MassBio’s 2023 State of Possible Conference will celebrate the Massachusetts’ life sciences ecosystem and deliver programming to learn from experts, hear from speakers, participate in talks, and expand professional networks. This year, prolific MIT inventor and biomedical engineering professor Robert S. Langer will receive a leadership award and during lunch Thermo Fisher Scientific President & CEO Marc Casper will deliver the keynote address.
Bold leadership recognized: Professor Robert S. Langer will be honored with the 2022 Henri A. Termeer Innovative Leadership Award. Professor Langer, one of the most decorated scientists in the world, boasts over 1,400 issued and pending patents worldwide that have been licensed or sublicensed to over 400 pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.
- Professor Langer has received over 220 major awards, cofounded more than 40 companies, and employs over 100 researchers at his biomedical engineering lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Keynote to look beyond: Marc Casper, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer at Thermo Fisher Scientific, will be the keynote speaker during lunch. Casper leads more than 125,000 global colleagues to fulfill the company’s mission of enabling its customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
- As CEO of the largest life sciences employer in Massachusetts and a widely recognized global industry leader, Marc will bring unique insights into many facets of the biotech ecosystem, in Massachusetts and far beyond our borders, and share his perspective on the industry’s future and its collective efforts to change the course of human health.
Fireside chat: A fireside chat led by MassBio CEO and President Kendalle Burlin O’Connell will dive deep into how Massachusetts can become a leader in health equity. Michael Curry, President and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, and Tamar Thompson, Head of Corporate Affairs at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, will offer their personal and professional opinions on this vital challenge.
Be in the room: Anyone who is a part of the life sciences, biotech, and biopharma sectors in the region will find this year’s agenda to be as diverse and dynamic as MassBio’s membership. Featuring a day of keynotes, panel discussions, the fireside chat, and networking, this year’s State of Possible promises to be the best one yet. Register now.
- A celebratory evening reception with live entertainment and ample time for networking will cap off the day and all are welcome.
View session details here. Sponsors of the 2023 State of Possible Conference include: Corealis Pharma, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Sanofi, Societal CDMO, Sunovion, Takeda, Thermo Fisher Scientific, uniQure, and Vertex.