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Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America’s Bioeconomy

April 7, 2026 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Carmel City Hall, 2nd Floor, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032
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Witness Panel 1

  • Dr. Alina Alexeenko-Peroulis
    Co-Founder and President, LyoWave, Inc.; Reilly Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics and Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
    West Lafayette, IN
    Alexeenko Testimony.pdf (87.2 KBs)
  • Mr. Aaron Schacht
    CEO and Board Director, BiomEdit, Inc.
    Greenfield, IN
    Schacht Testimony.pdf (147.8 KBs)
  • Mr. Derek Small
    Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, Monument Biosciences, Inc.
    Indianapolis, IN
    Small Testimony.pdf (83.2 KBs)
  • Mr. Mark E. Warner
    Co-founder and CTO, Liberation Bioindustries
    Richmond, IN
    Warner Testimony.pdf (164.1 KBs)

Witness Panel 2

  • Mr. David Rosenberg
    President and CEO, Indiana University Launch Accelerator for Biosciences (IU LAB)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Rosenberg Testimony.pdf (156.7 KBs)
  • Mr. Vincent Wong
    CEO and President, BioCrossroads and Crossroads Health Ventures
    Indianapolis, IN
    Wong Testimony.pdf (376.2 KBs)
  • Ms. Michelle Dennis
    Regional Innovation Officer, Heartland BioWorks
    Indianapolis, IN
    Dennis Testimony.pdf (163.6 KBs)

Permalink: https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/4/fueling-innovation-the-role-of-small-businesses-in-america-s-bioeconomy

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