BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2037@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261005T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261005T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150230Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/leading-women-biotech-and-beyond-6 SUMMARY:Leading Women: Biotech and Beyond - 850 PBC - 5 Oct 26 17:30 DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us to kick off Arizona Bioscience Week in style!\nLeadin g Women: Biotech and Beyond\n\nJoin us for cocktails connections and stimu lating conversation with some of biotech’s leading women. \;  \;  \;\n\nDate: \; Monday\, October 5\, 2026\n\nTime: \; \;5 :30PM – 7:30 PM\n\nLocation: \;850 PBC \;\n\n850 N 5th Street\, Phoenix\, Arizona 85004\nAgenda: \; \;\n5:30 – Cocktails \; &\; Networking\n\n6:00 – Leading Women Panel \;\n\nWelcome: Joan Koerber-Walker &\; Scarlett Spring\n\n Dr. Karen Anderson\, Arizona St ate University\n Joan Koerber-Walker\, AZBio\n Anne Mazet\, Xcellerant V entures\n\n7:00 \; – Cocktails &\; Networking\n\n7:30 \; – Event Concludes \;\nTickets\nRegistration is complimentary for AZBio M embers\, Elected Leaders\, and credentialed Media.\n\nNon Members: \; $50\n\nTo check if your company is an AZBio Member\, \;click here.\nRe gister\nRegister Early - This event fills up fast!\nAbout Our Leading Wome n\n\n\n \;\n\nDr. Karen Anderson \;\n\n Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University\n\nAssociate Dean of Research f or the School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering.\n\n \;\n\n Dr. Karen Anderson is a tumor biologist and Professor in the School of Lif e Sciences at Arizona State University\, where she also serves as the Asso ciate Dean of Research for the School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Eng ineering. She earned both her M.D. and Ph.D. from Duke University. Dr. And erson completed her clinical training in hematology and oncology at Brigha m and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute\, and she is boa rd-certified in both oncology and hematology. Dr. Anderson’s research fo cuses on harnessing the immune system to detect and modify cancer developm ent. Her team investigates the diversity and specificity of the adaptive i mmune response. Utilizing molecular techniques such as \;nanopore  \;sequencing\, protein arrays\, \;molecular modeling \;and functio nal genomics\, her group explores the early immune alterations associated with cancer to identify novel targets for treatment and vaccine developmen t.\n\n\n\n \;\n\nJoan Koerber-Walker\n\nPresident &\; CEO\, Arizona Bioindustry Association\n\nChairman\, Opportunity Through Entrepreneurshi p Foundation\n\n \;\n\nAs President and CEO of AZBio\, Joan Koerber-Wa lker works on behalf of the Arizona Bioscience and Medical Technology Indu stry to support the growth of the industry\, its members and our community on the local and national level. Joan is also a life science investor and has served on the boards of numerous for-profit and non-profit organizati ons. Over her career\, she has championed innovation in the halls of gover nment and has worked with innovators on six continents plus points in betw een. \; (Joan's not a fan of cold weather and there is not a lot happe ning on that seventh continent.) \;\n\nAnne Mazet\n\nChief of Staff\n\ nJET FUEL\, Xcellerant Ventures &\; The Jetstream Venture Fund\n\nAnne serves as Chief of Staff to Xcellerant Venture’s JET FUEL Team. JET FUEL is an elite group of experts who bring hands-on experience across technol ogy\, go-to-market strategy\, finance\, and growth directly to Xcellerant Ventures and The Jetstream Venture Fund’s founders and portfolio compani es. \;A veteran of J.P. Morgan\, CNN\, Spectrum Science Communications and Moore Capital Management\, Anne brings deep expertise in organization al development and executive operations. She has a proven track record of managing high-performing teams and partnering with founders and executives to streamline operations and accelerate execution. \;Anne holds a Bac helor of Science in Communications and Journalism from Ithaca College\, an d furthered her education at the New York Institute of Finance\, where she focused on the securities industry and alternative investments.\n\n\n\n&n bsp\;\n\nScarlett Spring\n\nExecutive Director of Phoenix Bioscience Core\ n\nBoard Chair\, Founder/CEO of TapRoot Interventions &\; Solutions\n\n  \;\n\nScarlett Spring’s career began in big pharma\, where she work ed for 20 years for companies like Merck and AstraZeneca\, helping to laun ch notable drugs such as Prilosec\, Nexium\, and Crestor. She later led As traZeneca’s oncology portfolio\, introducing treatments for lung\, breas t\, and prostate cancers. After moving to Phoenix\, she spent time at the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)\, gaining experience in economic d evelopment\, before returning to the entrepreneurial space leading a compa ny focused on lung cancer diagnostics. Currently\, she is the Executive Di rector of the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC) and is involved in a startup a imed at developing a caregiver tool for dementia and autism care.\n\n  \;\nSponsorships are available. \;\n\n\nFor more information\, \;c ontact AZBio.\nThank You Sponsors!\n \;  \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\ n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:AZ - Central LOCATION:850 PBC\, 850 N 5th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85004\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=850 N 5th Street\, Phoenix\ , AZ\, 85004\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=850 PBC:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251005T173000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR