Power of Us Life Sciences Conference in South Carolina
Increased enrollment, partnership and virtual exhibition hall attract great interest at SCBIO’s The Power of Us conference, February 16-17
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA, January 25, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – A newly announced group of national and state leaders will join the President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath , as the main attraction of SCBIO “The Power of Us” virtual conference scheduled to broadcast from February 16th to 17th.
Recently announced additions include Microsoft Vice President Jamie Harper, who leads the global corporation’s team supporting higher education and K-12 initiatives across America, and Bill Stadtlander, business leader at Verily, the Google subsidiary focused on life sciences and using health data and AI to improve lives.
At Microsoft, Mr. Harper leads a team that supports higher education and K-12 initiatives that impact students, teachers and public and private leaders. Previously, he led the Microsoft education team in the United States and served as general manager for ten countries in Asia and South Africa. Prior to Microsoft, Jamie worked for The Coca-Cola Company and Westinghouse Power Generation. He holds an MBA from Emory University and a degree in Industrial Engineering with a major in Economics from Clemson University.
Mr. Stadtlander is the commercial leader for Verily for Baseline, his end-to-end digital platform solution for transforming clinical research, increasing participation, increasing efficiency and incorporating new data. Bill has over 15 years of commercial health experience with previous positions in health practice Ceribell, Element Science, Boston Scientific and McKinsey & Co. He holds an MBA from Wharton, a master’s in Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania and a degree in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering by MIT.
Also nominated to speak at SCBIO 2021 are Courtney Christian, Senior Director of Policy and Research at PhRMA and former leader of the Black Women’s Health Imperative; Dr. Harris Pastides, former president of USC and outgoing president of the SC Institute of Medicine and Public Health; Dr. Pat Cawley, CEO of MUSC Health; and Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, Dean of the School of Medicine at USC – Upstate and Academic Director of Prisma Health Upstate, among other speakers.
With the theme “The Power of Us”, the 2-day SCBIO 2021 virtual event will feature sessions on The Power of Innovation, The Power of Partnership and The Power of People – each of which is a fundamental force that drives the US $ industry 12 billion from the state which is a key contributor to the expansion of South Carolina’s knowledge economy.
The conference will feature a virtual exhibition hall featuring dozens of life science industry organizations from across the country, and a presentation of South Carolina’s prestigious Pinnacle Life Sciences awards for the outstanding Organization of the Year 2020 and Person of the Year. SCBIO CEO Sam Konduros will deliver the “South Carolina State Life Sciences Industry” speech, while attendees can schedule individual meetings with key executives through the conference’s Partner Portal.
Hundreds of life science leaders from around the country are already registered to participate, with hundreds more expected. The SCBIO virtual conference is supported by presenter sponsor Vikor Scientific, champion sponsor Nephron Pharmaceuticals, main sponsor Medpoint and others. Among the leading brands in the biotechnology and medical technology industry participating are Nephron, Vikor, BIO, Johnson & Johnson, AVX, PhRMA, Medpoint, AdvaMed, Poly-Med, VWR, Ritedose Corporation, Rhythmlink, SoftBox Systems, ZEUS, Patheon Thermo Fisher , Zverse, Abbott, Alcami and more. All South Carolina research universities – MUSC, Clemson and the University of South Carolina – are represented, as are major health systems and entities, including the South Carolina Department of Commerce, SCRA, South Carolina Hospital Association and others.
Registration is open online at the Virtual Conference 2021 section of www.scbio.org. Registration is free for employees of most SCBIO investors and supporters, as well as for students interested in life science careers, while teachers and professors can attend the entire conference for $ 25. General admission tickets are available for just $ 75. Virtual exhibition space and sponsorships are also available by asking at [email protected].
SCBIO is South Carolina’s economic development organization focused on investors, focused exclusively on building, promoting and growing the life sciences industry in the state. The industry has an economic impact of US $ 12 billion in the State of Palmetto, with more than 750 companies directly involved and more than 43,000 professionals employed directly or indirectly in the research, development and commercialization of innovative health products, medical, industrial, environmental devices and agricultural biotechnology.
For additional information about SCBIO or to register for SCBIO 2021, visit www.SCBIO.org.
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