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Life Sciences Lifeline Series

Kristin Jones

Please join us for the next event on

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Location: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

11 S. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204

 
The Indiana Life Sciences Association and Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner to present a seminar series on critical issues in the life sciences. Each month, a panel or presenter in the field of life sciences will be available to discuss the topic and answer questions concerning the major challenges and opportunities in the industry. We hope you will join us!!
 

Life Sciences Lifeline

The Innovation and Empathy of Transplant Medicine

April’s National Donate Life Month offers a powerful backdrop for this panel, which will highlight the transformative innovations reshaping organ donation, transplantation, and lifelong patient and donor care. The discussion will explore emerging technologies that are expanding access, improving outcomes, and honoring the generosity of donors and their families. Panelists will also examine the human side of the transplant journey, emphasizing compassionate care models, equitable access, and the collaborative systems required to support patients before, during, and long after transplant. Together, they will underscore how innovation and empathy are driving the next era of lifesaving transplant medicine.

  • Dr. Kalyan Gorantla, Franciscan Physician Network Surgical Specialists

  • Dr. Erik Woods, Co-Founder, EVP & Chief Science Officer, Ossium Health 

  • Steve Johnson, COO, Indiana Donor Network

  • Jeff Hare, CEO, Organ Perfusion and Cellular Services

Welcome:  Deborah Pollack-Milgate, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg 

Moderator: Kristin Jones, President and CEO, IN Life Sciences Association

 

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This program is offered compliments of the Indiana Life Sciences Association and Barnes & Thornburg’s Life Sciences and Intellectual Property groups