Senate Majority Policy Committee
Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 2 p.m.
Montgomery County Community College
North Hall Building, Room 202
101 College Drive, Pottstown, PA
Agenda
2:00 Opening Remarks
Senator Dan Laughlin, Majority Policy Chair
Academic Research and Support
John Swartley, Chief Innovation Officer, University of Pennsylvania – Testimony
Dr. James Bretz, Dean of STEM, Montgomery County Community College – Testimony
Aldo Romano, Chief Business Officer, Jefferson Institute of Bioprocessing – Testimony
Nurture Start-Up Development
Scott Nissenbaum, President & CEO, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA – Testimony
Louis Kassa, President & CEO, PA Biotechnology Center – Testimony
Al Gianchetti, President & CEO, XyloCor Therapeutics – Testimony
Maintain and Expand Established Company Growth
Rick Taylor, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Adare Pharma Solutions – Testimony
Dr. Carl Ascoli, Chief Scientific Officer, Rockland Immunochemicals – Testimony
Scott Bentley, Executive Chairman, VideoRay – Testimony
Anne Brooks, Senior VP of US Commercial, Iovance – Testimony
3:50 Closing Remarks
Senator Dan Laughlin
Committee Members
Additional Written Testimonies
Christopher P. Molineaux, Life Sciences Pennsylvania – Testimony
Robert Hoffman, Broadcom Inc. – Testimony
Anselm Sauter, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia – Testimony