Registration is open for “Business of Life Sciences and Healthcare for Leaders” (B-LSHC) – an immersive five-day program focused on leadership development and honing critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in medical product development presented bySmith Executive Educationat the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.
The in-person program takes place June 23-27, 2025, at Van Munching Hall on UMD's College Park campus and is designed for mid-to-advanced career professionals in the LSHC ecosystem including pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries; health policy; patient advocacy; regulators; investors; and leaders across medical and regulatory fields.
Program sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day “and end with a luminary keynote speaker who will inspire and challenge participants to think outside the box toward the goals of creating innovative solutions for some of our most challenging problems in the LSHC ecosystem,” saysWendy Sanhai, PhD, professor of the practice in management and organization for the Smith School and one of the workshop's organizers.
Participants will learn from world-renowned faculty, regulatory experts and industry leaders on how to make informed decisions at crucial stages of medical product (drugs, biologics and medical devices) development – from R&D and regulatory submission to commercial launch and reimbursement. And, through expert-led sessions, dynamic capstone project discussions and case-study analysis, participants will sharpen their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills as they expand their professional network.
Instructors, in addition to Sanhai, will include UMD and Smith faculty expertsBalaji Padmanabhan, director of Smith's Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business; management and organization professorsJennifer Carson Marr,Oliver Schlake andSubra Tangirala; marketing professorJudy Frels; School of Public Health DeanBoris Lushniak; and School of Pharmacy ProfessorJoga Gobburu.
The UMD experts will be joined by leading industry experts including former CEO of Scorpion TherapeuticsAxel Hoos, IntoValue CEOMarion Couch, Deloitte Principals Juergen Klenk,Candy LurkenandMathias Cousin; Euclidean Life Science Advisors PresidentKenneth Moch; Licensing IP negotiatorSteve Ferguson; leaders from IQVIA and former FDA leaders.
Participants will:
— Sharpen problem-solving, leadership and critical-thinking skills
— Cultivate holistic thinking and multidisciplinary approaches for real-world problems in the LSHC ecosystem
— Build upon lessons learned and best practices from regulatory experts, industry luminaries and academic leaders
— Expand their professional network
— Identify major milestones, potential challenges, risks and mitigation strategies across medical product development pathways in R&D, regulatory submission, product launch and commercialization
— Execute critical steps in license negotiations and technology transfer processes
Participants should have at least a bachelor's degree and five years of working experience in any LSHC field.
Scholarships are available, including for nonprofits, government professionals and veterans. Discounts are available for organizations with multiple participants. Information sessions via Zoom are set for 1-2 p.m. April 9 and 11 a.m.-noon April 12. For registration and more information, go to the Business of Life Sciences and Healthcarehomepage.
About theUniversity of Maryland'sRobert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognizedleader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schoolsat theUniversity of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offersundergraduate, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA, online MBA, businessmaster's, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreachservices to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, customand certification programs in learning locations inNorth AmericaandAsia.
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