Registration is open for “Business of Life Sciences and Healthcare for Leaders” (B-LSHC) — an immersive five-day program on medical product development from Smith Executive Education at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
The in-person program takes place June 23-27, 2025, at Van Munching Hall on UMD’s College Park campus and is designed for mid/advanced-career professionals in the LSHC ecosystem, including investors, the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries, health policy, patient advocacy, regulators and leaders across medical and regulatory fields.
Program sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. “and end with a luminary keynote speaker who will inspire and challenge participants to think outside the box toward the goals of creating innovative solutions for some of our most challenging problems in the LSHC ecosystem,” says Wendy Sanhai, PhD, professor of the practice in management and organization for the Smith School and one of the workshop’s organizers.
Guided by academic, regulatory and industry experts, participants will:
Sharpen their problem-solving, leadership and critical-thinking skills
Cultivate holistic thinking and multidisciplinary approaches for real-world problems in the LSHC ecosystem
Identify major milestones, potential challenges, risks and mitigation strategies across medical product development pathways in R&D, regulatory submission, product launch and commercialization
Execute critical steps in license negotiations and technology transfer processes
Expand their professional network
Participants should have at least a bachelor's degree and five years of working experience in any LSHC field.
Sponsorships are available for UMD alumni, federal employees and veterans and volume discounts will be provided for organizations registering multiple participants. For registration and more information, go to the originating announcement at Smith News, Research and Insights and the Business of Life Sciences and Healthcare homepage