The MedCan 2022 Industry Summit will help local companies accelerate their path to market through valuable insights into exporting, innovation and education. Industry experts will be presenting the latest scientific findings and breakthrough technologies and exploring the current challenges and opportunities around the likes of cultivating, manufacturing, New Zealand regulations, export, clinical trials, prescription and investment.
Day 1 – Industry Summit – 10 February
Time | Science Stream |
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11:15 | |
11:20 | Science Digging for seeds | Opportunities to run an internationally competitive structured breeding programme for New Zealand![]() ![]() • New Zealand gene bank Dr Anna Campbell Consultant, AbacusBio |
11:50 | Science Understand the diseases that threaten NZ’s medicinal cannabis industry Kai Keli’iho’omalu Cultivation Manager, Helius Therapeutics |
12:20 | Science Fireside chat: Helping talent navigate through the sector Carmen Doran Chief Executive Officer, Helius Therapeutics Ali Seyfoddin Associate Professor of Drug Delivery and Biological Engineering Deputy Head of School, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology |
12:50 | Science Fireside chat: Insights from the study on COVID for the MedCan industry Dr. Adele Hosseini, PhD Chief Scientific Officer, Bod Australia |