12th WuXi Global Forum Keep Pace On JP Morgan 2024

The 12th WuXi Global Forum, an influential event in the healthcare industry, was held in person in San Francisco on January 9, 2024. This forum coincided with the 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and took place from 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM PST at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square​​​​​​. GeneOnline has compiled several highlights within this event.

The theme for the 2024 WuXi Global Forum was B.O.L.D., focusing on Breaking Barriers, Opening New Horizons, Leading Next Generation, and Delivering on the Promise for Patients. This theme reflects the forum’s commitment to discussing and highlighting significant advances in the healthcare industry, particularly in terms of innovation and tackling challenges to impact the future of patient care​​​​​​.

The forum included several key segments, as outlined in the agenda:

1. State of Innovation 2024: A session aimed at discussing the current state of innovation in the healthcare sector​​.
2. Breaking Barriers. Leaping Forward: This panel included Robert Gabbay from the American Diabetes Association, Karen Knudsen from the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN, and Joseph Wu from the American Heart Association, among others, focusing on overcoming challenges in healthcare​​.
3. Opening Up New Horizons: Spotlight on Cancer: Featuring Philip Kantoff of Convergent Therapeutics, Samir Khleif of Georgiamune, and other notable figures, this session spotlighted advancements and challenges in cancer treatment​​.
4. Leading Transformation: The Next Wave Therapeutics: This segment had leaders like Wolfram Carius from Bayer and Abraham Ceesay from Rapport Therapeutics discussing the future of therapeutics​​.
5. Delivering on Future Platform Solutions: Featured Miles Congreve from Isomorphic Labs, Evan Feinberg from Genesis Therapeutics, and others, focusing on future platforms for healthcare solutions​​.
6. Scaling Breakthroughs Forward: This part of the forum included Vineeta Agarwala from Andreessen Horowitz and Alexis Borisy from Curie.Bio, among others, discussing how to scale healthcare breakthroughs effectively​​.

The WuXi Global Forum 2024 was an invitation-only event, emphasizing its exclusivity and importance in the healthcare industry, where leading experts gathered to share insights and discuss the future of healthcare innovation.

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Oscar Wu