CAPITAL & BIOTECH INNOVATION IN TEXAS

Date: July 17, 2025

Time: 7:30AM to 4:00PM

Location: Levin Hall Dining Room, Galveston Campus

Parking: Garage 4 next to School of Health Professions (1114 Mechanic St)

Registration now full. For more information please contact innovate@utmb.edu.

Event: Poster Session - ⚠️The deadline for submissions has passed.⚠️

Date: July 17, 2025

Time: During Lunch and Networking Events

Location: Levin Hall Dining Room, Galveston Campus

Meet Our Invited Speakers and Panelists

We are thrilled to introduce the distinguished individuals who will be sharing their insights and expertise at our upcoming VentureX Summit. From keynote presentations to engaging fireside chats and dynamic plenary sessions, our lineup features some of the most influential voices in the industry.

Our Tentative Agenda

07:30 - 08:30 a.m.	Check In - Breakfast Served
08:30 - 08:45 a.m.	Opening Remarks
08:45 - 10:00 a.m.	*Plenary Session - Revolutionizing Kidney Disease Therapeutics: Three Success Stories* *Dr. Jochen Reiser - 08:45-09:05* *"Harnessing immune-control as first-in-class approach to kidney disease."* *Dr. Vishal Patel - 09:05-09:25* *"Precision therapeutics for ADPKD."* *Dr. Amit Sharma - 09:25-09:45* *"Lessons learned from a renal accelerator - VERA Therapeutics."* *Q&A 09:45-10:00*
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.	*Fireside Chat #1: Beyond the Shoreline: Big Picture Investment Trends in Texas*
11:15 - 11:45 p.m.	*UTMB Technology Showcase*
11:45 - 12:45 p.m.	Lunch/Networking/Poster Session
12:45 - 01:30 p.m.	*Fireside Chat #2: Biotech Breakthroughs: Navigating New Ventures*
01:30 - 02:15 p.m.	*Fireside Chat #3: Exploring UTMB’s Cutting Edge Innovations*
02:15 - 02:30 p.m.	Break
02:30 - 02:40 p.m.	"Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Students"
02:40 - 03:00 p.m.	*Nicole Endlich:* "Beyond the Horizon: Revolutionizing Kidney Analysis and Cellular Transfection for the Medicine of Tomorrow."
03:00 - 03:15 p.m.	Closing Remarks
03:15 - 04:00 p.m.	*Poster Session / Networking & Coffee / Cookies*

CAPITAL & BIOTECH INNOVATION IN TEXAS

Registration now full. For more information please contact innovate@utmb.edu.

Meet Our Invited Speakers and Panelists

We are thrilled to introduce the distinguished individuals who will be sharing their insights and expertise at our upcoming VentureX Summit. From keynote presentations to engaging fireside chats and dynamic plenary sessions, our lineup features some of the most influential voices in the industry.

Our Tentative Agenda

07:30 - 08:30 a.m.

Check In - Breakfast Served

08:30 - 08:45 a.m.

Opening Remarks

08:45 - 10:00 a.m.

Plenary Session - Revolutionizing Kidney Disease Therapeutics: Three Success Stories

Dr. Jochen Reiser - 08:45-09:05

"Harnessing immune-control as first-in-class approach to kidney disease."

Dr. Vishal Patel - 09:05-09:25

"Precision therapeutics for ADPKD."

Dr. Amit Sharma - 09:25-09:45

"Lessons learned from a renal accelerator - VERA Therapeutics."

Q&A 09:45-10:00

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

Fireside Chat #1: Beyond the Shoreline: Big Picture Investment Trends in Texas

11:15 - 11:45 p.m.

UTMB Technology Showcase

11:45 - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch/Networking/Poster Session

12:45 - 01:30 p.m.

Fireside Chat #2: Biotech Breakthroughs: Navigating New Ventures

01:30 - 02:15 p.m.

Fireside Chat #3: Exploring UTMB’s Cutting Edge Innovations

02:15 - 02:30 p.m.

Break

02:30 - 02:40 p.m.

"Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Students"

02:40 - 03:00 p.m.

Nicole Endlich: "Beyond the Horizon: Revolutionizing Kidney Analysis and Cellular Transfection for the Medicine of Tomorrow."

03:00 - 03:15 p.m.

Closing Remarks

03:15 - 04:00 p.m.

Poster Session / Networking & Coffee / Cookies