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ECHO PITCH 2024 will feature a keynote presentation followed by pitch presentations from our four venture finalists. The event will conclude with a dinner reception and award announcement.
| Time | Details |
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| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | Registration & Networking |
| 3:30 – 3:40 PM | Introductions |
| Dr. Soror Sharifpoor Director-Strategy & Translation, Translational Biology and Engineering Program, University of Toronto, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research |
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| Dr. Derek Newton Assistant Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship, University of Toronto |
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| Dr. Mansoor Husain Executive Director, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research |
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| 3:40 – 4:25 PM | Keynote Presentation |
| Dr. Jennifer N. Avari Silva Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology, St Louis Children’s Hospital Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Professor of Pediatrics & Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St Louis Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Sentiar, Inc. Co-Founder & Consultant, Excera, Inc. |
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| 4:25 – 4:50 PM | Break |
| 4:50 – 6:30 PM | Pitch Competition |
| Dr. Soror Sharifpoor Director-Strategy & Translation, Translational Biology and Engineering Program, University of Toronto, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research |
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| Pitch-1: AVA | |
| Pitch-2: Leynek Medical | |
| Pitch-3: NorthMiRs | |
| Pitch-4: Panorama Health | |
| 6:30 – 8:00 PM | Dinner Reception & Award Presentation |
| Prof. Craig Simmons Scientific Lead, Translational Biology and Engineering Program, University of Toronto, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research |
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| 8:00 PM | Program Close |