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Selected Talks & Conversations
Highlights from recent speaking engagements and conversations.
BioscienceLA’s Collaboration Hub Grand Opening
Dave Whelan and the LA life sciences community came togehter in 2021 for the official ribbon cutting for the BioscienceLA Collaboration Hub in Culver City
Watch NowBIO CONversations with Kwame Ulmer
Dave Whelan interviewed Kwame Ulmer (Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health) at the #BIO2022 California Pavilion
Watch NowBioFutures: Building a Biotech Hub in Los Angeles
Denisse Nava & Dave Whelan were intervewed about the BioFutures Internship Program by Spectrum News 1 SoCal
Watch NowFeatured Commentary
Entrepreneurial Thinkers with Rob Ryan
"Could Life Sciences Power the Next California Boom?"
30 October 2025
The Successful Pitch with John Livesay
The Intersection of Technology and Health
12 December 2016
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VentureBeat: Health app developers face their biggest obstacle: Privacy regulations
Article on privacy challenges in health apps.
7 March 2015
Read MoreSpeaking, Writing & Moderation
Cell Biomaterials
Co-Author
Pioneering the future of biomedical innovation: Voices and reflections on the third annual Terasaki Innovation Summit 2025
27 May 2025
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VITALS 2025 (UCLA Anderson School Healthcare Business Association)
Moderator
Business Models for Healthcare Impact: Fireside Chat with Dr. Nworah Ayogu
7 February 2025
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C-SPAN: Health Care Sharing Economy
Moderator
Discussion on health care sharing economy.
16 June 2016
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Industrial Biotechnology: Engineering Biology to Address Global Problems
Co-Author
Journal article on engineering biology.
1 June 2014
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