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Epilepsy Pipeline Conference: Webcasts & Abstracts

MORNING SESSION

Welcome & Overview

Warren Lammert
Chairman & Co-Founder, Epilepsy Therapy Project
Founder, Granite Point Capital
Boston, MA

Garry Menzel, PhD
Chair, Business Advisory Board, Epilepsy Therapy Project
Managing Director
Health Care Investment Banking, Credit Suisse
San Francisco, CA

Session Webcast video


Keynote Lecture: Psychiatric Applications Of Anticonvulsant Medications
John Krystal, MD
Professor and Deputy Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

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The Use of Animal Models for the Early Identification and Characterization of Anticonvulsant Efficacy
H. Steven White, PhD
Director, Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

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Evolutionary Treatments: New approaches to known mechanisms
Jacqueline French, MD
Vice President, Research and Co-Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Epilepsy Therapy Project
Director, Epilepsy Study Consortium
Professor of Neurology, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
New York University
New York, NY

View Abstract PDF(PDF) Session Webcast video Thanks to Meir Bialer, PhD


Revolutionary Treatments: New CNS Drug Targets and Breakthrough Epilepsy Treatment Strategies
Michael Rogawski, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Neurology
School of Medicine
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, CA

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New Technology Platforms: New Formulations and Delivery Systems
C. James Cloyd, PharmD
Professor and Weaver Endowed Chair
Director, Center for Orphan Drug Research
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

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Devices: Brain stimulators, implants
Steven Schachter, MD
Vice President, Medical Information, Epilepsy Therapy Project
Professor of Neurology and Director of Research
Department of Neurology
Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

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MIDDAY PIPELINE UPDATE REVIEW

The NeuroPace RNS™ System: Responsive Cortical Stimulation for Epilepsy
Martha Morrell, MD
Chief Medical Officer
NeuroPace
Mountain View, CA

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The NeuroVista Seizure Advisory System
John Harris
President and CEO
NeuroVista Corporation
Seattle, WA

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Drug Delivery
Daniel Abrams, MD
Sierra Neuropharmaceuticals, Inc.
Department of Pyschiatry
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO

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Subtype selective T-type calcium channel blockers as a novel antiepileptic therapy
Elizabeth Tringham, PhD
Neuromed Pharmaceuticals
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Presentations Not Available


Subtype selective T-type calcium channel blockers as a novel antiepileptic therapy
Gregory C. Rigdon, PhD
Vice President, New Product Development
Icagen, Inc.
Durham, NC

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NMDA blocker AV-101
H.Ralph Snodgrass, PhD
President, CEO and Director
VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc.
South San Francisco, CA

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Dynamin Inhibitors - Drug Discovery and Development Candidates for Epilepsy
Jens Tampe, PhD
Business Development Manager
Bio-Link
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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2DG: A Glucose Analogue With Novel Anticonvulsant And Antiepileptic Actions
Thomas Sutula, MD, PhD
Chief Technical Officer, NeuroGenomeX, Inc.
Detling Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Director, Center for Neuroscience
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Presentations Not Available


NPY gene transfer
Christine V. Sapan, PhD
Chief Development Officer
Executive Vice President
Neurologix, Inc.
Fort Lee, NJ

Presentations Not Available


Development of AAV-Galanin for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
R. Jude Samulski, PhD
Founder & CEO
ASKLEPIOS BioPharmaceutical Inc
Chapel Hill, NC

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GANAXOLONE - Neuroactive Steroid Therapy For Epilepsy
Elizabeth Garofalo, MD
Interim Medical Officer
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Branford, CT

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Clobazam/vigabatrin/IV carbamazepine
Steven Collins, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer and V.P. of Clinical Affairs
Ovation Pharmaceuticals
Deerfield, IL

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ZP-4 and Intranasal clonazepam: JZP-8, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Jouku Isojarvi, MD
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Palo Alto, CA


Development of Novel Systematically-Active Neuropeptides for the Treatment of Epilepsy and Pain
H. Steven White, PhD
Director, Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Session Webcast video

AFTERNOON SESSION

Epilepsy & CNS Market Dynamics: The Value of Proposition in Epilepsy and Beyond
Panelists:

David Barrow (moderator)
Vice President
L.E.K. Consulting, LLC
Boston, MA
Heath Lukatch, PhD
Partner, Novo Ventures (US) Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Anand Mehra, MD
Principal
Sofinnova Ventures
San Francisco, CA
Roger Quy, PhD
General Partner
Technology Partners
Palo Alto, CA
Gregory Went, PhD
CEO and Chairman
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Emeryville, CA

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Shared Mechanisms, Broader Opportunities, Development Paths in Epilepsy, Pain, Anxiety: Lessons Learned and Applied in the Clinical Development of Epilepsy and CNS Treatments
Panelists:

Frank Fischer (moderator)
President and CEO
NeuroPace, Inc.
Mountain View , CA
Matthew Simonian
UCB Inc.
Smyrna, GA 30080
Brian Klein, PhD
CNS Drug Discovery
J&J Pharmacuetical Research and Development
Spring House, PA
John Krystal MD
Professor and Deputy Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Manuel Lopez-Figueroa PhD
Vice President
Bay City Capital
San Francisco, CA

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Regulatory Issues: How to Manage the FDA Process
Panelists:

Elizabeth Garofalo, MD (moderator)
Interim Medical Officer
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Branford, CT
Henry Mansbach, MD
Senior Vice President, Global Drug Development
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Aliso, Viejo, CA
Kenneth Sommerville, MD
Vice President, Neuropathics
Schwarz Biosciences, Inc.
A Member of UCB Group
Raleigh, NC
Reese Terry
Founder
Cyberonics, Inc.
Houston, TX
Mark Versavel, MD
Executive Medical Director
Sepracor
Marlborough, MA

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An Opinionated Examination of the Epilepsy Pipeline
Panelists:

Orrin Devinsky (moderator)
Co-Founder, Vice President, Development and Co-Chair Scientific Advisory Board, Epilepsy Therapy Project
Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, NYU Epilepsy Center
New York University
New York, NY
Steven Collins, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer and V.P. of Clinical Affairs
Ovation Pharmaceuticals
Deerfield, IL
Jacqueline French, MD
Vice President, Research and Co-Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Epilepsy Therapy Project
Director, Epilepsy Study Consortium
Professor of Neurology, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
New York University
New York, NY
Ka Lum
Director, New Product Planning
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Palo Alto, CA
Roger Porter, MD
Consultant
Devon, PA
Daniel O'Connell
Managing Partner
NeuroVentures Capital, LLC
Charlottesville, CA
Nancy Santili
VP Commercial Strategy and Portfolio Planning
Endo Pharmaceuticals
Chadds Ford, PA

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Business Model for Partnering With Investors, Industry and Entrepreneurs
Joyce Cramer (ETP President)
President, Epilepsy Therapy Project
Associate Research Scientist, Yale University School of Medicine
ETP Regional Office: Orange, CT

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Epilepsy & CNS Therapeutic Development - Everyone Can Benefit

Warren Lammert
Chairman & Co-Founder, Epilepsy Therapy Project
Founder, Granite Point Capital
Boston, MA

Garry Menzel, PhD
Chair, Business Advisory Board, Epilepsy Therapy Project
Managing Director
Health Care Investment Banking, Credit Suisse
San Francisco, CA

Session Webcast video