New Horizons in Cardiovascular Health
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Morning Session
Antithrombotic Coatings for Cardiovascular Devices and Implants
Professor
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
The University of British Columbia
Hydrophilic Coating in Endovascular Surgery; Potential Problematic?
3D Bioprinting Vascularized Tissue Constructs
Assistant Professor
Surgery
The University of British Columbia
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering
The University of British Columbia
Prosthetic Heart Valves: Design and Development
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering
The University of British Columbia
Mechanics for Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
The University of British Columbia
Smart Stent Technologies
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Member
School of Biomedical Engineering
The University of British Columbia
Challenges of Aortic Stent Grafts in Individuals with Genetically Triggered Aortopathies
Associate Professor
School of Medicine
University of Washington
Biomedical Microdevices
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Associate Member
School of Biomedical Engineering
The University of British Columbia
Medical Applications of Artificial Muscle: Steerable Catheters and Human Assist Devices
Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Associate Member
School of Biomedical Engineering
The University of British Columbia
From Exercise to High Altitude: Novel Ambulatory ECG Monitoring Technologies
Clinical Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine
The University of British Columbia
Cardiologist, St. Paul's Hospital
Home Health Monitoring and Beyond: Digital Health Opportunities and Considerations
Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine
The University of British Columbia
Endovascular Optical Imaging: Shedding Light on Vascular Disease with Ultraminiature Scanning Fiber Angioscopy
PGY4
Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto
Redefining Human - Machine Interactions in the Operative Workspace
Founder and CEO
NZ Technologies Inc.
Creation of a Virtual Reality Space for Displaying Volumetric Studies: Optimizing Medical Education, Consultation and Surgical Planning
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
Imaging Reality
Advanced Vascular Imaging and AI: Digitizing Vascular Surgery for the Future
Vascular Surgeon
The Medical Center of Aurora, Colorado
The Vascular Endothelium in the Vascular and Pulmonary Complications of Marfan Syndrome
Associate Professor
Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
The University of British Columbia
What’s Good for the Gander, May Not Be good for the Goose! Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease
Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine
The University of British Columbia
Beyond Glucose: New Insights on Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia and Cardiovascular Risk
Gut Microbiota and Cardiovascular Disease: Opportunities and Challenges
Assistant Professor
Health and Exercise Science
The University of British Columbia
Assistant Professor
Applied Science
The University of British Columbia
From Exercise to High Altitude: Can We Quantify Pulmonary Vascular Shunt Recruitment?
Assistant Professor
Health and Exercise Science
The University of British Columbia
When the System Looses Control - Cardiovascular Physiology in the Setting of Spinal Cord Injury
Assistant Professor
Southern Medical Program
The University of British Columbia
From Exercise to High Altitude: Has Endurance Activity Shaped the Human Heart? – A Comparison between Humans and Chimpanzees
Professor
Health and Exercise Science
The University of British Columbia
Afternoon Session
At the Intersection of Medicine and Innovation in a VUCA World: A Toolbox for Entrepreneurs
Associate Professor
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
A Venture Capital Investment Primer for Digital Health Technology
Developing a Cardiovascular Stent: Lessons Learned
Surgical Mitral Valve Repair, Percutaneously 
Founder and Managing Partner
Relentless Venture Fund
CEO and co-founder
Evasc
Clinical Professor
Faculty of Medicine
The University of British Columbia
President and co-founder
Vesalius Cardiovascular
Clinical Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine
The University of British Columbia
The Innovation Process for a Novel Catheter Navigation Platform: From Lab to Startup
Assistant Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering
Ryerson University
President, Magellan Biomedical
Market Research for Innovative Technologies: Strategies and Sources
Librarian
Management
The University of British Columbia
Tech Business Strategy and Intellectual Property – Going beyond Patents
Counsel
Lawson Lundell LLP
Mitacs : Support for Health Innovation through Unique Industry-Academic Partnerships
Director, Business Development BC Interior and the Yukon
Mitacs
e@UBC Incubator for Life Science Technologies
Life Sciences Stream Lead
entrepreneurship@UBC
Medicine, Engineering and Design: The Hatching Health Program at UBC
MD Student
Vancouver Fraser Medical Program
The University of British Columbia
Accessing the Right Capital
Commercial Account Manger-Health Care
RBC
