Keynote Presentation TMC President & CEO Bill McKeon

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  William F. McKeon

  William “Bill” McKeon is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Medical Center. He is responsible for driving strategic, operational and programmatic initiatives across the Texas Medical Center’s member institutions to enhance its leadership position in the life sciences. McKeon joined the Texas Medical Center in 2013 as executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief strategy officer. McKeon attended Roger Williams University on the Harold G. Way Scholarship for Leadership and Academic Excellence. He worked throughout his college years as a legal intern at Asquith, Merolla, Anderson, Ryan & Wiley – a prestigious law firm in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated with top honors with a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies. He earned his master’s degree from University of San Francisco School of Management. McKeon began his professional career at Du Pont de Nemours. He initially led the implementation of large news publishing systems around the world and was later promoted to run marketing and business development. During his time at Du Pont, McKeon lived throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. His career shifted to health care when he was recruited to Stanford University Medical Center, where he initially led the Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgery business. He was then promoted to Director of Market Development for all 17 business lines at Stanford. He then went to Raytel Medical Systems - the largest cardiac monitoring business in the United States. He served as Executive Director and digitized all businesses so that physicians could see patients’ EKGs online from anywhere in the world. At Raytel, he won the Computer World Smithsonian Award in Medicine. McKeon came to Houston to join U.S. Oncology, which provides cancer care for over 25 percent of the U.S. population. There, he served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Pharmaceutical Business Relations. During McKeon’s tenure, U.S. Oncology grew from $250 million to $1.4 billion, filed for IPO and was later acquired by the McKesson Corporation. McKeon then moved to Medtronic Inc., the largest medical device company in the world. He led Strategy and Emerging Technologies across all of the Medtronic businesses. His main focus was to define the digital strategy for all Medtronic medical devices so that they could connect to cellular devices. McKeon was then recruited to serve as President and CEO of Microport Inc. in Shanghai. He grew the business from $17 million to $157 million in two years. Additionally, he diversified the business from one line to four lines and prepared the company for IPO. Today, Microport is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. McKeon then moved to London to serve as President and CEO of Cellnovo, the first mobile diabetes management system in the world. He raised $10 million for its Series A round and $57 million for the Series B. Cellnovo is public on the European Exchange.

  Texas Medical Center

  President & CEO

  William F. McKeon

  President & CEO

  Texas Medical Center

Opening Remarks With The Greater Houston Partnership

Life Science Update With Torrey Adams

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  Torrey Adams

  Torrey A. Adams joined the Greater Houston Partnership on January 18th. He comes to the Greater Houston Partnership with over 16 years of domestic and international experience in business development, sales, marketing, marketing research and communications, sales/account management, and project management and planning in chemicals and pharmaceuticals projects. He has previously worked for several life science companies including BASF in Florham Park, NJ, Cambrex in Durham, NC and Sanofi in Bridgewater, NJ. Torrey is responsible for leading the Partnership’s work to position Houston as the Third Coast for Life Sciences. He works to coordinate the efforts to support growth of the life science ecosystem and assist with the recruitment of both domestic and international life science companies to the Greater Houston region. Torrey has a B.S in Chemistry from Marquette University and a Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic/Organometallic Chemistry from Wake Forest University. He also has an MBA with a concentration in Marketing from Wake Forest University.

  Greater Houston Partnership

  Senior Director, Global Life Sciences

  Torrey Adams

  Senior Director, Global Life Sciences

  Greater Houston Partnership

The Keys To Creating A National Life Science Hub

How To Successfully Compete With Other Well-Established Clusters in the U.S.

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  Shawn Cloonan

  Shawn W. Cloonan serves as Life Science Lead & General Counsel of McCord Development, Inc., where he oversees all legal aspects of the firm, advises on strategic development projects, and leads McCord’s efforts in developing assets to serve the life science and biotechnology industry. Prior to joining McCord in 2020, Cloonan served as Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Texas Medical Center since 2013. In his role at TMC, Cloonan was responsible for all operations, planning and development as well as all legal aspects of the corporation including compliance with the TMC covenants. Before joining the Texas Medical Center, Cloonan was a public finance attorney representing health care, governmental and higher education clients for Vinson & Elkins LLP and Bracewell LLP. In addition to representation on bond financing, Cloonan represented clients on general counsel matters and real estate and development. Cloonan holds a Bachelor of Arts – Magna Cum Laude in government from the University of Texas at Austin and earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence with Honors from The University of Texas School of Law. He currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership and is active on its Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Cloonan was honored to receive the Houston Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award in 2013 and was named to the Top 100 Irish Lawyers in America List in 2015.

