Welcome to KUCCLS 2017

Collaboration and Innovation in Bio, Medical, & Pharmaceuticals

Thank you for attending our KUCCLS 2017 !!

You can download KUCCLS 2017 program book here.

The main goals of KUCCLS 2017 are to:

To explore advanced biotechnology and bioscience in Korea and US
To build and support networks among life science experts for potential research collaborations and partnerships
To mentor next generation bioscience professionals

The conference focuses on collaborative innovation and networking to achieve empowered cooperation between Korean and US life science professionals and industries.
The three-day conference will attract over 250 biotechnology and life science leaders in Korea & US, who join together for networking and partnering meetings to discover new opportunities and promising partnerships in the area of R&D, commercial business of Bio, Medical, and Pharmaceuticals.

Venue: Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), Maryland
9600 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville, MD 20850
Date: November 2 (5 PM ~ 9 PM) – November 4, 2017 (8 AM ~ 8 PM)

Main program includes:

Meet Korea and US Life Science industry delegates and experts for potential collaboration and business expansion
Learn and share innovative drug development knowledge from discovery through regulation and commercialization
Explore potential funding opportunities via partnership with Korean Biotech and Pharmaceutical companies
Deep-dive benefits and strategies for the growth of life science industry in Korea and US
Connect with experts in life science career tracks

The conference is organized by Korean- American Professional Association in Life Sciences(KAPAL) which is a non-profit organization promoting life science and health industry in Mid-Atlantic region.

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한미 생명과학 협력컨퍼런스 2017

Korea – US Cooperative Conference for Life Science

안녕하세요,
2017년 제 3차 한미 생명과학협력컨퍼런스에 여러분을 초대합니다. 이번 컨퍼런스는 11월 2일부터 11월 4일 까지로 2박3일동안 한국과 미국의 신약개발관련 전문가들이 함께 모여 한미생명과학발전과 관련된 아래 열거한 다양한 주제들에 대한 토의와 정보교환의 장이 되도록 기획되었습니다.

미국 regulatory 와 legal challenge 에 대해 준비하는 방법
미국기업이나 전문가와 공동협력과제 생성
미국진출에 도움을 줄수있는 CRO나 컨설턴트발굴
미국에 있는 전문가들에게 프로젝트에 대해 검증 받을 수 있는 기회
현지 전문가채용기회

지난 2년간의 생명과학협력컨퍼런스에 총 50여개이상의 한미기업및 기업인들과 250여명이상의 생명과학전문인들이 참여하여 많은 정보공유와 협력과제들에 대한 미팅을 가질 수 있었습니다. 한미 생명과학협력컨퍼런스는 생명과학의 기초분야로부터 신약승인및 상용화에 이르기까지 포괄적인21세기 한미바이오혁신산업의 발전을 위해 진행되는 컨퍼런스로 여러분의 많은 관심과 성원및 참석을 바랍니다.

