The NanoFlorida International Conference 2025 will be hosted by Florida International University from March 14th to 16th. On Friday, the 14th, we will feature an Industry panel of experts discussing the topic: University + Industry Collaborations: Opportunities and Challenges of Commercialization Pathways.
We can't wait to see you there!
The panel will feature four experts:
 | Dipanjan Pan is presently a Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine and Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. He is the director of Laboratory for Materials in Medicine (MatMed) at the Pennsylvania State University (previously at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Maryland). MatMed’s mission is to develop next generation translatable materials to improve human health by uniquely merging ‘molecule making’ and ‘device making’, and through innovations in nanomedicine tools. |
 | Robert Hacker is the Cofounder and Director of StartUP FIU, a university-wide initiative to foster innovation and entrepreneurship at Florida International University, where he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses for fifteen years. He devotes much of his time to commercializing faculty research in emerging technology through venture capital investment, corporate partnerships and federal grants. |
 | The Founder of Nanoflex LLC and a Professor (adjunct) of Monash University, Ezharul Hoque Chowdhury completed his 'Doctor of Engineering' at Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2003 and subsequently, worked there as a research fellow and a team leader till the end of 2006 before joining as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the same Institute and a visiting academic staff at Shizuoka Cancer centre Research Institute. Finally, he accepted an offer of senior lecture post from Monash University (Malaysia campus) where he was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014 and Professor in 2020. |
 | Erin Kidder is a seasoned leader with over twenty years of experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Her academic background includes an Executive Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of North Florida and Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of South Florida, with academic excellence in Microbiology, Chemistry, and Pharmacology. Her academics and extensive industry experience includes technology advancements in combination products, aseptic manufacturing, research and development, laboratory management and supply chain within complex and highly regulated environments. |
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