OMAHA, Neb. (July 15, 2020)—The third annual MidWest Drug Development Conference has been postponed due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 MidWest Drug Development Conference is postponed
The third annual MidWest Drug Development Conference has been postponed due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We hated to do it, and that’s why we put off the decision as long as we did,” said Matt Boehm, Ph.D., the event organizer and director of licensing at UNeMed. “Even though we’re still more than two months out, we’d rather err on the side of caution.”
UNeMed is the conference’s primary organizer and sponsor and the technology transfer office for all Omaha campuses of the University of Nebraska.
In addition to obvious concerns for the health of attendees and staffers, general uncertainty related to travel and hosting large events also played a large role in the decision to postpone the event.
The value of the conference was in combining assets of leading Midwest universities into one event that served as a one-stop shop for major pharmaceutical and investment firms to find new treatments and cures hidden in so-called “flyover country.”
While the conference will not happen in 2020, organizers will start planning for the conference to take place again in 2021.
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“A great collection of universities, enabling access to a vast geography.”
—Pharmaceutical Exec. & 2018 Attendee
“A great mix of opportunities to meet industry folks, but also to meet academic folks.”
—Academic Researcher & 2018 Attendee
“This is the single most important partnering event to cover academic institutions across the Midwest.”
—Pharmaceutical Exec. & 2019 Attendee
“We have entered into early licensing negotiations will nearly all of the connections made at MWDDC…The opportunity to share portfolios and initiate conversations has been very valuable, leading to on-going discussions on a number of technologies.”
—TTO Staffer & 2019 Attendee
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The second MidWest Drug Development conference held last month was another resounding success.
The conference featured 42 technology presentations from 18 Midwestern universities, and 30 different companies and investor groups. An estimated 240 one-on-one partnering meetings were held during the two-day event, opening the door to additional opportunities for each participating university.
“I know we got a lot of value out of the conference, and I’ve had nothing but positive feedback from just about everyone I talked to,” said Matt Boehm, the event coordinator and director of licensing for UNeMed, the technology transfer and commercialization office for the University of Nebraska Medical Center. UNeMed is also the primary sponsor and host of the event.
Boehm added that he sat in on 17 one-on-one partnering meetings during the event, resulting in ongoing conversations that may yet lead to further development.
“That’s exactly what we want this conference to do,” UNeMed president and CEO Michael Dixon said. “New therapies, treatments and cures are the kind of things that can grow out of those deeper conversations. And, honestly, I think there’s a huge blind spot for the innovation that happens in the Midwest, and we really want this conference to help change that. Not just for us in Nebraska, but for all our friends in the region.”
GOAL OF THE FORUM
The goal of the Midwest Drug Development conference is to provide industry and investors a single event to learn about cutting edge Midwestern therapeutic technologies and start-up companies.
COVERAGE
The 2019 MWDD conference will offer feature technologies from most major Midwestern universities, including Nebraska and the Nebraska Medical Center, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa, Iowa State, Iowa, Mayo Clinic, Note Dame, Kentucky, Cincinnati Children’s, Missouri, Oklahoma, Purdue and Colorado.
TARGETED NETWORK
Ample spaces dedicated to networking will be available for university, industry and investor guests who want to engage in one-on-one partnering discussions regarding their technologies.
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OMAHA, Neb. (February 11, 2020)—With eight months before the third MidWest Drug Development Conference opens its doors, 11 Universities are already lined up to participate in the two-day event.
So far, the impressive list of participating institutions are:
- Mayo Clinic
- Ohio State University
- Purdue University
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- University of Iowa
- University of Kansas
- University of Kentucky
- University of Missouri
- University of Nebraska Medical Center
- University of Oklahoma
- WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation)
OMAHA, Nebraska (January 6, 2020)—Due the continued success and popularity of the MidWest Drug Development Conference, the event will return for a third year and registrations are now open, planners announced today.
The conference will again span two days, featuring Midwestern university technologies, beginning on Monday, Oct. 5, and concluding the following day, Tuesday, Oct. 6. The same venue—the Capital District Marriott in downtown Omaha—will house the event.
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Venue & Contacts
Hotel website: http://www.downtownomahamarriott.com/
Contacts
Event Coordinators
Matt BoehmIndustry & University Liason
matt@mwdrugdevelopment.com | 402-559-2468
Michael DixonSponsors & Donors
michael@mwdrugdevelopment.com | 402-559-2468
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