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Abexxa Biologics is changing how we treat cancer. Using immunotherapy, Jon Weidanz is treating cancer through novel biotechnology that targets cancer cells and boosts the immune systems of patients. Jon and Debra Weidanz are the co-founders of the biotech company Abexxa Biologics, which was acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) in 2021. Jon shares how he raised capital from BI venture funds, how Abexxa won their Golden Ticket competition, and how they went from lab discovery to acquisition in just a few years.

It takes all types, especially to throw a mammoth conference like HIMSS. Payers, providers, investors, and solutions vendors all gather together in their tens of thousands under one roof to discuss the future of technology in healthcare.

Industry leaders reflect on the ‘post-COVID’ state of the market and what’s next for health IT

Join us for this episode of Teik Talks with Executive Director of the Multi-interprofessional Center for Health and Informatics Marion Ball.

“An “Infodemic”: Leveraging High-Volume Twitter Data to Understand Early Public Sentiment for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak”
Dr. Christoph U. Lehmann, UT Southwestern

“There’s No Place Like Home- Health Informatics Lessons from the Wizard of Oz”
Nora Belcher, Executive Director, Texas e-Health Alliance

Katherine Lusk, Senior Director for strategic relationships for the Texas Health Services Authority
Dr. Dean F. Sittig, School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth
Dr. William M. Tierney, Professor of Population Health, Internal Medicine, and Oncology at Dell Medical School, UT Austin
Dr. Ferdinand Velasco, Senior Vice President/Chief Health Information Officer, Texas Health Resources

Moderated by:
Dr. Susan H. Fenton, UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics
Dr. Gabriela Mustata Wilson, UT at Arlington

“The Association Between COVID-19-related Stress and Demographics in relation to Social Determinants”
Nicole Cevallos, UT at Arlington

“Reimagining Technology Implementation Strategies for the Front Lines in LTC: Lessons from the COVID-19 Response”
Debra Graham, UT Tyler

“Your TWEETS matter: How social media sentiments influence COVID-19 vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy”
Ana Aleksandric and Mercy J. Obasanya, UT at Arlington

Moderated by:
Jitenga Knox, UT at Arlington