
2018 Bay Area Biomedical Device Conference
PROGRAM
7:45 am
8:30 am
8:40 am
Afternoon Plenary Session
Morning Plenary Session
Morning Parallel Sessions
Afternoon Parallel Sessions
Registration
Conference Opening: Guna Selvaduray, Ph.D.
10:00 am
10:30 am
Session II: Sensors for Biomedical Applications
Session Chair: Dr. Alessandro Bellofiore
12:05 pm
1:30 pm
2:35 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm
Student Research Poster Session
Wine and Cheese Networking Reception
Morning Break
Lunch
Afternoon Break
Closing: Guna Selvaduray, Ph.D.
Plenary Panel on Modern Medtech Product Development
Challenges - Innovation, Complexity, Diversity
Moderator: Brad Vale, Ph.D., D.V.M. - Calaveras Creek Capital
Panelists:
Jennifer Kozak, Head of Medical Device Business Development, JNJ
Michael Reo, CTO - Heart Repair Technologies
Ajay Khatri, Strategic Investor, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation
Panel Discussion, Audience Q&A
Click on a speaker to read his/her bio. To find out more information about their talks, click on the bolded presentation titles.
10:35 am
11:05 am
11:35 am
Welcome: Mary A. Papazian, PhD, President, San Jose State Univeristy
8:35 am
8:45 am
9:50 am
Student Union Ballroom
Student Union Meeting Room
Chief Technology Officer, ALM-Scientific
Impact of Smart Sensors on Next
Generation Clinical Diagnostic Devices
Session III: Diversity and Innovation - How Diverse Perspectives Affect Product and Process Innovation
Moderator: Kelly Kline, City of Fremont
Panelists:
Marianne De Backer, Ph.D., VP - Venture Investments, Johnson & Johnson
Janie Mandrusov, Ph.D. - Providence Medical Technology
Michael Zuerlein, Ph.D. - Illumina
Associate Professor, Santa Clara University
Role of 3D Matrix Stiffness and Adhesive Ligands in Regulating the Response of Human Cancer Cells
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Industry Panel: Intellectual Property
Moderator: Doug Portnow, J.D., Patent Attorney - Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Panelists:
Christine Winoto - MedTech Venture Partners
Cindy Lynch, J.D. - IP and Corporate Counsel
Hira Thapliyal, Ph.D. - Founder, President & CEO, AneuMed, Inc.
Professor, Keck Graduate Institute
9:00 am
9:30 am
9:15 am
1:35 pm
2:05 pm





CPO, Area Clinic Manager, Hanger Clinic
Current & Future State of
Prosthetic Clinical Practice
& Technologies

10:25 am
Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research Group, University of California, San Francisco
Applications of MR-Imaging and Biomechanics in Assessing and Understanding Joint Pathology

Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Ultra-sensitive, Highly-selective, Real-time Chemical Wearable Sensors and Soft Artificial Muscle

Chief Science Officer, Wavelet Health
Utility of Wearable and Connected
Devices in Health Research
