEAKERS




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Jo Shen
Venture Partner
Vivo Capital

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​Ron Broide
​Director of Neurotoxin Research
Allergan

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K. Kirk Shung
Professor, Biomedical Eng.
USC

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Abraham Lee
Professor
​UC Irvine

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Dianne Hodges
Director of Global Pharma Tech
Allergan (Retired 2019)

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Jerry Lee
Associate Professor
 USC

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Ellen Lien
Associate Professor
Children's Hospital LA, USC

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​Winn Hong
CEO
​Varocto​​

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Maurice Shen
Head of Academic Relations
​BenchSci

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Ragan Robertson
Business Development Officer, Information Systems Officer, UCLA

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Kai-Cheih (K.J.) Yang
CEO
KuraCare​

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Jeff Chih-Fu Hsu
Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist
​MicroVention Inc., Terumo

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Steven Lee
Manager
CSL Behring

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Ben Shih
Assistant Professor
​City of Hope

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Chia-Hong Tsai
Scientist, Metabolic Eng.
Amyris, Inc.

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Michael Kuchinskas
Head of Protein Engineering
Ginkgo Bioworks

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Sunghwan Cho
CTO
​NanoCellect

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Jimmy Tai
Data Scientist
Twist Bioscience

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SCHEDULE

Day 1
Saturday, 8/24
8:00 Registration
8:30 Opening Ceremony
9:00 Session I: Translational research, Sponsored by BioLegend
10:15 Coffee Break
10:45 Session II:Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Sponsored by TECO-LASD
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Diamond sponsor presentation
13:00 Panel discussion I : Research opportunities
in academia and industry
14:30 Coffee break
15:00 Pitch event
16:00 Session III: Biomedical engineering
17:15 Vendor Showcase
18:30 Dinner
Day 2
Sunday, 8/25
8:00 Registration
8:30 Co-organizer & Sponsor presentation
9:00 Session IV: Trends in Biotech/Pharma, Sponsored by Eurofins Discover
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Panel discussion II: Beyond the bench:
Non-research career in biotech
12:15 Closing Remark

VENUE

UCI Conference Center, Pacific Ballroom
A, 311 W Peltason Dr, Irvine, CA 92697
Direction and Parking
Student center parking structure  ($10/day) 
(across the street from the venue) 
More Information
Floor Plan
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Level 1, Pacific Ballroom C & D

One-on-One Meeting with Sponsors

​To SoCal TBS Attendees: Calling for Companies to Meet Our Sponsors!

Coming soon

DIAMOND SPONSORS

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GOLD SPONSORS

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SILVER SPONSORS

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I want to sponsor!

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CONTACT US

socaltba.tw@gmail.com
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  • Overview
  • Schedule
  • Speakers
  • Showcase/Sponsors
    • TECO-LASD-Diamond Sponsor
    • Biolegend-Diamond Sponsor
    • Eurofins Discovery-Diamond Sponsor
  • Venue
  • Organizers
  • Subscribe