KUCCLS 2017 Organizing Committee

KUCCLS 2017 Schedule at a Glance

KUCCLS+ABES 2017 Program

KUCCLS+ABES 2017 Program Download

Thursday, Nov. 2
4:30 – 6:00 pm	Registration & Networking
6:00 – 6:30 pm	Opening Remarks Luke Oh, PhD, President (Korean-American Professional Association in Life Sciences) Min-Soo Park, Minister-Counselor for Health & Welfare (Embassy of the Republic of Korea) Benjamin Wu, Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce (Maryland) In Sung Chung, Director General of Bureau of Bio Technology and Environment (Chungcheongbuk-do) Byoung Joon Song, PhD, President (NIH-Korean Scientist Association)
6:30 – 7:30 pm	Dinner
7:30 – 8:15 pm	Keynote presentation 1 Adoptive Cell Therapy “Immune cell-LC” for liver and brain tumor Duk Joo Lee, MD (CEO, GreenCrossCell)
8:15 – 9:00 pm	Hosting sponsor presentation Introduction of Osong Medical Innovation Foundation Gusun Park, Director General, (Osong Medical Innovation Foundation Department of Strategy Planning, Chungcheongbuk-do) Global Strategy of Korea Bio-Medical Industry Jung Hoon Wu, Director General, (Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI))
9:00 – 10:30 pm	Networking
Friday, Nov. 3
7:30 – 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 am	Session I: Korea Life Science presentation Kyu Sang Lee, Clinomics Seon-Joo Yoon, Abion Jong Moon Kim, Toolgen Dong Seok Kim, Peptron Do Soo Jang, Huons Chulhee Choi, Cellex Life Sciences Exosome engineering for delivery of therapeutic proteins: Principles and applications
10:00 – 10: 15 am	Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:00 pm	Session II: Regulatory pathway and updates FDA, can we talk, Agency open for discussion Hyun Joo Son, PharmD (Senior Program Management Officer, CDER, FDA) FDA’s Expedited Programs to Accelerate Drug Development and Marketing Approval Bruce Babbitt, PhD (Vice President – Technical, PAREXEL Consulting) Special considerations on biotechnology product comparability Linan Ha, PhD (Principal Consultant, PAREXEL Consulting)
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 pm	Keynote presentation 2 Strategy for Entering Global Market: Korean Pharma Perspective Yong Hae Han, PhD (Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
1:45 – 2:40 pm	Session III: US Life Science presentation Resources for Growing your U.S. Business Judy Costello (Managing Director, BioHealth Innovation) Gene and Cell Therapy: Strategies for Treating HIV, Cancer, and Inherited Genetic Diseases Jeffrey Galvin (CEO and Co-founder, American Gene Technologies)
2:40 – 3:00 pm	Late Breaking presentation Where Science and People can flourish Hyun Jung Helen Lee, MD (CSO & CMO, Samyang Biopharm)
3:00 – 3:15 pm	Coffee Break
3:15 – 5:00 pm	Session IV: Legal challenges Strategic patent considerations in the Biosimilars Space Joo Mee Kim (Rothewell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.) IP Portfolio Life Cycle Management Aligned with Drug R&BD Sunhee Lee (Sughrue Mion, PLLC) Generic Pharmaceutical Litigation in the US Shailendra Maheshwari (Dentons US LLP)
5:00 – 5:45 pm	Keynote presentation 3 Biosimilar Development and CMC Considerations Min Kyoung Jeon, PhD (Team leader, Celltrion)
5:45 – 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:00 – 8:30 pm	Career Development Moderator: Jeong Kuen Song, PhD	Focus Group Discussion Strategy/challenge to initiate the US-based life science company
Saturday, Nov. 4
8:00 – 9:00 am	Annual Bioscience and Engineering Symposium (ABES) Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 am	Opening Remarks and Logistics Byoung-Joon Song, PhD (NIH-KSA President)
9:10 – 9:40 am	Keynote Lecture I Therapeutic strategies aimed at achieving sustained virologic remission in HIV infection Tae-Wook Chun, PhD (NIAID)
9:40 – 10:40 am	Session 1 Chair: Juhyung Lee, PhD (NIDDK) 4 presentations (12 min + 3 min Q&A)
10:40 – 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 – 11:20 am	Keynote Lecture II Advanced glycation end-products produced by activated macrophages: a common contributor to inflammation and degenerative diseases Bonghee Lee, PHD (Gachon Univ.)
11:20 – 12:05 pm	Session 2 Chair: Youngchan Kim, PhD (NIAAA) 3 presentations (12 min + 3 min Q&A)
12:05 – 1:10 pm	Lunch (Samyang Biopharm hiring presentation)
1:10 – 1:20 pm	Special Member Recognition Johng S. Rhim, PhD for outstanding contribution
1:20 – 1:50 pm	Keynote Lecture III Novel fluorescent dyes for real-time, intraoperative, organ-specific visualization in vivo Je-Pyung Cha, PhD (George Washington Univ.)
1:50 – 2:35 pm	Session 3 Chair: Jung Eun Park, PhD (NINDS) 3 presentations (12 min + 3 min Q&A)
2:35-2:45 pm	Coffee Break
2:45 – 3:15 pm	Keynote Lecture IV RARRES1 Links CCP2-Mediated Tubulin Deglutamylation to VDAC Regulation, Metabolic Reprogramming and Cell Survival Mi-Hye Lee, PhD (Georgetown Univ.)
3:15- 4:15 pm	Session 4 Chair: Ga-Yeon Son, PhD (NIDCR) 4 presentations (12 min + 3 min Q&A)
4:15 – 4:30 pm	Break and voting for the best talk
4:30 – 5:00 pm	Special Presentation NIH Funding Opportunities for Career Development Awards and Other Research Grants Minkyung Song, PhD (NCI)
5:00 – 5:30 pm	Closing Remarks and Award Ceremony
5:30 – 7:00 pm	Dinner

Korea – US Cooperative Conference for Life Science (KUCCLS) 2017

November 2 – 4, 2017 / IBBR / Rockville, Maryland

Registration

Online registration is now open!

Registration for the Korea – US Cooperative Conference for Life Science (KUCCLS) 2017 includes access to all sessions and 2017 ABES (9th Annual Bioscience and Engineering Symposium, organized by NIH-KSA), continental breakfast and lunch each day, refreshment breaks each day, receptions each evening, and all other conference activities. Please review the Schedule at a Glance to plan your time at the conference.

