Health Care Club at Harvard Business School

It was such an honor to co-chair the 2024 Harvard Business School Healthcare Club Conference this past weekend! My personal highlights — ?Moderating Alnylam Pharmaceuticals founding CEO John Maraganore's Opening keynote alongside my co-chair Rohan Shah ?The #Aging Workshop, where we brought together leading academics, executives and investors to discuss where we are in our efforts to extend #healthspan. Stay tuned for many more discussions on this! With the theme "At the Tipping Point: Transforming the Care of #Prevalent Disease," the conference brought together leaders across biopharma, payors, providers, and venture capital to tackle the most pressing challenges in healthcare today. A big thank you to our keynote speakers John Maraganore and Javier Rodriguez for their inspiring addresses, and our incredible panelists for sharing their insights and expertise to make the conference the success that it was. And a huge shoutout to my co-chair Rohan Shah and the entire conference team for making it all happen. Some key individuals (& so many more!): Christine C., Harry Mingay, Gianni Thomas, Satvik Dasariraju Health Care Club at Harvard Business School, HBS Health Care Initiative, Aging Initiative at Harvard ONASSIS FOUNDATION

PACKED room for the Aging Workshop at the Harvard Business School Health Care Conference this weekend. The energy was literally overflowing with 120+ gathered to hear from the incredible speakers and brainstorm. Aging is the root cause of the most prevalent diseases, but biotech and pharma haven't been able to directly fight back yet - but as this weekend showed there’s certainly momentum building ? Massive thank you to our speakers, Prof. Amy Wagers, Prof. Omar Abudayyeh, Prof. Jonathan Gootenberg, Dr. Anne-Ulrike Trendelenburg, Dr. Joan Mannick, Dr. William Greene, Yuxi Lin, Ph.D., Anastasia Budinskaya, and Kat Kajderowicz as well as the amazing conference co-chairs Alexandra Baranowski and Rohan Shah! More to come soon from the Health Care Club at Harvard Business School and Aging Initiative at Harvard...

Excited to kick off the Conference with an incredible Keynote from Dr. John Maraganore moderated by conference co-chairs Alexandra Baranowski and Rohan Shah - more to come!

?? Panel Spotlight: Innovations in Therapeutic Development for #Cardiometabolic Disease This panel will delve into cutting-edge advancements in the treatment and management of cardiometabolic diseases. Experts from across the drug development spectrum - including private biotech, pharma R&D, commercial strategy, and venture investing - will explore the latest therapeutic breakthroughs. Specific topics include: - What are the next-generation therapeutics that will transform the landscape of cardiometabolic care? - How to reconcile the slower pace of innovation and investment in cardiovascular disease with the surging demand and rapid advancements in obesity treatments? - What are the synergies and potential market cannibalization between the obesity and cardiovascular sectors from the rise of incretins and other upstream therapeutics? Panelists: - Katie Ellias, Managing Director at the T1D Fund - Kristen Fortney, CEO of BioAge Labs - Robert Plenge, Executive Vice President, Chief Research Officer & Head of Research at Bristol Myers Squibb Moderator: Peter Barrett, Partner at Atlas Venture ?? December 8th, 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ??? Get your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/e7m2bE_9 Panel directors: Cindy Hu and Julian Ubriaco HBS Healthcare Alumni Association HBS Health Care Initiative

?? Panel Spotlight: Addressing Prevalent Diseases with the Next Generation of #ComplexBiologics and #GeneticMedicines How can cutting-edge biologics and genetic therapies revolutionize care for prevalent diseases? This panel brings together pioneers to discuss innovation, challenges, and the future of transformative medicines. We are joined by a stellar lineup: - Morris Birnbaum, Former CSO at Pfizer - Al Sandrock, President & CEO at Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. - Ted Hibben, Chief Corporate Development Officer at Seraxis - Catherine Stehman-Breen, CEO at Chroma Medicine Moderator: Greg Erman, Life Science Industry Investor, Board Member, and Lecturer at Harvard Medical School ?? December 8th, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ??? Get your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/e7m2bE_9 Panel directors: Shelton Cochran and Russell Beckerman Harvard Business School HBS Health Care Initiative

