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Jeff Janicek

Jeff Janicek

Vice President

Skender

Catherine Vorwald

Catherine Vorwald

Director, Life Sciences

Sterling Bay

Jean Gibbons

Jean Gibbons

VP, Building Systems

WSP

Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen

Managing Director

Rosalind Franklin University

Jeff Janicek

Vice President

Skender

Jeff has been a healthcare market leader and understands the components and issues involved in successfully delivering healthcare facilities today. Besides healthcare, Jeff also focuses on technical and logistically challenged projects, and has had a focus on site development and large earthwork projects. Jeff has more than 28 years of experience providing customer solution services to customers.

Catherine Vorwald

Director, Life Sciences

Sterling Bay

Catherine oversees the development and operations of the company’s growing life sciences portfolio. Prior to joining Sterling Bay, Catherine was the Associate Vice Provost for technology development at the Illinois Institute of Technology responsible for their technology park and intellectual property effort. She spent six years as Director of Business Development for Wexford Science & Technology working on marketing and leasing initiatives for several Wexford property locations. Catherine has marketing and business development experience at companies ranging from startups to Fortune 200, has academic research experience at the NIH and the University of California, San Francisco, and has intellectual property technology transfer experience at Stanford and Johns Hopkins Universities. Catherine holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from The Johns Hopkins University, a Master of Science Degree from Georgetown University and a Bachelor Degree in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Jean Gibbons

VP, Building Systems

WSP

Building industry veteran Jean Gibbons was recently named vice president, building systems at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy.

Gibbons will manage WSP’s Chicago office mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protections department including staff assignments, monitoring deadlines, arranging for and performing technical training, performing mechanical design and coordination reviews, oversee and develop department procedures and standards.

Michael Rosen

Managing Director

Rosalind Franklin University

Michael S. Rosen is chair of the Center for Healthcare Innovation, a not-for-profit organization focused on healthcare equity. He is also managing director of Rosen Biosciences Strategies LLC, a life science economic development consultancy focusing on the development of science parks and clusters, and enabling international life science companies to enter the U.S. market.

Summary

  1. Space for life science labs can be very expensive. What options are out there for smaller companies looking to call Chicago home?

  2. Can older labs or hospitals be renovated and transformed into life sciences labs and if so what are the most important upgrades property owners need to make?

  3. Major life science hubs are springing up in Chicago. Will there be a struggle between developers for tenants?

  4. What impact has this pandemic had on the life sciences sector? Will these impacts be lasting?

Agenda

Time Activity
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Chicago Deep Dish: Life Sciences
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
Q&A With The Audience!!

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