COVID-19: How’s Reopening Going in Biotech Labs? Forum & Breakout Chats on Lessons Learned So Far

July 23, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Add to Calendar 7/23/2020 12:00:00 PM 7/23/2020 1:00:00 PM COVID-19: How’s Reopening Going in Biotech Labs? Forum & Breakout Chats on Lessons Learned So Far Join our moderator, Denise Aronson, Founder & CEO of Safety Partners Inc. and experts Rhonda O'Keefe, Director EHS and Biosafety Officer at The Broad Institute and Caroline Slater, Director Quality, Research and Training, Safety Partners, Inc. for a high level overview of the challenges and opportunities we face through reopening and ongoing conduct in biotech labs as we live the threat of COVID-19. We’ll assign our audience members to Zoom breakout rooms with MassBio member moderators where we will have a discussion to identify the Top 2 problems we are facing. Then we will regroup and moderators will provide a readout of key points from each breakout room and get reaction and suggestions from Rhonda and Caroline. Come share your knowledge, ideas and lessons learned as we all face this new territory together. Make new connections. Sponsored by the MassBio Safety, Environmental and Facilities forum working group. Limited spaces available, register today.


Our Speakers:
Denise Aronson, Founder and CEO, Safety Partners, Inc. (Moderator)
Rhonda O'Keefe, CSP, CBSP, Director, EHS and Biosafety Officer at the Broad Institute in Cambridge
Caroline Slater, Director Quality, Research and Training, Safety Partners, Inc.


Breakout Room Facilitators:
Dorrian C. Fragola, Vice President Marketing & Business Development, Janitronics Building Services
Brian Boissonneault, Business Development Manager, Veolia North America
Adam Wyner, Associate Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Elias Witman, North American Marketing Consultant, Sanyou Bio
Shaina Jamani, Area Manager - New England Area, PHC Corporation of North America (PHCNA)
Isabel Johnson, Environmental Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Lauren Laidlaw, Vice President, Safety Partners, Inc.

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Vice President Business Development & Marketing
As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Lauren leads the organization’s strategic marketing efforts as Safety Partners continues to grow. Lauren ensures that all marketing and communications initiatives consider the unique needs of the Greater Boston life sciences community. Previously, Lauren was Director of Innovation Services at MassBio, the nation’s oldest biotechnology trade association. She most recently served as Director of Membership and Institutional Support at T1D Exchange, a non-profit organization focused on type 1 diabetes research. She formerly held marketing and communications positions at Cambridge Energy Research Associates, a global energy consulting firm. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and organizational development from Suffolk University.