  McCord Development

  Life Sciences Lead & General Counsel

  Shawn Cloonan

  Life Sciences Lead & General Counsel

  McCord Development

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  Justin Brasell

  Justin serves as Executive Managing Director of Transwestern’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Advisory Services Group and leads the Houston Healthcare & Life Sciences Brokerage Team. With 16 dedicated professionals, the Team leases over 8 million square feet of clinical & lab space, more than any other local firm, and has transacted over 2,000 lease and building sales in the last 5 years. The team specializes in agency leasing, tenant representation, investment services and strategic account management. Justin has been with Transwestern since 2007 and specializes in providing real estate solutions within this niche space to investors, developers, end users and VC firms. His expertise in leasing, investment services, development, construction and asset management, allows him to apply a holistic lens to any real estate opportunity, resulting in optimal outcomes for Transwestern clients

  Transwestern

  Executive Managing Director

  Justin Brasell

  Executive Managing Director

  Transwestern

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  Craig Laher

  Craig Laher is SVP, Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences at The Signorelli Company. Craig has over 30 years of experience comprising over $2 billion in healthcare, life sciences and university public-private-partnerships featuring “placemaking” developments, delivering high interconnectivity among naturally vibrant, walkable green areas with the best-in-class places to live, work, learn, play and be healthy. Prior to joining The Signorelli Company, Craig was Senior Vice President in charge of the Texas A&M Innovation Plaza campus development, a 2-million-square-foot mixed-use public-private-partnership, located at the Texas Medical Center. The Signorelli Company (Est. 1994) is an accomplished leader delivering award-winning, master-planned communities featuring: High interconnectivity among naturally vibrant, walkable green areas Best-in-class places to live, work, learn, play and be healthy Wellness Districts, healthier lifestyles, and sense of community Mixed-use portfolio of more than 12,000 acres in SE Texas Operates multiple divisions based in The Woodlands, TX, including: Healthcare & Life Sciences Retail & Commercial Single-family Multi-family Land Development Notable master-planned Communities: Valley Ranch Wellness District at Valley Ranch (1,400 AC); Austin Point (4,700 AC) 3rd fastest growing company in Houston MSA (Source: HBJ 2022) 2018-2022 Houston Area Top Workplace (Source: Houston Chronicle) Founder & CEO, Danny Signorelli, listed among “Most Admired CEO’s” (Source: HBJ 2022)

  The Signorelli Company

  SVP & Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences

  Craig Laher

  SVP & Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences

  The Signorelli Company

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  Tim O'Connell

  Tim O’Connell is a senior principal and director of HOK’s global Science + Technology practice. As a key member of HOK’s office in Washington, D.C., he has more than 25 years of architectural experience with extensive knowledge in lab planning and programming for highly complex projects. Tim has served as lab planner, lab architect, project manager and project architect on numerous research facility projects, including the DC Consolidated Forensic Laboratory Facility, a LEED Platinum building that won the R&D Magazine Lab of the Year Special Mention Award for Collaborative Science. His experience programming and planning lab spaces for corporate and commercial life science clients gives him a unique perspective of the needs of industry and how to shape innovation developments to meet those needs. Tim’s experience working with commercial life sciences developers allows him to help those clients and design teams to program and plan the right innovation facilities and at the right size - developing projects from the inside-out. Tim frequently speaks on the topics of research facilities and scientific workplaces and has been published on the subjects of sustainable design and lab design. His focus on responding to the needs of each unique client and innate understanding of scientific environments has enabled Tim to repeatedly produce innovative design solutions and establish himself as a multifaceted Science + Technology thought leader.

  HOK

  Senior Principal and Director, Science + Technology

  Tim O'Connell

  Senior Principal and Director, Science + Technology

  HOK

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  Jose Rivera

  With nearly 40 years of experience, Jose Rivera supports National and Global Life Science clients, Investors, and Developers with Capital Project Planning and Implementation Strategies. With a focus on the execution of new product development, scale-up, and manufacturing processes, Jose is an expert on Integrated Project Delivery for Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Validation (EPCV) Projects. He holds a Bachelor of Science in both Mechanical, and Civil Engineering, as well as a Master of Arts in Construction Management. He is a Professional Engineer - BSCE and BSSE from the US Coast Guard Academy, BSME UPR and Master Engineering Management and Master in Process Controls & Automation. He is also an active member in THBI, ISPE, PDA, TPE. -

  DPR Construction

  Central Region Life Science Leader

  Jose Rivera

  Central Region Life Science Leader

  DPR Construction

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  Martin Togni

  Martin L. Togni is a partner in the San Diego office of Allen Matkins with a practice focusing primarily on Life Sciences, representing a variety of landlords and tenants in the development and leasing of Life Science and Biotech projects. He has successfully completed major leasing transactions totaling more than 40 million square feet in California, the Midwest, and East Coast over the past 25 years, representing some of the nation's leading real estate and end-user companies. Martin also represents a wide variety of clients in the acquisition, disposition, development, financing and ground leasing of shopping centers, industrial projects, office buildings and other commercial and mixed-use projects throughout the country

