Houston Life Sciences Conference

Wed Feb 05, 2025

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Houston Life Sciences Conference

Name: Houston Life Sciences Conference
Start: 2025-02-05T08:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-05T12:00:00-06:00

Finding innovation at the intersection of modern medicine, strategic investment and commercial real estate

Wednesday February 5 2025 @ 8:00 AM CST

$119.00

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Speakers and Panels

Keynote

TMC President Bill McKeon in conversation on what's ahead for the organization

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

Keynote

William F. McKeon

President & CEO, Texas Medical Center

The Future of Life Sciences Workforce and Economic Development

How are leaders attracting new life science talent to Houston, and ensuring they're prepared for the challenges ahead?

Chris Wild

Asst VC/VP, Biotechnology, San Jacinto College

Baley Reeves

Director, National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing, Texas A&M

Stacy Ebert

VP, Alvin Community College

Dr. Mischelle Hopper

Dean of the Natural Sciences and Health, Lone Star College

Alba Penate-Johnson

Assistant Director of Economic Development, Sugar Land Office of Economic Development

Collaboration and Success Stories

Best practices in working together to deliver innovation across the project cycle

Jesse McCool

Chief Scientific Officer, Bionova Scientific

Monique Knighten, PhD

Executive Director, Houston, Portal Innovations

Shawn Cloonan

Life Sciences Lead & General Counsel, McCord Development

Verena Kallhoff, PhD

Sr. Director, Global Life Sciences, Greater Houston Partnership

Cathryn Horan

Director of Health Science, PhiloWilke

Why You Should Attend

What We'll Cover

Houston Life Sciences: Innovations and Growth in a Leading Hub
- An overview of Houston’s rapidly expanding life sciences sector, highlighting key developments, innovations, and opportunities driving growth in the region.
Biotech and Pharma: Pioneering the Future of Healthcare
- A deep dive into groundbreaking biotech and pharmaceutical advancements being developed in Houston, and how these innovations are shaping the future of healthcare on a global scale.
Life Sciences Real Estate: Building for Innovation
- Exploring the growing demand for specialized life sciences real estate, including labs, research facilities, and manufacturing spaces, and how developers are meeting the needs of life sciences companies.
The Role of Academia and Research Institutions
- A discussion on the critical role that Houston’s leading research institutions and universities play in advancing life sciences, fostering collaboration between academia and the private sector.
Talent and Workforce Development in Life Sciences
- An exploration of how Houston is attracting and cultivating top talent for the life sciences industry, focusing on workforce development initiatives and educational programs that support innovation and growth.
Emerging Trends in MedTech and Digital Health
- A look at the latest trends in medical technology and digital health, with a focus on how Houston’s life sciences ecosystem is driving advancements in telemedicine, AI, and wearable health technologies.

How You'll Do More Business By Attending:

Join us at the 2025 Houston Life Sciences Commercial Real Estate Conference, where we will highlight the key developments and innovations driving Houston’s burgeoning life sciences sector. This conference convenes real estate professionals, life sciences leaders, researchers, investors, and policymakers to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in life sciences real estate. From cutting-edge research facilities and development plans to investment strategies and emerging technologies, this event offers valuable insights into the future of life sciences and commercial real estate in Houston.

Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Universities, Owners, Developers, Investors, Brokers, Lawyers, Contractors, Construction, Architects, Designers, Tenants, End Users, and investors in the Houston life sciences market, Leasing Agents, Financial Institutions, Government Officials - Biotech Executives, BioMed Executives, Pharmaceutical Executives, and Life Science Real Estate Professionals.

Why You Should Attend: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us. Join Bisnow as we jump into the market to analyze its strengths and strategize on its areas of opportunity. You don't want to miss this event!

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 9:00 AM	Breakfast and Networking
9:00 AM 9:30 AM	Keynote: Texas Medical Center President Bill McKeon
9:30 AM 10:15 AM	Collaboration and Success Stories Fostering and Optimizing the Partnerships that Foster Innovation
10:15 AM 11:00 AM	Investing In the Future Exploring Advancements in Life Science Workforce and Talent Development
11:00 AM 11:45 AM	Developing for Modern Medicine Understanding Success at the Intersection of Advanced Lab Space and Project Modernization
11:45 AM 12:15 PM	Closing Networking

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