Program in Technology Commercialization: Lectures

Wednesday October 26
3:30pm to 5:20pm, Room HSB T639
Heidi Hagen
presents
Commercialization Issues & Opportunities in the space of Cell Therapies

Friday October 28
3:30pm to 5:20pm, Room HSB T639
Sonali Shah
presents
Successful Start-Ups in the Medical Device Field

Heidi Hagen, joined Dendreon in 2002 and is currently the Senior Vice President of Operations, where she is responsible for manufacturing and supply chain operations, among other duties. Prior to joining Dendreon, Ms. Hagen spent almost ten years with Immunex Corporation, where she held various positions in drug development and supply/operations management.  Ms. Hagen's work has been featured in numerous publications, including The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Virology, Blood, and Oncogene, and she is also an active member of Project Management Institute. Hagen received her B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology, her M.S. in Bioengineering and her M.B.A. from the University of Washington. 

Sonali Shah, is an Assistant Professor and Buerk Fellow at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.  She joined the University of Washington faculty in 2007.  Her research examines how managers can harness the power and creativity of innovation communities to increase their organization's chances of commercializing highly profitable and breakthrough products.