May 13, 2021

Winning the War on Huntington’s Disease

Date and time

May 13, 2021 ~ May 13, 2021

In honoring Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month, WuXi AppTec is proud to host the “Winning the War on Huntington’s Disease” webinar to raise awareness and increase understanding of this rare and devastating, hereditary neurodegenerative disease.

This complimentary webinar is the sixth in WuXi AppTec’s ongoing “Collaborations That Transform” series, where we will convene drug developers, physicians, patients, and advocates to critically examine the state of treatment and care, and how to forge ahead with resilience and collaborative new approaches despite recent setbacks.

At WuXi AppTec, we deeply believe that we must work collaboratively to solve industry-wide challenges and bring transformative medicines to patients worldwide.

Agenda

08:00 AM - 08:05 AM Welcome
Hui Cai, Program Chair, VP and Head of Content, WuXi AppTec
08:05 AM - 08:30 AM Huntington’s Disease: Challenges, Lessons, and Opportunities
Michael Hayden, Founder & CEO, Prilenia Therapeutics; Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia
Moderator: Michael Ward, Global Head of Life Sciences & Healthcare Thought Leadership, Clarivate
08:30 AM - 09:20 AM The Evolving Landscape of Care in Huntington’s Disease
Karen Anderson, Professor, Psychiatry & Neurology, Georgetown University; Director, HD Care, Education and Research Center
Blair Leavitt, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics and Senior Scientist, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, UBC
Svein Olaf Osen, President, International Huntington Association
Kristen Powers, Executive Producer, Twitch
Moderator: Richard Soll, Head of Boston Office and Senior Advisor of Strategic Initiatives, WuXi AppTec
09:20 AM - 10:00 AM New Modalities and Technologies Driving Progress in Huntington’s Disease
Irina Antonijevic, CMO, Triplet Therapeutics
Ricardo Dolmetsch, President, Research & Development, uniQure
Aimee Jackson, CSO, Atalanta Therapeutics
Moderator: Dave Madge, VP, Research Service Division, WuXi AppTec

Speakers

Hui Cai
Program Chair, VP and Head of Content, WuXi AppTec
Michael Hayden
Founder & CEO, Prilenia Therapeutics; Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia
Michael Ward
Global Head of Life Sciences & Healthcare Thought Leadership, Clarivate
Karen Anderson
Professor, Psychiatry & Neurology, Georgetown University; Director, HD Care, Education and Research Center
Blair Leavitt
Professor, Department of Medical Genetics and Senior Scientist, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, UBC
Svein Olaf Osen
President, International Huntington Association
Kristen Powers
Executive Producer, Twitch
Richard Soll
Head of Boston Office and Senior Advisor of Strategic Initiatives, WuXi AppTec
Irina Antonijevic
CMO, Triplet Therapeutics
Ricardo Dolmetsch
President, Research & Development, uniQure
Aimee Jackson
CSO, Atalanta Therapeutics
Dave Madge
VP, Research Service Division, WuXi AppTec