Lunch & Learn: The Life Sciences Industry in Palm Beach County

Join industry leaders as they discuss the state of the life sciences industry in Palm Beach County and share their insights for how this industry may grow and change in the short- and long-term future.

When Palm Beach County first began discussions of bringing The Scripps Institute to Jupiter nearly 20 years ago, County residents were promised a lucrative biotech village in northern Palm Beach County that would bring many high-paying jobs to the area. Since the opening of Scripps Florida, we have welcomed the Max Planck Florida Institute, seen growth of Florida Atlantic University's Honors College, and, most recently, witnessed the transfer of Scripps Florida from the Scripps Research organization to the University of Florida. Now, nearly two decades after the inception of this biotech industry in our community, we turn to local industry experts to see if the vision of a life science cluster has come to fruition, what is going on currently to grow the industry, and what we can expect in the future.

Space is limited, so register now! In-Person Registration includes boxed lunch.

Moderator: Kelly Smallridge, President & CEO, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County

Panelists: 

• David R. Nelson, MD, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of Florida & President of UF Health
• Randy D. Blakely, PhD, Executive Director of FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
• Thomas Kodadek, Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Florida, Co-Founder of Deluge Biotechnologies, Co-Founder of Triana Biosciences

Leadership Palm Beach County thanks the 2021-22 Lunch & Learn Presenting Sponsor UBS Lansing Hutcheon for sponsoring this year's Lunch & Learn Series. We also thank FAU Honors College for hosting us for this session. 

Registration for this event is open to the public, not just LPBC Alumni. We invite you to join us in-person for lunch and networking, or you may watch the presentation via Zoom.