2024 Expert Speaker Faculty

World-Class Scientific Advisory Board:

Annette Bak

Annette Bak

Head, Advanced Drug Delivery

AstraZeneca

Magali Hickey

Magali Hickey

Head, LNP Process Development

Moderna

Pieter Cullis

Pieter Cullis

Professor

University of British Columbia

Sanyogitta Puri

Sanyogitta Puri

Senior Director, Non- Viral Delivery

Novo Nordisk

Key Opinion Leaders from BioPharma & Academia:

Anni Chang Senior Scientist II, Excipients GSSD US Pharmacopeia

Anni Chang

Senior Scientist II, Excipients GSSD

US Pharmacopeia

Bo Ying

Bo Ying

Chief Executive Officer

Abogen Biosciences

Daniel Shores Partner Rothwell Figg

Daniel Shores

Daniel Shores Partner

Rothwell Figg

David Chu

David Chu

Senior Director, Analytical Operations

Capstan Therapeutics

Jee-Young Park

Jee-Young Park

Executive Director

MediciBIO

Jie Su

Head, Formulation

Zipcode Bio

Jivan Yewle

Jivan Yewle

Director, Non-Viral Delivery

Mammoth Biosciences

Kanika Suri

Kanika Suri

Scientist

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Katherine Cook

Katherine Cook

Scientist II

Tessera Therapeutics

Melissa Hanson

Melissa Hanson

Senior Principal Scientist

Bristol Myers Squibb

Muthiah (Mano) Manoharan

Muthiah (Mano) Manoharan

Senior Vice President, Innovation Chemistry & Alnylam Distinguished Scientist

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Peng Zhang

Peng Zhang

Principal Scientist

US Pharmacopeia

Saswata Karmakar

Saswata Karmakar

Director, Chemistry

Sanofi

Shengshuang Zhu

Shengshuang Zhu

Senior Principal Scientist

Arbor Biotechnologies

Srinivasulu Bandi

Srinivasulu Bandi

Director, External Manufacturing

Sail Biomedicines

Zi Jun Emma Wang

Zi Jun Emma Wang

Chief Technology Officer

Yoltech Therapeutics

Alexey Popov

Alexey Popov

Vice President, Head, Process Development

Sail Biomedicines

Alireza Nomani

Alireza Nomani

Principal Scientist

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Ami Jo

Ami Jo

Associate Director, Process Development

Omega Therapeutics

Amit Singh

Amit Singh

Director, Delivery Discovery

RNA NewCo

Anubhav Arora Director, Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Anubhav Arora

Director, Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls

Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Benjamin Frempah

Benjamin Frempah

Director, Business Development

Omega Therapeutics

Bindu Varghese

Bindu Varghese

Executive Director, Research

Carisma Therapeutics

Ching Kim Tye

Ching Kim Tye

Head, LNP Platform Development

Sanofi

Erika Jensen

Erika Jensen

Principal Scientist

Pfizer

Felipe Lopes

Felipe Gazos Lopes

Associate Director, Analytical Development

Tessera Therapeutics

George Dakwar Director, Formulation Platform Tessera Therapeutics

George Dakwar

Director, Formulation Platform

CureVac

Hui Li

Hui Li

Research & Development Director

Innorna

Jieni Xu Head, Delivery Science Editas Medicine

Jieni Xu

Head, Delivery Science

Editas Medicine

John Lewis

John Lewis

Chief Executive Officer

Entos Pharmaceuticals

Luis Santos

Luis Santos

Senior Director

Prime Medicine

Mandana Borna

Mandana Borna

Head, Oligonucleotide Drug Product Development

Biogen

Mansoor Amiji

Mansoor Amiji

University Distinguished Professor

Northeastern University

Pintu Kanjilal

Pintu Kanjilal

Scientist, LNP Discovery

Strand Therapeutics

Qook Lee

Qook Lee

Research Advisor

Eli Lilly & Co

Rajesh Krishnan

Rajesh Krishnan

Senior Director, Formulation

Providence Therapeutics

Rui Zhang

Rui Zhang

Director

Stylus Medicine

Rumpa Bhattacharjee

Rumpa Bhattacharjee

Senior Scientist II

ReCode Therapeutics

Sashine Wjetunge

Sashini Wijetunge

Senior Scientist

Pfizer

Sudhakar Garad

Sudhakar Garad

Global Head, Pre-formulation, Novel Delivery & Biopharmaceutics

Novartis

Swathi Pullagurla Senior Scientist Gritstone Bio

Swathi Pullagurla

Senior Scientist

Gritstone Bio

Thomas Cleveland

Thomas Cleveland

Physicist

NIST

Yan Xia

Yan Xia

Head, Nanotechnology Formulations

Axelyx

Zhengrong Cui

Zhengrong Cui

Professor

The University of Texas at Austin