Archived Symposia
WPI Biotechnology & Bioengineering Corporate Forum
March 25, 2009
Alliances and Partnerships in the Biotechnology & Bioengineering Industry
Getting from discovery to commercial product for new therapeutics or medical devices is an increasingly segmented process, with universities and companies focused on core-competencies along the development chain. As a result, the roles of service providers, alliances and partnerships continue to grow in scope and complexity in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and bioengineering industries. Speakers from WPI and a range of companies will discuss their respective roles in the development chain and how they interact with other companies and universities.
Keynote Speaker: Kevin O’Sullivan, President, Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives.
Biofuels and Plant-Produced Products – Sponsored by the WPI Bioengineering Institute and the WPI’s Department of Biology and Biotechnology
October 27, 2008
To establish energy independence and insure domestic security, the United States must wean itself from petroleum-based products. Prior to World War II, plants and microorganisms provided all the materials needed for fuels and other general and specialty chemicals. It is time to return to the future and again focus on plant and microbe-based production of these chemicals to help meet our energy needs, and to create new pharmaceuticals and other chemical building blocks essential for a healthy society and environment. This Symposium will highlight new opportunities that have developed from collaborations recently initiated between the Arkansas Biosciences Institute where problems at the interface of agriculture and human health are being addressed, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute where engineering has merged with biology to solve industrial problems related to plant-produced products and biofuels.
2nd Annual Symposium on Regenerative Biosciences & Engineering
October 8, 2008
Regenerative medicine involves the use of cells and scaffolds to produce replacement parts for the human body. This symposium will feature world renowned experts in the field of regenerative medicine, many of whom collaborate with faculty members at WPI.
WPI Biotechnology & Bioengineering Corporate Forum
March 26, 2008
Panel Session: The Challenges of Life Science Start-up Companies
The speakers in this session will describe the challenges that their young companies have encountered in the early phases of their development, how they have addressed these challenges, how the academic world has helped and how they see their company and their sector developing over the next several years.
Panel Session: New Product Development in Established Life Science Companies
The speakers in this session will describe the challenges they encounter in new product development in their established companies, how they address these challenges, how the academic world has helped, and how they see their company and sector developing over the next several years.
Symposium on Physiological Monitoring
February 21, 2008
Nanotechnology and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) have facilitated the fabrication of minimally invasive and unobtrusive devices for physiological monitoring. In this symposium, research and development of devices with applicability in three areas will be examined; biomarker monitoring for diagnosis and drug compliance, blood glucose monitoring for diabetes management and monitoring of physical parameters such as temperature, pressure and bioelectrical signals.
New Developments in Biomanufacturing
February 20, 2007
Advances in biomanufacturing directly impact overall product cost and quality. Incorporating recent advances in processing techniques in the manufacturing environment is a constant challenge to biologists and engineers. The WPI symposium on "New Developments in Biomanufacturing" will address some of the recent developments in a broad range of areas within the biomanufacturing field including upstream developments in bioreactors, improved filtration systems for enhanced recovery, and chromatographic recovery systems targeted for improved FDA compliance.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering Corporate Forum
March 22, 2007
The Forum will provide wide-ranging perspectives on the current state of the industry and its future, and how companies, universities, and government can work together to develop new products to meet the nation's healthcare needs. We will showcase the activities of local and regional biotechnology and medical device companies as well as the research, development and commercialization efforts of WPI's Life Sciences departments and the Bioengineering Institute.
The 2nd Annual WPI/UMass Symposium on Tissue Regeneration
April 4, 2007
Presentations will focus on biosciences and engineering technologies at the forefront of wound healing and cardiovascular tissue regeneration.
Symposium for Regenerative Bioscience & Engineering
September 20, 2007
Regenerative Biology is an emerging field within the life sciences and bioengineering disciplines which offers the ability to treat disease and or trauma by replacement of lost tissue. The regeneration of tissue involves a complex interaction between cells and their environment. Chemical, electrical and mechanical factors are all likely to play a significant role in directing cells to differentiate into desired phenotypes. By integrating principles of engineering with increased knowledge of cell biology, scientists are now beginning to understand how to use one's own cells or those from other sources to repair damaged tissue. This technology has the potential to restore function to tissues and organs that were once thought of as un-repairable. At the CRBE symposium, world renowned leaders in the field of regenerative biosciences and engineering will describe how they are able to direct the reparative process through the use of cells and engineered biomaterials.
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