  Allen Matkins

  Partner

  Moderator

  Martin Togni

  Partner

  Allen Matkins

Fostering Innovation & Technology In A Rapidly Changing Industry

Technology and Innovations Role In The Future of Life Sciences & Healthcare

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  Papia Ghosh

  Papia is a Licensing Manager in the Office of Technology Commercialization at MD Anderson Cancer Center and is involved in all aspects of commercialization including assessing the technology/opportunity, identifying the right partner and establishing the relationship with chosen partner. Papia previously worked as a Consultant at LEK Consulting in both their Boston and London offices. There she advised large biotech and pharma on various aspects of strategy, from market assessment, acquisition screening, portfolio management, financial projections, other. Prior to LEK, Papia was a post-doctoral fellow at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and received her PhD at Yale University, and in both positions her research focus was in oncology.

  MD Anderson Cancer Center

  Manager, Office of Technology Commercialization

  Papia Ghosh

  Manager, Office of Technology Commercialization

  MD Anderson Cancer Center

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  John Schultz

  Director, Office of Technology Transfer

  Houston Methodist Hospital and Research Institute

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  Fiona Mack

  As Head of JLABS @ TMC, Fiona is responsible for external engagement, innovation sourcing, company onboarding, portfolio management, operational excellence, educational programming and P&L. In this role, she catalyzes and supports the translation of science and technology into valuable solutions for patients and consumers across the pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer, and healthtech sectors. Prior to joining JLABS, Fiona was Senior Director of External Innovation at Ipsen, supporting the expansion of the Rare Disease and Neuroscience portfolios. Before joining Ipsen, Fiona was a Director of External Innovation Oncology Discovery at Roche. While at Roche, she led cross-functional teams to identify and evaluate opportunities based on their scientific merit and strategic alignment with oncology/immuno-oncology early discovery and clinical development pipelines. Notable activities include the acquisition of Tensha Therapeutics, Tusk Therapeutics and Ignyta, in addition to early discovery academic collaborations. Fiona began her career in industry as a Senior Research Scientist at Wyeth Oncology and eventually took on a senior leadership role when the company was acquired by Pfizer. Fiona was able to complement internal early drug discovery expertise with external innovation as a program leader for pipeline projects. She also led external collaborations to support IND-enabling studies for anti-sense therapeutics, bi-specific immunotherapies and antibody drug conjugates. Fiona earned her Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and her undergraduate degree in Biology from Cornell University. Her innovative work has been published in high impact journals and she also has several granted patents.

  TMC

  Head of JLABS

  Fiona Mack

  Head of JLABS

  TMC

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  Tom Luby

  Tom Luby Ph.D. is the Director of Texas Medical Center (TMC) Innovation. In this role, he oversees all of the innovation efforts of TMC focused on research, education, and commercialization of novel healthcare solutions. Prior to this, he was the head of JLABS @ TMC in Houston, Texas. In that role, he catalyzes and support the translation of science and technology into valuable solutions for patients and consumers across the pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer healthcare sectors. Tom started at Johnson & Johnson Innovation as a New Ventures Lead at the Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center in Boston. In that role, he was instrumental in fostering many deals for the Boston office, which included the expansion of JLABS to JLABS @ Toronto. Prior to J&J, Tom spent 14 years in various R&D and business development positions, most recently as Sr. Director, Research Ventures at Shire. Nine of those years were spent working in R&D and operational roles across three start-up biotech companies in the Boston area. Tom received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from State University of New York, and a Ph.D. in Immunology from the Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University. Attachments area

  Texas Medical Center (TMC) Innovation.

  Director

  Tom Luby

  Director

  Texas Medical Center (TMC) Innovation.

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  Jan Odegard

  Executive Director

  The Ion

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  Richard Barbles

  Richard Barbles is a Director at Newmark’s Houston office, specializing in healthcare brokerage. Barbles’ will focus on growing Newmark’s presence within the healthcare real estate space in Houston. Prior to joining Newmark, Barbles held roles as Partner at Clay Healthcare Development and Vice President at Stream Realty focusing on healthcare . Barbles’ diligent work ethic, strong dedication to his clients and ability to problem solve sets him apart. A lifelong Houstonian, he has been around the real estate business since childhood—his grandfather worked in property management. Prior to his career in real estate, Barbles spent five years as a pro-golfer. Barbles earned a Bachelor of Science from Mississippi State University.

  Newmark

  Director

  Moderator

  Richard Barbles

  Director

  Newmark