Howard Trachtman
Adjunct Professor University of Michigan
Seminars
Thursday 20th August 2026
Roundtable Discussion: Building Effective Public–Private Partnerships to Accelerate Biomarker Discovery & Clinical Trial Readiness in Rare Kidney Disease
12:00 pm
- How can academia, industry, and patient groups effectively collaborate to generate and share high-quality datasets while maintaining competitive advantages?
- What are the biggest barriers to building and scaling shared research platforms (e.g., data standardization, access, governance), and how can these be overcome?
- How can stakeholders align on the validation and use of biomarkers to support clinical trial design and regulatory acceptance?
Thursday 20th August 2026
Fireside Discussion: Bridging the Gap: Aligning Academia, Industry, & Clinicians to Accelerate Clinical Innovation
11:30 am
- Rethinking collaboration: Navigating the tension between publication, intellectual property, and competitive advantage in academia–industry partnerships
- Empowering clinicians as partners: Building a more engaged, research-active clinical community, particularly in rare diseases, genetics, and biomarker-driven care
- Creating a connected ecosystem: Developing sustainable pipelines for data sharing, translational research, and crosssector collaboration to drive real-world impact
