In support of the ALS United Mid Atlantic Chapterr, The Dan Diaz Biotech Breakfast Club cohosted with Worldwide Clinical Trials. As well as partnerships with GTS Scientific, The Bracken Group, and the PA Biotech Center of Bucks County will host its 6th annual fundraiser. Our goal is to raise funds and awareness for ALS research.
The evening's events include:
Welcome and Networking
Keynote Speakers
Raffle and Live Auction
Closing Remarks
Please consider becoming one of our sponsors. All levels include great benefits.Reach out today to learn more!
Please scroll down for more information on the history of the event and a bio of Dan Diaz
Dan Diaz was not only a part of the industry for over 30 years, but he has also had an impact on many individuals’ lives. When Dan wanted to start this group, he decided on making it a unique club that would allow people to personally network with each other on a more regular basis. He created the “Doylestown Biotech Breakfast Club” which has since been renamed the “Dan Diaz Biotech Breakfast Club”. Before he got sick, he had one thing in mind and that was to create better health for the community and his passion for his work was unstoppable.
Dan was diagnosed with Bulbar ALS in early 2016. During this time, Dan fought a tough battle and passed away in April 2018. He went to a Breakfast Club meeting two weeks before he lost his battle, his passion for networking and work was shown through this along with many other events. If it wasn’t for the Philadelphia Chapter ALS Association his family wouldn’t have been given the resources to help them through such a tough time. In honor of Dan, we would like to give back to the ALS Association for families in our community along with the research that they fund. Please join us as we honor his life!
Wine Challenge: Bring your favorite bottle of wine and it will be combined with others to be raffled off.
About our Speakers:About
Alisa Brownlee ATP, CLIPP, CAPS, WPS, is an Assistive Technology and Home Modification Specialist with ALS United, Mid-Atlantic. She has been in the field of assistive technology for over 25 years. Alisa presents, publishes, and utilizes social media to increase awareness of ALS and the use of assistive technology. Her specialty areas are communication, computer access, electronic aids for daily living and home modifications.
Valerie Estess is co-founder and director of research for Project ALS, a non-profit 501(c)3 whose mission is to find and fund promising ALS research toward effective treatments and a cure. Sisters Valerie, Jenifer, and Meredith Estess started Project ALS in 1998, when Jenifer, a thirty-five-year-old theater and film producer, was diagnosed with ALS. For over two decades, Project ALS and its world-leading research teams have contributed to meaningful breakthroughs in ALS genetics, motor neuron and stem cell biology, disease modeling, and drug screening. With Jenifer Estess, Valerie is co-author of Tales from the Bed: A Memoir. She lives in New York.
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