The 4th Annual CHIentist: Connections Matter formal networking event will be held Nov. 26th from 6:00-8:30pm at MATTER.

Like years past, this event will be heavy with networking. We’ve also lined up three great speakers to give short TED-like talks on Data Drive Precision Medicine and how using big data and research information to personalize medicine transcends all facets of research and clinical applications. RSVP and details here.

Our theme this year is Data Drive Precision Medicine, which is more than just a string of buzzwords. Using big data and research information to personalize medicine transcends all facets of research and clinical applications. After all, a given effect may be true for the population, but it needs to hold true when the “n” is one. Being able to fine tune a therapy for the individual presents are particularly difficult but important frontier. Join us to find out how this frameshift in thinking is rippling through academia, industry, and healthcare.

This signature event will gather stakeholders within the life sciences from all across the greater Chicago area. It is a unique networking opportunity and will bring together researchers, entrepreneurs and industry professionals in order to create connections between these often segmented communities. The goals of this event are to:

1. Provide an accessible platform for local researchers and professionals to network
2. Foster cross-talk between professional niches
3. Encourage communication between various sectors of the life sciences ecosystem

The agenda for the evening will include both structured (‘speed’) and freestyle networking, in addition to two short talks by prominent members of the Chicago Life Sciences Community.

The Program:

6:00 – Reception and informal networking

6:50 – Speakers

Casey Frankenberger – Rush University Medical Center, Chief Research Informatics Officer

Piers Nash – Founder, Sympatic; General Manager, Nash Strategy and Innovation

Peter Kissinger – co-founder and CEO, Phlebotics, Inc.; founder and former CEO, Bioanalytical Systems Inc. (BASi)

7:20 – Networking

8:20 – Closing remarks

Space is limited, if you can’t attend, please cancel your RVSP through Eventbrite if you cannot make it.

Drinks and appetizers will be provided at No Charge, with special thanks to Lagunitas Brewing Co.