{"281031":{"#nid":"281031","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Academic \u0026 Industry Intersection Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta Clinical \u0026amp; Translational Science Institute (ACTSI), led by Emory University with partners Morehouse School of Medicine and Georgia Institute of Technology, and Georgia Bio, the state\u2019s life sciences industry association, organizes this conference annually to provide critical information on how academia and industry can work together to translate science into discovery and engage communities in clinical research efforts and outcomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 5th Annual Academic \u0026amp; Industry Intersection Conference provides a collaborative environment for university investigators and industry executives using a program filled with subject matter experts describing current models and innovative trends shaping the future of translational science and medical device commercialization.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat will be discussed?\u003Cbr \/\u003EPanelists and speakers representing academia and industry will describe current obstacles and opportunities in academic and industry device collaborations. The agenda includes stories of successful academic\/industry partnerships, useful collaborative ideas and resources, and a networking lunch. In addition, Immucor CEO Bill Hawkins will deliver the keynote address: Medical Technology Innovation a Case Study for Collaboration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlantactsi.org\/news\/2014\/Documents\/AII_event_agenda_2014.pdf\u0022\u003ECLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE AGENDA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKeynote Speaker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam A. Hawkins, III (\u201cBill\u201d)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChief Executive Officer of Immucor, Inc.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EImmucor is a leading provider of transfusion and transplantation diagnostic products worldwide. Immucor\u0027s new corporate identity illustrates the right match of donors with patients in need of blood or an organ as well as Immucor\u2019s partnership with healthcare organizations in need of innovation and productivity. The company is a TPG portfolio company and worldwide leader of transfusion and transplantation diagnostic products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETimeline\u003Cbr \/\u003ERegistration Opens 8:00 a.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003EProgram 8:30-1:00 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegistration\/Fees\u003Cbr \/\u003EACTSI (Emory, MSM, GA Tech faculty, staff \u0026amp; students) $0\u003Cbr \/\u003EGaBio Members $30 (View our member directory to see if your company is a member.) \u003Cbr \/\u003ENon-Members $60\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo Register: Click \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/m360.gabio.org\/frontend\/event\/registration\/login.aspx?EventId=94201\u0022\u003EHERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocation\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E250 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/atlanta\/gtri-headquarters\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/atlanta\/gtri-headquarters\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/atlanta\/gtri-headquarters\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EParking is free\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EQuestions\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor questions or sponsorship opportunities, please contact ACTSI\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:epthompson@emory.edu\u0022\u003EElizabeth Thompson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EACTSI\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E250 14th Street, NW\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, GA 30318 United States\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMedical Devices: Partnering for Innovations\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Medical Devices: Partnering for Innovations"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2014-03-05 15:39:06","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:23:00","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-04-24T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-04-24T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-04-24T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-04-24 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-04-24 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-04-24 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/m360.gabio.org\/event.aspx?eventID=94201\u0026instance=0","title":"Information"}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:epthompson@emory.edu\u0022\u003EElizabeth Thompson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}