Upcoming events

    • 13 May 2025
    • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • InnoVenture Labs, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 451, Beverly, MA
    • 20
    Register

    Please join us for the next Casual Conversations with Women in the Sciences at InnoVenture Labs! 

    Tuesday, May 13

    100 Cummings Center, Suite 451

    Beverly, MA 01915

    4:00–6:00 p.m.


    Guest Speaker: Liz Myers, 
    Executive Leadership Coach and Team Development Consultant, Integrative Leadership Strategies



    Have you tried to find mentors, peers, and others in the life and/or applied sciences fields who share similar challenges, obstacles, and frustrations with feeling included or able to move your career forward? NSTC and InnoVenture Labs invite you to join us to meet, network, and share experiences with women and others in technical careers. This informal conversation is open to anyone in leadership, science and engineering, or a support role in the life sciences, biotechnology, applied sciences and/or clean tech fields. This is an opportunity to meet diverse people in related scientific fields, form connections, and talk openly about the things we face every day being others in a tech world.


    Thank You to our Event Host:


    InnoVenture Labs




    • 5 Jun 2025
    • 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Community Conference Room, Suite 221 E, 100 Cummings Center, Beverly, MA 01915
    • 100
    Register

    Advancing Biotech/Pharma Pipelines by Outsourcing Science: 

    Working with CROs, CDMOs, and Other Vendors to Advance Your R&D and Manufacturing

    Thursday, June 5, 2025
    4:30–7:30 p.m.

    Community Conference Room
    Suite 221E
    100 Cummings Center
    Beverly, MA 01915

    Developing a drug candidate and pipeline at life science companies is a challenge that requires resources, knowledge, and extensive expertise to successfully drive programs forward. Working with CDMOs, CROs, and vendors can often help companies achieve their goals with better efficiency. Gain perspectives on the benefits and considerations when working with CDMOs and external service vendors.

    Join us for a panel discussion on the benefits and considerations when biotech and/or pharmaceutical companies leverage an outsource partner for their research, development, or manufacturing.

    Panel Details

    Moderator

    Naomi Vishnupad, Ph.D.
    CSO, Romeg Therapeutics

    Naomi Vishnupad, Ph.D., is an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the life sciences. As the CSO at Romeg Therapeutics, a specialty pharma company, she was responsible for executing the company’s pipeline programs. As an executive at Imaginative Research Associates, a private company focused on dermatology, she successfully developed novel pharmaceutical and consumer products for the market. She recently launched an independent consulting business focused on helping small life science companies advance their therapeutic programs. Prior to her entrepreneurial business experience, she worked extensively in pharma and biotech in multiple therapeutic areas, focusing on research and other drug development activities. Naomi is the inventor on several patents, resulting in over fifteen marketed products in dermatology and inflammation, and has a doctorate in immunology from Drexel University. She lives and works in the greater Boston area and is a recreational distance runner and fitness enthusiast.

    Panelists

    Kristin Dangelo VP of Business Development and Marketing, BA Sciences

    Kristin Dangelo has been at BA Sciences for 14 years, currently as the VP of Business Development and Marketing. She has extensive experience working directly with internal and external stakeholders to progress drug development programs nationally and globally. Prior to that, she was with Alpha Analytical for 10 years in Business Development and Organic Chemistry Roles. Collectively, Kristin has over 20 years of experience working for contract services organizations and volunteering for professional trade organizations in the life sciences industry. She is currently working on the Board of Directors for the ISPE Boston Area Chapter. Kristin has a BS from Westfield State University and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.

    Alyssa Hogan, J.D.
    Partner, Arnold & Porter

    Alyssa Hogan advises pharmaceutical, biotech, digital health, and other life sciences companies with their transactional, operational, and general corporate needs. Alyssa provides legal and business perspectives when counseling clients, and she assists with structuring strategic alliances, joint ventures, collaborations (including co-promotions and co-commercialization), and licensing arrangements; drafting and negotiating industry-specific agreements (such as manufacturing and supply, distribution, research, and clinical trial agreements); and complex M&A transactions involving single product, product line, business divisions, facilities, and corporate entities.

    Prior to being a life sciences corporate attorney, Alyssa's practice focused on regulatory and transactional matters for various healthcare providers, such as physician and dental groups, hospitals, group purchasing organizations, and specialty, retail, and long-term care pharmacies.

    Jennifer Schmitke, Ph.D.
    Chief Development Officer and Head of R&D, Consano Bio

    Jen is an accomplished biopharma executive with experience leading R&D teams from early start-ups to large biotechs. Jen was previously Senior Vice President, Technical Operations, Quality, and Portfolio Management at Epizyme, a commercial-stage biopharma oncology company, where she led the prioritization of the corporate R&D portfolio. Before that, she was Vice President for program management at Magenta Therapeutics and drove the build-out of the portfolio and program management functions and supporting governance. Before her tenure at Magenta Therapeutics, Dr. Schmitke was at Omega Therapeutics, where she helped build the company and research pipeline from the ground up. Additionally, Jen was a Senior Director at Biogen in early pipeline leadership and spent many years at Alkermes where she held a series of roles of increasing responsibility in technical development and CMC leadership. Through all these experiences, Jen has developed deep expertise in CMC, non-clinical development, clinical development, and portfolio strategy. Jen holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with honors from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, and a PhD in Biological Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Past events

