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MDMA 2023 FDA Forum

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03/15/2023  – 03/16/2023

Crowne Plaza Palo Alto, an IHG Hotel, El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, USA

SAVE THE DATE! MDMA 2023 FDA Forum March 15-16, 2023 Palo Alto, CA Registration is Open & Agenda Available! MDMA Members $695 – NonMember $895

Webinar; How to Optimize Your R&D Tax Credits with ADP

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01/24/2023  – 01/24/2023
2:00 pm  EST

Virtual

Companies performing qualified R&D activities can be rewarded by lucrative federal and state tax incentives in the form of R&D tax credits, even if their efforts were not successful. This is particularly true for small-to-midsized BIO and state life science association members. BIO recently partnered with ADP to provide discounted R&D tax credit services to

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Introduction to LabPulse

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02/16/2023
11:00 am  – 12:00 pm  EST

Virtual

Guest Speaker:
Adithya Buddhavarapu

Managing laboratory experiments seamlessly and efficiently isn’t always easy. There are increased demands for more testing, higher standards for quality & data compliance, the need to minimize overhead, and the emphasis on proper tracking and data management. Together these dynamics present an opportunity to develop a platform that can manage pre-clinical research effectively. The need

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Northern Virginia Biotech and Beer

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01/25/2023  – 01/25/2023
4:30 pm  – 6:30 pm  EST

Mum Mum Thai Restaurant, George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA, USA

Join the The Northern Virginia BioHub for a Biotech & Beer on Wednesday, January 25th from 4:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M., where we will bring together our Northern Virginia life science community from academia, industry, and healthcare. Guest speaker Justin Yang, Head of Corporate Development and Government Affairs at Lyndra Therapeutics, Former Director of Catalyst

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IP Webinar-Opportunities for IP Monetization; Thinking Outside the Box

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12/14/2022
12:00 pm  – 1:00 pm  EST

Virtual

Guest Speaker:
Jon Cousin

Join us for the 4th and final in our IP Webinar Series.   During this webinar, Jon will discuss opportunities for monetizing your patent portfolio. He will include real-life examples of portfolio monetization at different stages in the company’s life cycle, and provide helpful practice tips on what to expect and how to prepare for

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Capitalizing on Federal R&D Funding Opportunities at NIH and Beyond

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11/17/2022
12:00 pm  – 1:30 pm  EST

VA Bio+Tech Park, East Leigh Street, Richmond, VA, USA

Join us to learn how to take a technology from bench to a business in partnership with the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation.  You will get an overview of the Federal funding landscape and trends for life science, medical and biotechnology R&D. Topics covered will include: – Intro & Tips to applying to NIH SBIR/STTR grants

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G2G Office Hours

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02/08/2023
2:00 pm  – 3:00 pm  EST

Virtual

Guest Speaker:
Liz Powell

Contact Information:
Caron Trumbo trumbo.caron@vabio.org 804-643-6360

G2G Provides Expert Office Hours on Navigating Government and Accessing Government Funding Join Liz Powell, Founder and President of G2G Consulting, as she shares key government funding opportunities for biosciences and explains how to work with the government to maximize effectiveness in navigating the system. Since 2007, G2G has secured $513 million in non-dilutive government

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Accelerate Investor Conference

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11/02/2022  – 11/03/2022

George Mason University (Mason Square), 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, USA

We’re a proud sponsor of this incredible event that will highlight the DC region’s amazing innovation, startup, and investor ecosystems and will be hosted at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus on November 2-3 from 8am-6pm each day. There will be keynotes from Seth Goldman of Eat the Change and Teresa Carlson of Microsoft. There is an Emerging Manager Panel that includes Melissa Bradley of 1863 and

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Avantor Life Sciences Show-Northern Virginia

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11/09/2022  – 11/09/2022
11:00 am  – 1:00 pm  EST

11225 Assett Loop, Manassas, VA 20109, USA

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Webinar; Year End Accounting and Reporting Update

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11/30/2022
12:00 pm  – 1:00 pm  EST

Virtual

Attendees will hear from Andrew Taylor, Director, Ken Woodring, Senior Manager, and Ashley Titolo, Manager, about accounting and reporting changes for FY22 in preparation for year end audits. We’ll discuss the potential effects of new and often-challenging accounting pronouncements, including revenue recognition and leases, the implications of changes to current expected credit losses (CECL) for

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IP Webinar-Best invention practices for the Biotech Industry

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11/09/2022
12:00 pm  – 1:00 pm  EST

Virtual

Guest Speaker:
Rick Hamilton

Join us for the 3rd in our IP Webinar Series.   Rick Hamilton will address the topic of patent strategy from a business-first perspective, exploring best invention practices and aligning portfolios with business needs.   A little about Rick: Experienced in Cloud, Internet-of-Things technologies, and Artificial Intelligence, Rick Hamilton is the Focused Ultrasound Foundation’s Managing

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Avantor Life Sciences Show-Richmond

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11/01/2022  – 11/01/2022
11:00 am  – 2:00 pm  EST

VA Bio+Tech Park, East Leigh Street, Richmond, VA, USA

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Webinar: Getting Gene Therapies to Market Faster with CBM’s Analytical Accelerator for Testing AAV

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11/15/2022  – 11/15/2022
12:00 pm  – 1:00 pm  EST

