Expert Speaker Faculty

Take a look at the esteemed speaker faculty who spoke at the 5th Process Development & Automation for Cell Therapies Summit.

Ohad Karnieli

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
ADVA Biotechnology

Nirnoy Dan

Senior Scientist
AstraZeneca
Jacob Okhovat - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Jacob Okhovat

Associate Director, Process Development Cell Therapy Development & Operations
AstraZeneca
Lan Le - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Lan Le

Executive Director
Aurion Biotech
Vilma Jimenez - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Vilma Jimenez Sabinina

Director
Bayer
Margot Molander - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Margot Molander

Process Development Scientist
Bristol Myers Squibb
Sudhanshu Shekhar - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Sudhanshu Shekhar

Principal Scientist
Bristol Myers Squibb
Sagar Sharma - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Sagar Sharma

Scientist
Cabaletta Bio
Schuyler Mesen - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Schuyler Mesen

Associate Principal Engineer
Cabaletta Bio
Ben Schilling - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Ben Schilling

Senior Manager, Process Development
Caribou Biosciences
Xiangming Li - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Xiangming Li

Associate Director and Director, Bioprocess Development, MSAT, CAR-T Cell Therapy
Cartesian Therapeutics
Mingxiao He - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Mingxiao He

Director - Bioprocessing & Manufacturing
Eureka Therapeutics
Mamta Kalra - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Mamta Kalra

VP Process and Analytical Development
Immatics Gmbh

Zhuoer Lin

Associate Director
Johnson & Johnson

Shawn He

Chief Scientific Officer
JW Therapeutics
Benjamin Espen - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Benjamin Espen

Director - Engineering , Data Science & Cell Therapy
N/A, Personal
Jimmy Chan - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Jimmy Chan

Research Fellow
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute

Andrew Scheffler

G-Rex Optimization Specialist
ScaleReady

Emma Kerklingh

Associate Director Business Development
Scinus Cell Expansion BV
Steven Feldman - 5th Process Development & Automation for CTx

Steven Feldman

Site Head and Scientific Director
Stanford University

Evan Zynda

Senior Staff Scientist
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
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