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Adventurer’s Guide to Biotech^TM:

Interactive Workshop led by the Traverse Biotech Team
 

Put yourselves in the shoes of an entrepreneur: you just made an exciting scientific discovery with therapeutic potential. How can you translate your discovery into clinical application? Learn from biotech professionals about the process of turning a “Eureka!” moment into a new drug through an interactive “choose your own adventure” therapeutic development workshop.
 
Rockefeller University’s Robertson Therapeutic Development Fund (Robertson TDF) and the team at Traverse Biotech invite you to explore the drug discovery process by playing Adventurer’s Guide to Biotech™. Learn how to build clinical value for your scientific discoveries and find out what it takes to translate foundational research into products for patients.

 
Dr. Brandy Houser is a leading expert in biotechnology development and investment. She forged her career in executive positions at Mass General Brigham, Brandon Capital Partners, and, most recently, at a privately held biotechnology company started by the founders of Medarex. She is now Co-Founder and CEO at Traverse Biotech, a company focused on the development of an immunotherapy pipeline.

Dr. Bruce Conway directs the Robertson TDF and oversees projects supported by the Kellen Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund, translational research programs at Rockefeller that help to move scientific discoveries toward clinical application. Dr. Conway began his career in drug discovery research, holding positions at Johnson & Johnson and the Institutes for Pharmaceutical Discovery.

In this workshop, you will join your hosts and the Traverse Biotech guides in an interactive game that will help you better navigate the hills and valleys of drug discovery. The workshop will be followed by an informal reception where you will have the opportunity to discuss what you have learned with the other participants, the Traverse Biotech Team, and others.

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