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Join us July 16 for a Special Webinar on Collaborations that Transform | Advances in Rare Diseases: Hemophilia

2020/07/13


WuXi AppTec is pleased to invite you to join us for the second session of our webinar series "Collaborations That Transform," highlighting the impact of partnerships in bringing effective therapies to patients. This complimentary webinar, to be broadcast worldwide on July 16, will convene leading physicians, drug developers, patients and advocates. These experts will discuss the latest advances in the development of transformative medicines for hemophilia, including gene therapy and next generation technologies.


As an enabler of the biotech and medical device industry, WuXi AppTec shares the conviction that we must work collaboratively to solve industry-wide problems and bring transformational medicines to people living with rare diseases. Our July 16 webinar will continue the dynamic discussions that began with WuXi AppTec's inaugural rare disease webinar in May. It is complimentary and open to the public.


We welcome you to join the conversation. Register Now


AGENDA (Eastern Daylight Time). Please click HERE for speaker bios. 


10:30 Welcome


10:35 – 11:00 Addressing the Unknowns in an Era of Transformations

A conversation with Glenn Pierce, VP Medical, World Federation of Hemophilia, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Third Rock Ventures, and Chief Medical Officer at Ambys Medicines; moderated by Hui Cai, VP and Head of Content Division, WuXi AppTec 


11:00 – 12:00 The Quest for Transformative Medicines

Federico Mingozzi, Chief Scientific Officer, Spark Therapeutics

John Pasi, Professor of Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London

Richard Pezzillo, Executive Director, New England Hemophilia Association

Glenn Pierce, VP Medical, World Federation of Hemophilia 

Rogerio Vivaldi, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sigilon Therapeutics

Guy Young, Director, Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Moderated by Richard Soll, Head of WuXi AppTec’s Boston office; Senior Advisor of Strategic Initiatives


12:00 Closing

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