?? Panel Spotlight: Barriers and Opportunities in the Diffusion of #DigitalHealth & #AI in Healthcare AI and digital health are transforming care, but how do we scale and integrate these innovations? Join this panel to explore the challenges and breakthroughs in bringing digital health solutions to life. Panelists: - Troy Anderson, Ph.D., Chief of Staff at Optum Innovation Office - Dave Kerrigan, CEO & Founder of BenefitPitch - Inessa Lurye, Former SVP Product at Hinge Health - Rebecca Miksad, MD, MMS, MPH, Chief Medical Officer at Color - Jeffrey Wessler, CEO of Heartbeat Health Moderated by panel directors Sofie Yang and Nandini Nayar, MBA Class of 2026 at Harvard Business School ?? December 8th, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ??? Get your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/e7m2bE_9 HBS Healthcare Alumni Association HBS Health Care Initiative

?? Panel Spotlight: Innovation in an Evolving #Policy Landscape ?? How do innovators navigate shifting policies to drive change in healthcare? This panel features leaders tackling the intersection of innovation, regulation, and delivery, discussing how to adapt and thrive in a complex landscape. We will be joined by: - Asaf Bitton, Executive Director at Ariadne Labs - Bradford Diephuis, President & COO at Thyme Care - Bill Peine, Ph.D., VP of Surgical Research & Technology, and Head of Robotics of the Technology Development Center at Medtronic - Laura Yecies, CEO at Bone Health Technologies | Osteoboost Moderated by Arjun Prakash, MBA Class of 2026 at Harvard Business School ?? December 8th, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ??? Get your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/e7m2bE_9 Panel Directors: Arjun Prakash, Elise Friedman

?? Panel Spotlight: Novel Therapeutic Approaches in #Neurology – Challenges & Opportunities Neurological diseases represent some of the most complex challenges in medicine today. This panel explores innovative therapeutic strategies, the hurdles in bringing them to patients, and the opportunities ahead. Panelists: - Michael C. Chen, Ph.D., CSO at Seaport Therapeutics - Magdalene Moran, Ph.D., Former CSO at Caraway Therapeutics, Inc. and CEO at Topo Therapeutics - Stacie Weninger, Ph.D., Venture Partner at F-Prime Capital Moderated by panel director Anusha Manglik MS/MBA Class of 2026 at Harvard Business School ?? December 8th, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ??? Get your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/e7m2bE_9 Panel directors: Anusha Manglik Josie Wolf Calvin Kraft HBS Health Care Initiative

Join us at the #Aging Workshop at the 2024 Health Care Conference: Where Are We on the Path to Extending #Healthspan? ??We will be joined by some of the top academics, entrepreneurs and investors: - Prof. Amy Wagers, Chair of the Harvard University Stem Cell & Regenerative Biology Department - Prof. Omar Abudayyeh & Prof. Jonathan Gootenberg, co-PIs of the AbuGoot lab at Harvard Medical School - Anne-Ulrike Trendelenburg, Executive Director DARe at Novartis & Joan Mannick, founder and CEO of Tornado Therapeutics - Anastasia Budinskaya, investor at NFX - William Greene, CIO of Hevolution Foundation - Kat Kajderowicz, investor at age1 - Yuxi Lin, Ph.D., Snr Director BD Strategy & Growth at Eli Lilly and Company ?? December 8, 2024, 12:45-2pm ??? Get your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/e7m2bE_9 HBS Health Care Initiative Harvard Business School Alexandra Baranowski Satvik Dasariraju Sean Simonini Maks Fedorovskyy Chancen Law

?? Panel Spotlight: Transforming Care Models – Balancing Innovation and Access ?? As groundbreaking therapies emerge, they demand reimagined systems to bring innovation to patients. This panel dives into how payors and providers are adapting their care delivery models to integrate new standards, ensure equitable access, and address real-world challenges. Panelists: - Rushika Fernandopulle, M.D., M.P.P., Co-Founder of Iora Health and Former Chief Innovation Officer at One Medical - Erika Pabo, MD, MBA, Chief Transformation Officer, Centerwell Primary Care at Humana - Cindy Bo, MBA, Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer at Boston Medical Center (BMC) - Rebecca Anastos-Wallen, MD, National Medical Director at Oak Street Health Moderated by panel directors Joy Qin, MPH Class of 2025 at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Masha Feingold, MBA Class of 2026 at Harvard Business School ?? When: December 8th, 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ??? Get your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/e7m2bE_9 HBS Health Care Initiative HBS Healthcare Alumni Association