The Neuroscience Frontier Collaboration Opportunities

Please join us for a comprehensive program on current neuroscience research at Teva Pharmaceuticals and Jefferson University and Hospitals, and hear about funding opportunities for collaborative US-Israel discoveries in neuroscience.

Agenda:

• Introduction/ Welcome remarks: US Congressman Chaka Fattah - The Fattah Neuroscience Initiative (FNI)
• Teva in Neuroscience: Rivka Riven Kreitman, PhD., Sr. VP, Head of Search Evaluation and Alliance Management Global R&D
• The Neuroscience Frontier at Jefferson:

1. Mark Tykocinski, MD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College Dean & Jefferson Provost - Introduction
2. Professor Robert H. Rosenwasser, MD, Jefferson University Physician - Pioneering Functional neuroscience & neurovascular surgery at Jefferson
3. Professor Lorraine Iacovitti, Department of Neuroscience at Thomas Jefferson University - Stem cell and neurodegeneration dimensions

• Collaboration Opportunities with Israeli Partners: 

1. Vered Nohi-Becker, Bi-national Industrial R&D (BIRD) Foundation Representative for Pennsylvania and Delaware - Funding opportunities for collaborative US - Israel neuroscience discoveries
2. Baruch Ben Dor, PhD., President & CEO, InfraScan Inc. - Infrascan¹s experience as a recipient of a BIRD grant

Entry to Teva's facility requires advanced registration and presentation of a government issued photo ID at the security gate.

We thank our event sponsor: Teva Pharmaceuticals