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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