The Boston Cancer Summit Sanofi Genzyme, 500 Kendall St., Cambridge, MA
Follow the news and you know: Scientists are more than just
chipping away at cancer. They are kicking down the barricades. Cell therapies
are, at long last, delivering lasting remissions in a few indications. Small
molecules and antibodies with new mechanisms of action – sometimes in clever
combination – are raising the bar, making cancer more of a chronic and
tolerable disease. Underlying information on gene mutations, dysregulated
protein networks and the tumor microenvironment provide a vivid glimpse of
malignancy at the molecular level, and a wellspring for new therapeutic ideas.
Much of this progress is occurring here in Massachusetts. Hear from the leaders
in Big Pharma, venture capital, public biotech companies, and emerging startups
at The Boston Cancer Summit, March 7. All proceeds go to the Mt. Everest Climb
to Fight Cancer campaign at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Confirmed speakers:
Bruce Booth, Partner, Atlas
Venture
Jay Bradner, President,
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Robert Urban, Global Head,
Johnson & Johnson Innovation
David Berman, SVP, I-O Franchise Head, AstraZeneca/MedImmune
Barbara Weber, CEO, Tango
Therapeutics
Garry Menzel, CEO, TCR2
Therapeutics
Nancy Simonian, CEO, Syros
Pharmaceuticals
Jason Gardner, CEO, Magenta
Therapeutics
Hugh O’Dowd, CEO, Neon
Therapeutics
David Meeker, CEO, KSQ
Therapeutics
Alexis Borisy, Partner, Third Rock Ventures
Kush Parmar, Managing Partner, 5AM Ventures
John Evans, Venture Partner,
ARCH Venture Partners
Michael Gilman, CEO,
Obsidian Therapeutics
Jo Lager, VP, Head of Development, Sanofi Oncology
Melanie Nallicheri, CBO,
Foundation Medicine
Beth Trehu, CMO, Jounce
Therapeutics
David Shaywitz, Senior Partner,
Takeda Ventures
Kevin Conroy, CEO, Exact Sciences
Gary Nabel, Cheif Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President, Sanofi