2021 PMWC World Conference (6.16 to 6.18.21)
By: Julie Poucher Harbin, Senior Writer, DCI
The Precision Medicine World Conference — with Duke University, UCSF, University of Michigan, University of Pittsburgh and Stanford Healthcare — will host its annual conference at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley from June 16 to 18.
Health professionals are invited to attend.
Duke speakers include interventional cardiologist James Tcheng, MD, who will speak on a panel addressing "FDA Perspective: Strategies for Modernizing Clinical Development."
The mission of the this annual conference, per the PMWC, is to "bring together recognized leaders, top global researchers and medical professionals, and innovators across healthcare and biotechnology sectors to showcase practical content that helps close the knowledge gap between different sectors, thereby catalyzing cross-functional fertilization & collaboration in an effort to accelerate the development and spread of precision medicine."
"The annual conference provides a forum for the exchange of information about the latest advances in technology (e.g. DNA sequencing technology), in clinical implementation (e.g. cancer and beyond), research, and in all aspects related to the regulatory and reimbursement sectors."
Conference Format
The conference format consists of five parallel talks spanning 3 full days. Main Tracks 1-5 include sessions by leaders in the commercial, pharmaceutical, academic, government, regulatory, venture capital, and non-profit arenas that deliver a broad and up-to-date array of content across the various facets of precision medicine. Session discussions focus on time-relevant aspects with a selected set of key stakeholders, while commercial sessions cover the latest developments in technologies that are instrumental for the success of further adoption of precision medicine.
- Track 1: Emerging Therapeutics
- Track 2: AI/ML & Data Sciences
- Track 3: Dx and Molecular Profiling in the Clinic (part A)
- Track 4: Dx and Molecular Profiling in the Clinic (part B)
- Track 5: Population Health, COVID-19 Testing, Microbiome
Additional Tracks 6-7, feature Showcases: companies and research institutions can promote their platforms, launch products, and share research developments to a targeted audience & the Most Promising Company Competition: identifies “rising stars” startup companies in the area of diagnostics, therapeutics, and health tech via a platform that includes leading investors.
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*Discounts on registration are being offered for those registering before Jan. 8.
PROGRAM TBA
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