Jones Day – MSQ Global Biopharma Symposium & Networking Reception
Co-hosted by Jones Day and MSQ Ventures, and supported by BioCentury, AHEA and BioAroundWorld, with sponsorship from IntelliPro, this global event is your premier opportunity to network with top leaders in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, form impactful partnerships, and gain insights into the latest industry trends.
With the incredible success of last year's symposium, this year's event is set to offer even more opportunities to connect, collaborate, and learn from industry experts. Please see last year’s event summary here.
Event Date: January 12, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Venue: Jones Day San Francisco
EVENT AGENDA
11:30am - 12:00pm Registration
12:00pm Welcoming Speeches by Echo Hindle-Yang, CEO, Founder of MSQ & Tony Chen, Partner at Jones Day, Yisu Jin, Founder & CEO of IntelliPro | Founder of AHEA, and Joshua Berlin, Head of Corporate Alliances & Business Development, BioCentury Inc.
12:20pm - 1:00pm Panel #1 - Moderator: Tony Chen, Partner, Jones Day: " Cross-Border Life Science Deals: 2024 Review and 2025 Trends "
Harm-Jan Borgeld, Head of Asia Partnering, Roche
Guillaume Vignon, Global Head BD&L Transactions, Novartis Pharma AG
Alexandria Cogdill, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Global Business Development, Daiichi Sankyo US
Echo Hindle-Yang, CEO & Founder, MSQ Ventures
Simone Fishburn, Editor-in-Chief, BioCentury
1:00pm -2:10pm Company Presentations
Joan, Shen, Founder & CEO, NeuShen Therapeutics
Alex Zhang, Founder & CEO, OneTwenty Therapeutics
Joan Fallon, Founder & CEO, Curemark
Huiming Li, Head of R&D, Kexing Biopharm
Max Wang, Overseas Operation Manager, SuperVision Technology
Oliver Schluter, CFO & Co-Founder, Dermaliq Therapeutics
2:10pm - 2:50pm Panel #2 - Moderator: Ginger Ding, Managing Director, MSQ: "Newco Strategies for Biotech Leaders: Navigating the Path to Growth and Innovation"
Luna Ji, Principal, RTW Investments, LP
Cindy Xiong, Partner, Foresite Captial
Chengbin Wu, Founder and CEO, EpimAb Biotherapeutics
Keith Haan, SVP, Investments, Roivant
Chong Xu, Partner, F-Prime Capital
Helen Chen, Global Sector Co-Head for Healthcare & a Greater China Managing Partner, L.E.K. Consulting
Ted Powers, Partner, Jones Day
2:50pm – 3:55pm Company Presentation
Echo Hindle-Yang, CEO & Founder, MSQ Ventures
Wu Hai, Director, R&D Director and Mengqi Fan, Head of External Innovation, Mabwell Bioscience
Steve Zheng, Co-Founder, Kancure Research
Zhang Tong, CBO/CFO, VelaVigo
Tunde Lawrence, CEO & CMO, Larada Therapeutics
Kenneth Gao, SVP, Corporate Development & Strategy, CFO, Accro Bioscience
Todd White, CEO, Alamar Bio
4:05pm - 4:45pm Panel #3 - Moderator: Linda Zhao, Managing Director, MSQ: "Global Biopharma IPO & Capital Market Review of 2024 and Outlook of 2025"
Yusheng Wu, Chair/CEO/Founder, TYK Medicines
Robin Tang, Executive Director, UBS
Daniel Parisotto, Managing Director, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Joan, Shen, Founder & CEO, NeuShen Therapeutics
Peter Devlin, Partner, Jones Day
5:00pm Closing Remarks
5:30pm 7:00pm Post Event Networking Reception
A confirmation email will be sent upon approval. If you would like to request an invitation, kindly reach out to us via email at event@msqventures.com.