1 Apr 2025 Sustainability for Life Sciences Conference
20 Mar 2025 NSTC March Mixer & Membership Mania
11 Mar 2025 Casual Conversations with Women in the Sciences: NSTC and InnoVenture Labs
23 Jan 2025 Building Successful Connections at Work: The Power of Emotional Intelligence
14 Jan 2025 Casual Conversations with Women in the Sciences: NSTC and InnoVenture Labs
5 Dec 2024 NSTC Holiday Mixer at Ipswich Ale Brewery
9 Oct 2024 Better Together: The Power of Partnerships & Mentoring in Times of Uncertainty
26 Sep 2024 NSTC September Social at Cell Signaling Technology
19 Sep 2024 A Casual Conversation with Rita Colwell
25 Jul 2024 NSTC Summer Mixer at Mill River Winery
20 Jun 2024 (SOLD OUT) Wine & Cheese Mixer at GMGI’s Gloucester Biotechnology Academy
21 May 2024 Release of the Northeast Massachusetts Innovation Economy and Workforce Report
2 May 2024 Meet the Innovation Ecosystem
24 Apr 2024 Building Sustainably: Trends in Green Architecture
14 Mar 2024 (SOLD OUT) NSTC March Mixer & Membership Mania
29 Feb 2024 Leadership of Innovation: Strengthening Strategic Leadership Practices in Science & Technology Organizations
25 Jan 2024 IP is Not Just Patents: using copyright, trademark, and trade secret protection to increase the value of your company
18 Jan 2024 The Evolution of AI & how it Impacts Society
11 Jan 2024 Hydropower Case Study: Living with Water, Sustainability, & Resiliency in Lawrence, MA
13 Dec 2023 Polar Exploration & Climate Change: Lessons from the End of the Earth
30 Nov 2023 New England Biolabs Tour & NSTC Winter Mixer (SOLD OUT)
8 Nov 2023 Let's Talk Trash: Achieving Zero Waste for Healthier Communities
19 Oct 2023 Innovative Women on a Mission: Technology for the Greater Good
4 Oct 2023 The Neuroscience of Collaboration
20 Jul 2023 Biotechs on the Move: Managing Growth out of an Incubator & Beyond
12 Jul 2023 NSTC Summer Mixer: Harbor Cruise
22 Jun 2023 Heads Up! The Changing Local Landscape of Safety Regulations
7 Jun 2023 Postponed: Northeastern Electric Racing: Meet the Team & Tour the Facility
1 Jun 2023 Safety, Savings, and Sustainability at Erlab
18 May 2023 NSTC May Membership Mixer
8 May 2023 Re-imagining the North Shore Technology Workforce Part II
26 Apr 2023 Workforce Development in Today’s Tech Environment at Momentum Manufacturing Group (MMG)
8 Mar 2023 Sustainable Biotech Labs with Steven Miller of The Lab Project
7 Mar 2023 NSTC Winter Mixer (Now March 7th)
8 Feb 2023 Following the Clean Energy Money: Navigating the IRA with PowerOptions
26 Jan 2023 Commercialization Strategies for Biotech: The many pathways for realizing clinical success
25 Jan 2023 Decarbonizing our Transportation Systems: Electric School Buses
20 Dec 2022 NSTC Holiday Networking Event
9 Nov 2022 The Journey of Women Intersecting in the Industries of Sustainability, Technology and Life Sciences
26 Oct 2022 Innovating Workforce Development with BlocPower
20 Oct 2022 Critical Materials' Role in the Green Economy
21 Sep 2022 App Development: What Goes into Building a Million Dollar App
7 Sep 2022 The Future of Batteries: Open House & Networking with Titan Advanced Energy Solutions
14 Jul 2022 2022 Summer Outing: Fun on the Finback
15 Jun 2022 Partner Event: How to Avoid 25 Website and SEO Mistakes and Save Time Creating Content
14 Jun 2022 Technology Forum: The Future of Cybersecurity in an Accelerating Digital World
8 Jun 2022 Sustainability Forum: Advancing the North Shore Blue Economy Initiative
25 May 2022 Biosciences Forum: Networking Event
18 May 2022 NSTC Talking Tech Networking Event
11 May 2022 Sustainability Forum: Natural Gas to the GeoGrid, a Zero Emissions Transition Plan
28 Apr 2022 Biosciences Forum: A Fireside Chat with Dr. Ed Kaye, CEO of Stoke Therapeutics
20 Apr 2022 Technology Forum: Scaling Ecommerce in Social Media
13 Apr 2022 Sustainability Forum: How Energy Storage Can Enable a Net Zero Grid
29 Mar 2022 Biosciences Forum: A Fireside Chat with the Leadership of MassBio
17 Mar 2022 Talking Tech: Virtual Networking Event
9 Mar 2022 Sustainability Forum: MAPC's Municipal Net Zero Playbook
24 Feb 2022 Biosciences Forum: Virtual Networking Event
9 Feb 2022 Offshore Wind is Making its Move, with MassCEC
12 Jan 2022 New Approaches to Recycling End of Life Solar PV Panels
8 Dec 2021 Networking with NSTC Sustainability Forum: Holiday Themed
4 Nov 2021 Celebrate the Holiday Season with the North Shore Technology Council!
28 Oct 2021 Virtual Networking Event - Biosciences
14 Oct 2021 Sustainability Forum: Beverly’s Electric School Bus Program Leads the Way to Carbon-Free Transportation
28 Sep 2021 Biosciences Forum with Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President & CEO Kenn Turner

Our partner venues:

 Cummings Properties, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 221-F Community Conference Room, Beverly, MA 01915

 Parking, Map and Location Information

Endicott College, Beverly, MA 01915

Main Campus

Misselwood House

May 23rd Workforce Event: Parking Pass, Event Map


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