Session Summary – Medical Research and Development: Opportunities to Connect with Warfighters and Veterans

Representatives from military treatment facilities (MTFs), major military commands, the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and the Fort Bragg Research Institute (FBRI) will outline processes for industry- and academia-based researchers and medical product developers to connect with military units, warfighters and veterans in North Carolina.  Speakers will also address opportunities for joint research with military investigators at MTFs and warrior-focused research funded through the Geneva Foundation/FBRI.  Industry and academia-based researchers and medical product developers and subcontractors should attend this session.

• Moderator: Commander (Retired) Chris Steele, Chief of Strategy and Business Development, Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC)
• Colonel Tyler E. Harris, MD, FAAOS, Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon; Chief, Department of Clinical Investigation, Womack Army Medical Center
• Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Stephen DeLellis, Senior Technical Advisor and Director, Fort Bragg Research Institute – A program of The Geneva Foundation
• Rob Braun, Chief Technology Officer, XVIII Airborne Corps (Fort Bragg, NC)
• Commander Kibwe Hampden, Deputy Chief of Staff and N4 Support and Logistics, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic

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HOSTED BY:

• Office of United States Senator Thom Tillis
• Office of United States Senator Ted Budd
• North Carolina Military Business Center
• North Carolina Biotechnology Center
• Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium

SYMPOSIUM PARTNERS.

• First Flight Venture Center
• UNC System
• North Carolina Center for Optimizing Military Performance (NC-COMP)
• Fort Bragg Research Institute, a program of The Geneva Foundation

WHEN.  September 24-25, 2025

WHERE.   University of North Carolina, The Friday Center, 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

SESSIONS INCLUDE. 

• Enabling the Warfighter: Operational Requirements for Tactical Medicine.  
• Business Opportunities with DoD and VA: Medical Supplies, Equipment and Devices. 
• Operational Data-Driven Decisions Using Wearables.  
• Department of Veterans Affairs One-On-One Meetings. 
• Business Opportunities with DoD and VA: Medical Services and Staffing. 
• Medical Research & Development: Transitioning Dual-Use Technologies to DoD and VA. 
• Business Opportunities with DoD and VA: Pharmaceutical and Pharma Supply Chain. 
• Medical Research and Development: Opportunities to Connect with Warfighters and Veterans. 

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