Meet our 2025 Speakers
2025 Speakers
Plenary Speakers:
Dr. Ardeshir Bayat, Founder Sensill Inc; Professor & Director, Medical Research Council Laboratory, Division of Dermatology at University of Cape Town Meet Ardeshir Bayat
Dr. Rahul Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO of Rapalogix Health Meet Rahul Mehta
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Conor Evans, Associate Professor at the Harvard Medical School, Affiliated Faculty member of the Harvard University Biophysics Program, Faculty member of the Laser Biomedical Research Center, and leads his lab at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital Meet Conor Evans
Dr. Gerald Kasting, Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutics and Cosmetic Science at the University of Cincinnati’s James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy Meet Gerald Kasting
Dr. Neena Tierney, Global Head of Translational Science at Kenvue Meet Neena Tierney
Session Speakers:
Dr. Connor Bilchak, Scientist at BASF pharma solutions, specializing in lipid-based delivery systems. Meet Connor Bilchak
Jason Carbol, CMC Director at Dow Development Laboratories Meet Jason Carbol
Dr. Buu Duong, President and Cofounder of Stratum Biosciences; Owner and Medical Director of Dermatopathology Associates; Clinical Instructor in the Departments of Dermatology and Pathology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Meet Buu Duong
Dr. Vince Gruber, Director of New Product Development at Vantage; Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Pharmacy Meet Vince Gruber
Dr. Philip Ludwig, BASF Technical Account Manager Meet Philip Ludwig
Dr. Jeff Martini, Chief Scientific Officer at Palvella Therapeutics Meet Jeff Martini
Dr. Sanjeeva Murthy, Associate Research Professor and Adjunct Graduate Faculty at Rutgers University Meet Sanjeeva Murthy
Dr. David W. Osborne, President of David W. Osborne, PhD Consulting Inc Meet David Osborne
Dr. Ross Pearlman, Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder of Stratum Biosciences; Chair of the Board of Directors at Skin Angels Meet Ross Pearlman
Dr. Lakshmi Raghavan, Founder and CEO of Healios Labs LLC Meet Lakshmi Raghavan
Dr. Jon Volmer, Senior Director of Research Biology & Innovation, MedPharm Ltd.
Dr. Joshua Williams, Manager Global Transitional Science Lead – Clinical and Claims Research, Kenvue Meet Josh Williams
Spotlight Sessions:
Healios Labs– Lakshmi Raghavan
Rapalogix Health – Rahul Mehta
Sensill – Ardeshir Bayat
Stratum Biosciences – Ross Pearlman and Buu Duong
Discussion Panel:
Dr David Osborne – Moderator
Jason Carbol – Panelist
Dr. Buu Duong – Panelist
Dr. Gerald Kasting – Panelist
Dr. Ross Pearlman – Panelist