While precision medicine has been applied primarily in pharmaceutical-based approaches to different disorders, it also is increasingly relevant to biomaterial and medical device development. The panel will discuss ways in which precision medicine principles are guiding research and some of the challenges in translating fundamental innovations from “bench to bedside”. Viewpoints from both academic research and industry will be provided, along with a bioethical perspective.

Moderator:

William Clark, Visiting Professor, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University

Panelists:

• Kristi Anseth, Tisone Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Julie Liu, Associate Professor, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
• Luis Solorio, Assistant Professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
• Andrew Brightman, Assistant Head and Associate Professor of Engineering Practice, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
• Michael Hiles, Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Cook Biotech, Inc.