The Biomedical Breakfasts are...
...very informal events on a weekly basis where people gather to meet and discuss a diverse range of topics. Once a month we invite a VIP guest speaker to lecture on a topic of their choosing. We have had an illustrious group of speakers to date:
- Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D. – Head of Genetics at Pitt
- Chris Molineaux - CEO of PA Bio
- Debra Lam - Chief Innovation Officer of the City of Pittsburgh
- Jim Jordan – COO of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
- Ned Uber – Device Research and Early Development, Bayer Healthcare, LLC
- Bruce Peacock – Has been CEO or CFO of 3 biotech companies, each valued at more than $1 Billion, currently a Venture Partner with SV Life Sciences Advisers, LLC
- Alan Russell – Executive Director of Disruptive Health Technologies Institute and Chief Innovation Officer of Highmark, Inc.
- Max Fedor – Executive Director of The Coulter Program at Pitt
- Neil Campbell – CEO of Helomics
- Tom Petzinger – co-founder of LaunchCyte and Chief Business Officer of Knopp Biosciences
- Babs Carryer – Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pittsburgh’s Innovation Institute
- Peter Johnson, MD – Principal of MedSurg PI, LLC and Tissue Engineering Pioneer
- Uwe Winzen - global marketing manager for The Lubrizol Corporation, a specialty chemical company
- Karen Hacker - Director of Allegheny County Health Department
- Brian McVeigh and Keith Marmer - Founders of SG3 Ventures
- Heather Bresch - CEO of Mylan Pharmaceuticals