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SCHULICH INNOVATION RESEARCH DAY

EARLY STAGE MEDICAL COMPANIES
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Register at:
http://schulichinnovation2014.eventbrite.com
No registration fee.
Space is limited.
For more information please contact
Jean Rookwood
jean.rookwood@sri.utoronto.ca
416.480.5653
Please Join Us:
Monday, June 16
th
, 2014
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
McLaughlin Lecture Theatre EG61
(E-wing, Ground Floor)
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, McLaughlin Lecture Theatre EG61 (E-wing, Ground Floor)
07:30 08:00 Registration & Morning Refreshments
08:00 08:05 Welcoming Remarks:
Michael Julius, PhD
Vice-President, Research, Sunnybrook Research Institute
08:05 08:10 Overview
Graham Wright, PhD
Research Director, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Session 1: Developing a Team & Game Plan Moderator: Graham Wright, PhD
08:10 08:40 Keynote Lecture:
Evolution of a Seed-Funded Canadian Startup to a Multinational Enterprise:
Value building through Bumps, Bruises and Triumphs
Arun Menawat, MD, PhD
President & CEO of Novadaq Technologies Inc.
08:40 09:05 Team Building Strategy for Start-Ups Rob Foldes, PhD
Viteava Pharmaceuticals Inc.
09:05 09:25 Towards a Health Canada Approved CTA for
13C-Pyruvate
Charles Cunningham, PhD
Sunnybrook Research Institute
09:25 09:30 Sunnybrook CEO Remarks:
Barry McLellan, MD, FRCPC
President & CEO, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
09:30 10:00 Innovation in Medicine - A Perspective from the
Regulator (Health Canada)
Norman Viner, MD
Chief of the Clinical Trials Division, Biologic and Genetic Therapies
Directorate (BGTD), Health Canada
10:00 10:10 Discussion
10:10 10:30 Coffee Break
Session 2: Early Funding & Product Development Moderator: Brian Courtney, MD, MSEE, FRCPC
10:30 11:00 Keynote Lecture:
Fostering Innovation
Barry Fishman
Former CEO and President of Teva Canada, Managing Director of Sequoia Advisers Inc.
11:00 11:20 Translation of Innovations from Academia to
Industry: Pathways, Potential Economic Impact
and Critical Factors for Success
Daniela Defazio, PhD
Schulich School of Business
11:20 11:40 Building a Credible Financial Model for Investors
to Review
Andy Haigh, PhD
Lumira Capital
11:40 12:00 Early Product Development Kris Shah
Baylis Medical
12:00 12:10 Discussion
12:10 13:10 Lunch in McLaughlin Auditorium (EG18a)
Session 3: Pitching Your Idea Moderator: Bradley Strauss, MD, PhD, FRCPC
13:15 13:45 Keynote Lecture:
Getting in the Elevator - The Ultimate Pitch
Michael Laufer, MD
Managing Member at MachVentures LP and MachLabs LP
13:45 13:50 Lions Den Competition for Novel Proposals
Judging Panel:
Frederic Fasano, CEO of Servier Canada
Barry Fishman, Managing Director of Sequoia Advisers Inc.
Michael Laufer, MD, Managing Member at MachVentures LP & MachLabs LP
Arun Menawat, MD, PhD, President & CEO of Novadaq Technologies Inc.
Rob Foldes, PhD, President & CEO Viteava Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Kris Shah, Co-Founder of Baylis Medical
13:50 15:30 Team Presentations
Feedback from the panel
15:30 15:45 Overlap / Overall Discussion
15:45 16:00 Closing Remarks: Graham Wright, PhD