Venue

Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), Maryland

9600 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville, MD 20850

Hotel information

Courtyard Marriott 2500 Research Blvd, Rockville, MD Phone: 301-670-6700	Crowne Plaza 3 Research Court, Rockville, MD Phone 301-840-0200
Quality Suites Rockville 1380 Piccard Drive, Rockville, MD Phone: 888-433-9407	SpringHill Suites Gaithersburg 9715 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD Phone: 301-987-0900
Sleep Inn 2 Research Court, Rockville, MD Phone: 301-948-8000	Homewood Suites by Hilton 14975 Shady Grove Rd, Rockville, MD Phone: 240-507-1900
Hilton Garden Inn Rockville 14975 Shady Grove Rd, Rockville, MD Phone: 240-507-1800	Sheraton Rockville Hotel 920 King Farm Blvd, Rockville, MD Phone: 240-912-8200

Map of local restaurants to IBBR

Map & Direction

From Washington, D.C. and points south:

Take I-95/495 N. toward Baltimore/Silver Spring.
Merge onto I-495 toward Silver Spring and follow to I-270 N.
Take the MD-28 W. exit # 6B towards DARNESTOWN
Merge onto W. Montgomery Ave./MD-28 W.
Turn LEFT onto Darnestown Rd.
Turn LEFT onto Shady Grove Rd.
Turn RIGHT onto Gudelsky Way (Traffic Light)
Turn RIGHT onto Gudelsky Dr. (Two Way Stop Sign
IBBR is the building on the left across the street
Parking is located in the garage straight ahead
Follow the event signs and check in at the registration desk

From College Park heading toward Frederick:

Take I-95/495 N. toward Baltimore/Silver Spring.
Merge onto I-495 toward Silver Spring and follow to I-270 N.
Take the MD-28 W. exit # 6B towards DARNESTOWN
Merge onto W. Montgomery Ave./MD-28 W.
Turn LEFT onto Darnestown Rd.
Turn LEFT onto Shady Grove Rd.
Turn RIGHT onto Gudelsky Way (Traffic Light)
Turn RIGHT onto Gudelsky Dr. (Two Way Stop Sign
IBBR is the building on the left across the street
Parking is located in the garage straight ahead
Follow the event signs and check in at the registration desk

From Hagerstown/Frederick and points west:

Follow I-70 E. to I-270 S.
Take I-270 to Exit 8 Shady Grove Road West.
Go 1.5 miles, cross Route 28/Darnestown Road.
Turn RIGHT onto Gudelsky Way.
Turn RIGHT onto Gudelsky Dr. (Two Way Stop Sign
We are the building on the left across the street
THE PARKING GARAGE IS LOCATED STRAIGHT AHEAD.
TAKE THE PEDISTRAIN CROSSWALK AND COME STRAIGHT ACROSS
Follow the event signs and check in at the registration desk

From Baltimore and points north:

Take I-95 S. toward Washington, D.C.
Take the I-495 W. exit toward US 1/College Park/Silver Spring.
Merge onto the Capital Beltway (I-495) and proceed to I-270 N. Take the MD-28 W. exit # 6B towards DARNESTOWN
Merge onto W. Montgomery Ave./MD-28 W.
Turn LEFT onto Darnestown Rd.
Turn LEFT onto Shady Grove Rd.
Turn RIGHT onto Gudelsky Way (Traffic Light)
Turn RIGHT onto Gudelsky Dr. (Two Way Stop Sign)
IBBR is the building on the left across the street
Parking is located in the garage straight ahead
Follow the event signs and check in at the registration desk

From Annapolis and other points east:

Follow US 50 W. to I-95 N/I-495 N. toward Baltimore/Silver Spring. Merge onto Capital Beltway (I-495) and proceed to I-270 N. Take the MD-28 W. exit # 6B towards DARNESTOWN
Merge onto W. Montgomery Ave./MD-28 W.
Turn LEFT onto Darnestown Rd.
Turn LEFT onto Shady Grove Rd.
Turn RIGHT onto Gudelsky Way (Traffic Light)
Turn RIGHT onto Gudelsky Dr. (Two Way Stop Sign
IBBR is the building on the left across the street
Parking is located in the garage straight ahead
Follow the event signs and check in at the registration desk

Metro Accessible

Take the red line to Shady Grove Station and Ride On Bus # 43 Traville. Tell the bus driver that you need to get off at the next stop at the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Darnestown Road. You will see the Universities of Shady Grove Parking Lot directly across the street.