NEXT SESSION: Opening Keynote – Views On The State Of The Industry – 8:40AM

BioNorthTX is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(6) trade

association serving and representing the life sciences industry in

the northern region of Texas.

Our Mission is to encourage the development of a rich

ecosystem that allows for the growth and success of North

Texas life science companies, as well as strengthening the

economy of our local communities.

“Changing Lives Through the Convergence of Science and Industry”

Harold Strong, President & CEOMelissa Krauth, Chair

Frank Grassler, UTSW, Vice-ChairKay Tieman, AmeriPac, Co-Founder & COO

Chris Comish, BioNews Texas, Co-Founder, CommunicationsDavid Foster, Tuevol, Co-Founder, Secretary

Dave Carlson, Caris Life Sciences, Treasurer, CFOTerry Foster, Executive in Residence

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

*Executive committee member

Thank you to our industry leadership!

Academic Research InstitutionFrank Grassler, UTSW Medical Center, Vice Chair Dr. Duane Dimos, UT Arlington

Bio Pharma/Medical Device Phil Brown, GaldermaDave Carlson, Caris Life Sciences*Vipin Garg, Neos TherapeuticsArt Clapp, Science CosmetiquesFrançois Fournier, Smith & NephewPaul Herchman, ThermiHealthDebbie Hutchinson, Wound ManagementMaxwell Lea, DFB Pharma

Venture Capital

Melissa Krauth, Chair*

Life Science/Tech IncubatorJorge Varela, TECH Fort Worth

Hospital Research InstitutionJamie Walkowiak, Baylor Research Institute

Terry Foster, Executive in Residence*

Members-at-LargeChris Comish, Co-Founder*David Foster, Co-Founder*Kay Tieman, COO & Co-Founder*

StaffMiriam D’Souza, AdministratorHarold Strong, President & CEO *

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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EVENT EXHIBITORS

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INDUSTRY SUPPORING ORGANIZATIONS

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SPEAKERS

Scott Boyle, Ph.D. Caris Life Sciences

Darlene Boudreaux TECH Fort Worth

Patrick Brannelly Rainwater Charitable Foundation

Anuja Ghorpade, Ph.D. Baylor Scott and White System

Kathleen Gibson Southwestern Medical Foundation

Brett Giroir, MD Kirchner Group, Health Science and Biosecurity Partners

Julie Goonewardene UT System

Frank Grassler, JD UT Southwestern Medical Center

Al Guillem ZS Pharma

John Houston Dualams

Deborah Hutchinson Wound Management Technologies

Sunil Joshi Gradalis

Vistasp Karbhari, Ph.D. The University of Texas at Arlington

Thomas Kowalski Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute

John Leite Illumina

John McWhorter Baylor Scott and White System

Andrew Offer, CFA SHD Partners

Representative Tan Parker Flower Mound

Mayor Betsy Price Fort Worth

Rob Rennaker, Ph.D. UT Dallas

Stella M. Robertson, Ph.D. BiosPartners

Theodora Ross, MD, Ph.D. UTSW

Nicole G. Small Lyda Hill Foundation

Harold Strong bionorthTX

Kay Kirk Tieman bionorthTX, AmeriPac, Inc.

Jon Weidanz, Ph.D. UT Arlington

Doug White UNT Health Science Center

Kern Wildenthal, MD Children's Medical Center

Mayor Jeff Williams ArlingtonHubert Zajicek, MD, Health Wildcatters

T h a n k y o u t o o u r A m a z i n g V o l u n t e e r s !

VOLUNTEERS & STAFF

Melissa Acosta, Baylor Scott & White Health (BRI)

Scott Boyle, Ph.D., Caris Life Science

Art Clapp, NUVOTHERA

Steve Curtis, 2M

Duane Dimos, Ph.D., UT Arlington

Miriam D’Souza, bionorthTX

Trevor Dyck, IGY Life Sciences

Victor A. Fishman, Ph.D., UT Dallas

JR Garcia, Green Park and Golf

Frank Grassler, JD, UTSW

Melissa Krauth

Mike Kreitzinger, Illumina

Phong Le, SGI/HP

Susan McClure, Genome Magazine

Fiona Schlachter, Health Wildcatters

Teri Schultz, Esq., UT Arlington

Kay Tieman, Co-Founder & COO, bionorthTX

Jorge Varela, Tech Fort Worth

Jaime Walkowiak, Baylor Scott & White Health (BRI)

Elizabeth Weathersby, The Weathersby Group

Jon Weidanz, Ph.D., UT Arlington

Hubert Zajicek, MD, Health Wildcatters

STEERING COMMITTEE EVENT VOLUNTEERSAmy Osborne Jordan Patik

Arul Thirumaran Kimberly Bowles

Aruna Govaindaraju Koffi Egbeto

Asami Nagakura Krishnan Shreyas

Auburn JohnsonLokeshwar Raj Mohan

Raj

Banu Mukundan Mahesh Padanad

Caleb Brown Melissa Acosta

Caleb Liebman Mitchell Kroll

Cynthia Gross Rachel Gaskin

Delania Klinger Ryan Rosenberry

Dhivya Srinivasan Seungyong Lee

Edidiong Inyang Sharon Ngwenya

Gunes Bender Somdutta Chakraborty

Henry Chan Supriya Sinha

Irina Filonova Susie Chung

Jackie Gonzalez Venkatesh Srinivasan

Jake Samuel Victoria Messerschmidt

Jasdeep Kaur Wesley Tucker

Jenny Vranish Xinlong Wang

E N J O Y O U R C O C K T A I L R E C E P T I O N S P O N S O R E D B Y C R B U S A

HOST ORGANIZATION

THANK YOU TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH UT ARLINGTON INCLUDING:

THE RESEARCH STAFF, COLLEGE PARK CENTER, CHARTWELLS, AND TED E’S WHO ENABLED

THIS EVENT TO BE A SUCCESS!