April 2, 2013
8:00 a.m. - 12:45
Join us as we examine:
What makes innovation successful in oral health? What are the barriers? What can we do to enhance innovation?
You can sign up to attend the free event at: http://innovationsinoralhealth.eventbrite.com/
Program will be available online after the event.
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 Welcome and Setting the Stage
Phil Stashenko, DMD, PhD, President and CEO, The Forsyth Institute
8:40 – 9:50 Why Is Oral Care So Special?
Jeremy Benedict, MBA, President and CEO, Guided Surgery Solutions, llc
Benjamin Conway, MBA, Managing Director, Johnston Blakely & Company
Christopher Damien, PhD, Corporate Director of Biotechnology, Dentsply International
Fay Donohue, MA, MBA, President and CEO, DentaQuest
Gordon Jones, MBA, Managing Director, Harvard Innovation Lab
moderated by:
Gerard Moufflet, MBA, CEO and Founder, Acceleration International
9:50 – 10:20 Tech Transfer Opportunities in Oral Health Research
Ashley Stevens, d.phil (oxon), clp, rttp, IP and Technology Commercialization
Consultant
introduction by:
Karen Mullin, JD, LLM, Chief General Counsel and Director of Technology
Development, The Forsyth Institute
Sean Cotton, MEng, Technology Development Manager, The Forsyth Institute
10:20 – 10:35 Coffee Break
10:35 – 11:45 Success Stories
Stamatis Astra, MBA, MS, Founder and CEO, PhotOral
Robert Gottlander, DDS, Vice President of Prosthetic Solutions, Henry Schein Inc.
Jan Lessem, MD, PhD, President, Clinstrat Consulting, llc
moderated by:
Andrew Jay, DMD, MBA, Fund Head, Medical Solutions Fund, Siemens Venture Capital
11:45 – 12:15 Impact of the America Invents Act: Transition from First-to-Invent
to First-to-File System
Hathaway Russell, JD, Partner, Foley Hoag, llp
12:15 – 12:45 The Future Opportunity in the Oral Health Space: Why Forsyth?
Tom Van Dyke, DDS, PhD, Vice President of Clinical and Translational Research,
The Forsyth Institute
12:45 Networking Lunch
al Health: A Go