Virtual

Guest Speaker:
Dan Stringer

The Center for Breakthrough Medicines (CBM) offers comprehensive AAV testing services with the newly launched Analytical AcceleratorTM for AAV Testing. Given recent gene therapy approvals and a growing clinical pipeline, there is currently a severe shortage of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) testing capacity for AAV-based gene therapies, resulting in extremely long leads for key assays,

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MDMA 2022 Reimbursement and Health Policy Conference

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11/09/2022  – 11/10/2022

555 13th Street Northwest, Northwest Washington, Washington, DC, USA

MDMA’s 25th Annual Reimbursement & Health Policy Conference November 9-10,  

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Health Sciences Career Advisory Conference

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10/20/2022  – 10/20/2022
12:30 pm  – 4:30 pm  EST

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA, USA

Learn from industry leaders in healthcare and biotech information that you can share with students and job-switchers as they seek advice and guidance on their career paths and to draw attention to the wide variety of well-paying positions that are in high demand in Health & Life Sciences in the Roanoke and New River Valleys,

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IP Webinar-Developing and Implementing an IP Strategy in the Biotech Space

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10/12/2022  – 10/12/2022
12:00 pm  – 1:00 pm  EST

Virtual

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Judy de León Jarecki-Black

Join us for the second in our IP Webinar series. Dr. Judy de León Jarecki-Black, Senior Counsel in the Intellectual Property Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. will present on “Developing and implementing an IP strategy in the biotech space”.

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Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East

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10/25/2022  – 10/26/2022

Virtual

2022 CEA Summit East The Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center (VT-IALR CEA-IC), a partnership between the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech and Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Virginia Tech and the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, and Indoor Ag-Con invite you to participate in the first CEA

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IP Webinar-Knowing the Patent Landscape

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09/14/2022  – 09/14/2022
12:00 pm  – 1:00 pm  EST

Virtual

Guest Speaker:
Jessica Roberts, Attorney at Law, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Join us for the first in our IP Webinar series. Jessica Roberts, Attorney at Finnegan will present on “Knowing the Patent Landscape” to discuss the scope and value of landscape analyses, reducing risks with FTO, and strategic patent prosecution to create stronger patents, including case examples in the biotech field. Jessica has broad experience in

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8th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound

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10/23/2022  – 10/27/2022

Virtual and In-Person

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Marinelli Road, Rockville, MD, USA

The 8th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound is the world’s leading forum for clinical and scientific experts to share the latest advances in focused ultrasound. The meeting is an opportunity to reflect on the remarkable progress in the field and chart a clear roadmap forward. We feel the technology has never been more poised for

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BioDiscovery Summit 2022

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10/13/2022  – 10/13/2022
5:00 pm  – 9:00 pm  EST

Center of Developing Entrepreneurs (C.O.D.E.), West Main Street, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    CvilleBioHub is hosting our first ever BioDiscovery Summit! The program includes short and exciting updates from companies in our ecosystem and a Keynote Conversation on intellectual property with Derrick Brent, Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and a Keynote Presentation from Dr. Marc Hedrick, President and CEO at PLUS

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NCI’s 2022 Technology Showcase

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09/07/2022  – 09/07/2022
12:00 pm  – 5:30 pm  EST

Virtual and In-Person

NCI Advanced Technology Research Facility, 8560 Progress Drive, Frederick, MD 21701, USA

You are invited to register for the hybrid 2022 Technology Showcase on September 7. This annual event, planned by the National Cancer Institute’s Technology Transfer Center, in partnership with the Frederick National Laboratory (FNL), is designed to encourage licensing and collaboration of select NCI and FNL inventions. Companies, entrepreneurs, innovators, foundations, philanthropies, economic development entities,

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ICAP Presentation – Long-Term Customer Discovery for Startups

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09/13/2022  – 09/13/2022
2:00 pm  – 4:00 pm  EST

Virtual and In-Person

VA Bio+Tech Park, East Leigh Street, Richmond, VA, USA

Guest Speaker:
William McPheat

In partnership with Virginia Bio, ICAP is continuing its presentation series on important topics related to Virginia’s life science startups. These presentations are a great opportunity to help founders expand their knowledge base, offer support and lessons learned from experienced ICAP Mentors, network with other startups, as well as introduce them to a number of resources from around the Commonwealth. Tuesday,

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The Transformative Potential of Gene Therapies-Rare Disease Briefing

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09/12/2022  – 09/12/2022
12:00 pm  – 1:00 pm  EST

Virtual and In-Person

Founder's Conference Room, VA Bio+Tech Park 800 East Leigh Street, Richmond, VA, USA

  LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING The Transformative Potential of Gene Therapies Monday September 12, 12:00 PM (Lunch at 11:30 AM) In Person-VA Bio+Tech Park, Founder’s Room & Virtual- Zoom COVID-19 has changed the world in many ways. As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, innovative companies are resuming work on novel cell and gene therapies. These

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Webinar; Tax Updates Impacting Your Business Today

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08/31/2022  – 08/31/2022
12:00 pm  – 1:00 pm  EST

Virtual

Join leaders from Cherry Bekaert’s tax practice as they dive into important income tax updates that are affecting businesses today. Webinar attendees will walk away with a better understanding of tax reporting updates, R&D credit opportunities, and other tax considerations resulting from recent legislation. For companies considering global expansion, Cherry Bekaert’s International Tax Leader will

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