Stephen Black

Professor of Law · Texas Tech University School of Law

Engaging expert on entrepreneurship, tax, IP, and innovation - I see possibilities and opportunities everywhere and can help your organizati

Ip Taxation Failure and How to Learn From It The Legal End of Lean Startups

Paul Meade

President · Thought Leader Select

Innovative leader in healthcare, promoting thought leadership in medicine

Key Opinion Leaders Thought Leadership Public Health Medicine Sunshine Act (Ppsa)

Judith Blumstock

Senior Director, Corporate Development · MaRS Innovation

Senior Director, Mars Innovation

Investing in Life Sciences Making Investments and Overseeing Existing Portfolio Companies

Dr. Eric Leuthardt

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Biomedical Engineering · Movable Type Management

Who needs hands anyway! Researcher advancing neuroprosthetics is developing medical devices and brain–computer interface technologies

Brain Computer Interfaces Neural Technologies Brain 2.0 Neuroprosthetics Innovation

Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D.

Robert J. Mattauch Endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Data scientist specializing in high-throughput structural bioinformatics of proteins & small RNAs.

Structural Bioinformatics Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Protein-ligand(drug) interactions Computer-aided molecular modeling Big Data Analysis

Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D.

Director, Pharmaceutical Engineering| Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Roper specializes in efforts to bring engineering and science closer to patients who utilize medicines via novel technologies.

Metabolic Engineering and Biocatalysis 3D Printing of Dose Forms Long Acting Therapy Development Nanomaterials and Particle Sciences Continuous Chemical Reaction Engineering

Xuejun Wen, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Wen researches biomaterials as well as cell and tissue engineering

Biomaterials Cell and Tissue Engineering Regenerative Medicine Stem Cell Biology and Engineering Drug Delivery

Michael Tarr

Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University

Michael Tarr is an expert in visual perception and how the brain transforms 2D images into high-level percepts.

Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Science Computational Perception

Greg Waite

Founder & CEO · VisiLeap

Greg Waite is an entrepreneur, inventor and investor who specializes in monetizing platform technologies.

Financial & Social Leverage Spin-out Breakthrough Technologies Breakthrough Invention Fund Technology Commercialization

Wolfgang Banzhaf

Entomologist and Osteopathic Medical Specialist · Michigan State University

Expert in genetic programming and evolutionary computation

Computer Science Evolutionary Computation Machine Learning Algorithms Theoretical Physics

Jens O.M. Karlsson, PhD

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering · Villanova University

Jens Karlsson, PhD, specializes in biothermal sciences, including cryobiology (cooling) and hyperthermic processes (heating).

Hyperthermic Processes Intracellular Ice Formation Cryopreservation Biophysical Mechanisms Cryosurgery

Emily Walsh

Principal Consultant · Halloran Consulting Group, Inc.

Recovering Scientist

Personalized Medicine and Genetics Translational Medicine Transitioning From the Bench Project Management 101 Program Management 101

Jessica Winter

Professor of Biomedical, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | College of Engineering · The Ohio State University

Biomedical expert, revolutionizing our knowledge of the relationship between nanoparticles and biology

Neural Engineering Nanotechnology Biomolecular Engineering Biomedical Engineering Nanoscale neural prosthetic devices

Adam Little

Mentor | CBASE · LifeLearn, Inc.

Adam is a veterinarian and entrepreneur with a passion for applying his diverse experience towards tackling big problems.

Global Health Dogs Epidemiology Animal Nutrition Community Outreach

Liette Vasseur

Professor and UNESCO Chair · Brock University

Working in Environmental sustainability, mainly sustainable agriculture and conservation

Plant biologist Pest management Ecosystem Management Ecosystem services Conservation Biology

Stephanie Willerth

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering · University of Victoria

I run an internationally recognized research group focused on stem cell bioengineering.

Stem Cells Biomaterials Drug Delivery Systems Tissue Engineering Neuroscience

Rich Lenski

Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics · Michigan State University

“The Man Who Bottled Evolution”

Experimental Evolution Bacteria Digital Organisms Dynamics of Evolution Microbiology

M. Eric Benbow

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Insect - Microbe interactions in aquatic ecology, forensics, and human health.

Forensic Sciences Infectious Disease Ecology Aquatic Entomology Aquatic Ecology Microbial Ecology

Kristen Smithwick

Vice President of Business Development, Marketing, and Strategic Planning · Thought Leader Select

Healthcare research and consulting leader available for corporate training/workshops on thought leaders in medicine

Key Opinion Leaders Centers of Excellence Kol Identification Kol Mapping Kol Engagement

Mike Rea

CEO · IDEA Pharma

The Change Maker: How Innovation Makes It To Market In Pharma

Innovation Strategy Lifecycle Product Design Path-To-Market