This is a hybrid event — sign up to participate in person or via Zoom.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
4:30 – 5 p.m. CDT In-person Networking and Refreshments
5 – 6:30 p.m.
Event Details
This is a hybrid event — sign up to participate in person or via Zoom.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 4:30 – 5 p.m. CDT In-person Networking and Refreshments 5 – 6:30 p.m. CDT Presentation and Panel Discussion
Rosalind Franklin University Moderator Michael S. Rosen, MBA
Managing Director
IRP and Helix 51 Incubator
Industry Panelists Parvez Akhtar, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
U.P. Oncolytics
Jacob Barry, PMP
Innovation Program Manager
Illinois Science + Technology Coalition
Kristi Dula
Deputy Director, Office of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Rebecca Motley, MBA
Vice President, Economic Development
World Business Chicago
Gerry Sapienza, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Opera BioScience
