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Biotech Industry Partnership Forum
October 22, 2026
New York, NY
Biotech Industry Partnership ForumÂ
Building and Catalyzing Biotech Partnerships Between Industry and Academia
October 22, 2026
SUNY Global Center - 116 East 55th Street, New York, NY
Welcome Reception Hosted by Upstate Capital and SUNY RF
Join us the evening before the Forum for an informal networking and welcome reception with event attendees and community members.Â
Printer's Alley, Midtown Manhattan, 215 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018
Wednesday, October 21, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMÂ
Event Agenda
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Registration, Breakfast, and NetworkingÂ
Opening Remarks
Keynote AddressÂ
Empire State Development Life Sciences Overview
Panel I: Creating Companies from Academic Science
Turning Discoveries Into Companies: Building and Funding University Spinouts
Networking Break
LifeSciencesNY Overview
Panel II: How to Win Partnerships with Industry
Building Bridges Between Academia and Industry to Drive Innovation and Impact
Networking Lunch
Concurrent Speed Matchmaking SessionsÂ
Concurrent Open Networking
Concurrent Plenary Session
From Promise to Practice: Making AI work in Biotech
NewYorkBIO Overview
Panel III: Closing the Commercialization Gap
Strengthening the Ecosystem for Moving Discoveries from Lab to Market
Closing Fireside Chat
The Next Horizon: Scaling Partnerships and Biotech Companies in New York and BeyondÂ
Networking Reception
Partner Organizations
SpeakersÂ
Keynote Address
Tony Boccanfuso
President & CEO
UIDP
Panel I: Creating Companies from Academic Science
Turning Discoveries into Companies: Building and Funding University Spinouts
Moderator
Nicholas Querques
Vice President, Innovation & Partnerships
SUNY Research Foundation
Professor & Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of DUB Therapeutics
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityÂ
Audrey Bernstein
Senior Partner, Pioneering Medicines PartnershipsÂ
Flagship Pioneering
Uli Stilz
Director, MSK Entrepreneurship Initiative & Venture Studio
Glennis Mehra
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jennifer Tegan
Managing Director, New York Ventures
Empire State Development
CEO
Ron Newbold
Empire Discovery Institute
Professor, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Randall Barbour
Co-Founder, NIRx Medical Technologies
Panel II: How to Win Partnerships with Industry
Building Bridges Between Academia and Industry to Drive Innovation and ImpactÂ
Moderator
SUNY Research Foundation
Director, Intellectual Property & LicensingÂ
Joy Goswami
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sathy Balu-Iyer
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Elizabeth Schwarzbach
Chief Business Officer
BigHat Biosciences
Director of the RNA Institute
Andrew Berglund
The State University of New York at Albany
Syed Ahmed Mustafa
President & CEO
BioSpherix
Plenary Session
From Promise to Practice: Making AI Work in Biotech
Ronald Razmi, MD
Author of AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Managing Director, Zoi Capital
Panel III: Closing the Commercialization Gap
Strengthening the Ecosystem for Moving Discoveries from Lab to Market
Moderator
Executive Director & Vice President of Life Sciences and Strategic Partnerships
Adam Volini
Vice President for Research
Stephen Dewhurst
Co-Founder & CEO
David Fischell
TETMedical
Empire State Development
University of Rochester
Rami Katz
General Partner, Upstate Biotech Ventures
CEO, Excell Partners
Clinton RubinÂ
Director of the Center for Biotechnology & Distinguished Professor
The State University of New York at Stony BrookÂ
Althea Stillman
Director, Business Development and IP LicensingÂ
Biohub
Closing Fireside ChatÂ
The Next Horizon: Scaling Partnerships and Biotech Companies in New York & BeyondÂ
Moderator
SUNY Research Foundation
President
Melur K. "Ram" Ramasubramanian
President, Research & Development
Jamie Grabowski
Curia Global
Biotech Pioneer and CEO with $6.7B+ in ExitsÂ
Greg MayesÂ
Managing General Partner
Sean O'Sullivan
SOSV
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This event is a strictly invite-only event. Attendance is limited to individuals who have received an official invitation and completed the required registration. Registration does not constitute an invitation. Individuals who register without having received an invitation will not be permitted to attend the event.Â
Invite Only Event:
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Hotel 57
130 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
212-753-8841
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