Agenda

Welcome and Introduction - Ballroom East

Dr. Lee Newman, Assistant Professor, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; and Conference Co-Chair

Dr. Thomas Amidon, Professor, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; and Conference Co-Chair

Plenary Session - Ballroom East

Central New York's Developing Biosciences Cluster
Dr. Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., President, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

The CNY BRC - Central New York's New Bio-incubator and Business Accelerator
Dr. Steven Goodman, Vice President for Research, SUNY Upstate Medical University

Plenary Session - Ballroom East

Becoming a BioPharma Leader
Ms. Nancy Rurkowski, Vice President of Process Sciences, Biologics Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb

The SmartCells Story
Dr. Todd Zion, Founder and CEO, SmartCells

Cultivating the Next Generation of Discoveries and Development in New York Bioscience Sector
Ms. Heather Briccetti, Esq., President and CEO, Business Council for New York State

Bioenergy

Meeting Room 1

Chair: Dr. Lee Newman, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

• Biofuels and Bioproducts Research at Brookhaven National Laboratory
  Dr. Thomas Butcher, Research Engineer, Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Ethanol vs. Isobutanol
  Dr. David Tsao, Americas Technology Manager, BP Remediation Management
• The Potential of Woody Biomass for Bioenergy, Biofuels and Bioproducts
  Dr. Tim Volk, Senior Research Associate, Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; and Co-Director, SUNY Center for Sustainable and Renewable Energy

Keys to Entrepreneurship & Innovation Success

Meeeting Room 3

Chairs: Cynthia Dowd Greene, Associate Vice President for Industry Relations, SUNY Upstate Medical University; and Linda Dickerson Hartsock, Director, Community Engagement and Economic Development, Syracuse University

• Blue Highway, An Innovation Success Story
  Mr. Albert Di Rienzo, President & CEO, Blue Highway Inc.
• Bridging the Gap Between Science and Commerce: Finding "Rosetta Stones" to Learn the Languages of Business
  Dr. Joel Howard, CEO, Applied Biorefinery Sciences, LLC
• Value Creation is Win-Win-Win-Win Strategy
  Mr. Randy Yerden, Founder and President, BioSpherix Ltd.

Drug Delivery/Nanotechnology

Meeting Room 6

Chair: Dr. Steven Youngentob, Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies, SUNY Upstate Medical University

• The Increasing Influence of Nanoparticle Technology on Pharmaceutical Formulation Science and Drug Delivery
  Mr. Rodney Brown, President and Founding Director, PharmaNova Inc.
• Nitric Oxide Delivery from a Shape Memory Elastomeric Composite

  Dr. Patrick T. Mather, Milton and Ann Stevenson Professor, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University

• A Novel Nanocarrier for Efficient Anticancer Drug Delivery
  Dr. Juntao Luo, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, SUNY Upstate Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University

Bioremediation

Meeting Room 1

Chair: Dr. David Tsao, Americas Technology Manager, BP Remediation Management

• Alternative Landfill Cover for Habitat Creation
  Ms. Amanda Ludlow, Principal Scientist, Roux Associates
• Natural Biodegradation vs. Bioremediation of Crude Oil
  Dr. David Tsao, Americas Technology Manager, BP Remediation Management
• Bioremediation of Organic Compounds Using Constructed Wetlands
  Mr. Scott Wallace, President, Naturally Wallace Consulting

Fermentation: The Original Biotechnology

Meeting Room 3

Chair: Christopher James Gerling, Extension Associate, Cornell University, Food Science & Technology at Geneva

• Finger Lakes Community College Viticulture and Wine Technology: A Review and Highlights
  Mr. Paul Brock, Instructor of Viticulture and Wine Technology, Department of Environmental Conservation and Horticulture, Finger Lakes Community College
• Advantages of Modern Process Control and Fed-batch Fermentations in Enology
  Mr. Charles Frohman, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
• Understanding the Relationship Between Fermentation Derived Aroma Compounds and Juice Nitrogen Composition
  Mr. Mark Nisbet, Graduate Student, Department of Food Science, Cornell University

Biomaterials/Orthopedics

Meeting Room 6

Chair: Dr. Steven Youngentob, Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies, SUNY Upstate Medical University

• Opportunities and Evolution of Biomaterials in Orthopaedics
  Mr. Theodore Clineff, Vice President of Orthobiologics Research & Product Development, Stryker
• Polyester Nano-Grafts on Hydroxyapatite: Promising Additives for Bone Cement Formulations
  Dr. Ivan Gitsov, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• Fixing Joint Replacements to Bone: Lessons Learned from Postmortem Retrievals
  Dr. Kenneth Mann, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University

4:30

Plenary Session - Ballroom East

Building on Strength for Biotech and Business
Dr. David Smith, President, SUNY Upstate Medical University

Tour of the New Central New York Biotechnology Research Incubator Facility

• 5:10 - First tour group departs from the Oncenter
• 5:40 - Second tour group departs from the Oncenter

8:30

Plenary Session - Ballroom East

Public Private Partnerships Bridging Academia's and Industry's Role in Innovation and Economic Development
Dr. Karin Pavese, Vice President, Innovation and Sustainability, The New York Academy of Sciences

Life Science Angel Network
Dr. Milena Adamian, Director, Life Science Angel Network

Agricultural Biotechnology

Meeting Room 1

Chair: Dr. Jocelyn Rose, Professor, Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University; and Director, Institute for Biotechnology and Life Technologies

• Optimizing the Expression of Bacterial Cellulases in Chloroplast Transgenic Plants
  Dr. Maureen Hanson, Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor, Department of Molecular Biology Genetics, Cornell University
• Microbial Plant Endophytic Fungi: Sustainable Solutions for a Hungry World
  Dr. Gary Harman, Professor, Department of Horticulture; Chief Scientific Officer, Terrenew LLC; and Inventor and Equity Holder, Advanced Biological Marketing
• Developing Novel Phytase Enzymes for Animal Nutrition, Environmental Protection, and Natural Resource Preservation
  Dr. Xingen Lei, Professor of Molecular Nutrition, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University

Biopharmaceuticals

Meeting Room 3

Chair: Dr. Kirk Leister, Director of Process Analytical Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb

• Translational Technologies: Building Bridges from Discovery to Commercial Development
  Dr. Troy Burke, GE Healthcare
• Cell-based Label-free Detection Technology Applied to Drug Discovery and Compound Profiling
  Dr. Ravi Marala, Product Line Manager, Assay Microplates and Discovery Services, Corning Life Sciences
• Partnerships: A Novel Way to Accelerate Life Science Workflows
  Mr. Sean T. Randall, Regional Manager, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Stem Cells/Tissue Engineering

Meeting Room 6

Chair: Dr. Steven Youngentob, Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies, SUNY Upstate Medical University

• Shape-Changing Culture Dishes and Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Why it's About Time
  Dr. James Henderson, Assistant Professor, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science; and Director, Bioengineering Graduate Program, Syracuse University
• Generating Sight Saving Cone Photoreceptors From Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
  Dr. Andrea Vizcian, Assistant Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
• Conversion of Pluripotent Cells to Retinal Cells and Functional Eyes: Using Simple Animal Model Systems to Identify Approaches to Treating Human Diseases
  Dr. Michael Zuber, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University