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AZBio Expo 2013 Bridging the Gap May 30, 2013 9 AM – 4 PM Fiesta Resort and Conference Center 2100 South Priest Drive Tempe, ArizonaPresented By:
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Partners for Progress in Cord Blood Stem Cell Research: Advocates, PhysicianResearchers and Industry Working Together Developing new breakthroughs and new therapies takes a team. Learn how 2012 Bioscience Company of the Year Cord Blood Registry, the Save The Cord Foundation, and the University of Arizona Department of Opthamology and Vision Science make a perfect team. Panelists: Charis Ober, President – Save the Cord Foundation
Charis Ober is Founder and Executive Director for Save the Cord Foundation. Charis has been involved in the pharmaceutical and bio industry for 25 years. While working for Industry leaders, Schering Pharmaceuticals and J& J’s, McNeil Pharmaceuticals, she gained diverse marketing, sales and product development experience, with the promotion and product launch of bio and pharmaceutical products such as, Inteferon and Claritin. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a degree in Marketing. Charis is involved in the Tucson community and has a son and daughter with her husband, Dr. Richard Ober. Save the Cord Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit bio foundation, whose mission is to bring factual, noncommercial information about the life-saving medical value of umbilical cord blood and tissue and the options for preserving it to expectant parents and the public. The foundation’s vision is to make cord blood and tissue preservation a realistic and accessible option for all expectant parents and a standard of care for all newborns. Save the Cord Foundation was established in 2007. The foundation is headquartered in Tucson AZ and has national prominence and global reach. www.savethecordfoundation.org Joseph Miller, MD, MPH – Department Head, University of Arizona Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science
Dr. Miller is a Board certified ophthalmologist and a member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. He is a noted expert on vision screening, and serves as advisor to the Chair of the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health, funded by HRSA. He is a Board member of VisionQuest 20/20, a national vision screening organization, and is Medical Director of Save The Cord Foundation, a national non-profit dedicated to promoting cord blood awareness. CV – Dr Joseph Miller. Tom Moore, Executive Chairman – Cord Blood Registry
He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from California State University, Hayward. CBR® (Cord Blood Registry®) is the world’s largest and most experienced stem cell bank. For more than 15 years, we have led the industry in technical innovations. We are entrusted by parents with storing cord blood and tissue for more than 400,000 children. Moreover, CBR was the first bank to offer families in the U.S. storage for stem cells contained in cord tissue, which may help repair the body in different ways. CBR has also helped more clients use their cord blood stem cells in treatments than any other family bank. Our research and development efforts are focused on helping leading clinical researchers advance regenerative medicine that may help families in the future. For more information, visit www.cordblood.com.
About the AZBio Expo The AZBio Expo is the place where you can connect with Arizona’s growing bioscience community to engage, collaborate, and move your bioscience business…. Forward Faster. Showcase your products and services… Show off your Expertise… Find Partners and Resources. Join us May 30, 2013 at the Fiesta Conference Center and Resort as we explore bridging the gaps from Discovery to Development to Delivery and learn the latest from Arizona Bioscience Companies who are making the journey. Contact Our Member Support Team email: advancingbio@AZBio.org phone: 480-779-8101 |
Partners for Progress in Cord Blood Stem Cell Research: Advocates, PhysicianResearchers and Industry Working Together
- Charis Ober, President – Save the Cord Foundation
- Joseph Miller, MD, MPH – Department Head, University of Arizona Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science
- Tom Moore, Executive Chairman – Cord Blood Registry