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    Ready to make a difference in the fight against sepsis? 


    • Sepsis is the leading cause of death in U.S hospitals
    • Sepsis affects an estimated 49 million people worldwide each year
    • Sepsis takes 11 million lives around the world each year, contributing to 20% of all deaths globally and taking more lives than cancer
    • Sepsis is the #1 cost of hospitalization in the U.S. at an estimated $62 billion annually
    • According to Grand View Research, the global sepsis diagnostics market was valued at approximately $1.15 billion in 2024, with a projected 8.09% CAGR (2025-2030). The sepsis therapeutics market was estimated at $3.94 billion in 2024, with a 6.18% CAGR (2025-2030). (Grand View Research)


    We have the power to reduce the burden of sepsis. 


    Sepsis Alliance proudly presents the Unite for Sepsis Symposium in partnership with the Grainger College of Engineering and the Carle-Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 


    The Unite for Sepsis Symposium will foster collaboration and innovation in the fight against sepsis. On September 8 and 9, we call on you to unite with healthcare professionals, researchers, venture capitalists, innovators, government leaders, patient advocates, and more to work toward sepsis solutions.


    Topics will include regulatory approval of diagnostics, AI tools, clinical trials, funding pathways, and more, all designed to enhance understanding, improve outcomes, and save lives and limbs. 


    Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate, develop strategies, and advance research that can lead to better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis. 


    More session and speaker details coming soon!


    Thank you to our sponsors

    Thank you to our Partners

    Keynote Speakers

    Derek Angus, MD, MPH, FRCP Distinguished Professor and Chair, Critical Care Medicine, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Associate Vice Chancellor for Healthcare Innovation, University of Pittsburgh Senior editor, JAMA

    Laura Evans, MD, MSc Professor of Medicine, University of Washington

    Nate Shapiro, MD Professor of Emergency Medicine and Attending Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School

    Symposium Co-Chairs

    Rashid Bashir Dean of the Grainger College of Engineering

    Bobby Reddy, Jr., Ph.D CEO and Co-founder of Prenosis; Board Member, Sepsis Alliance

    Steven Q. Simpson, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

    Board Chair, Sepsis Alliance

    Paul Burton, JD, MBA Managing Partner of 2Flo Ventures

    Board Member, Sepsis Alliance

    Enrique Andres Valera Cano Research Assistant Professor in Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Claudia Orth Director of Professional Education and Training at Sepsis Alliance

    Featured Speakers

    Julie Bastarache, MD Professor of Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology Assistant Vice President for Clinical & Translational Scientist Development Director, Edge for Scholars Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Sarah Abigail Birken, PhD, MSPH Associate Professor, Implementation Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Bruce Burnett, PHD VP Head of Medical Affairs, InflaRX

    Carolyn Calfee Professor in Residence of Medicine and Anesthesia at UCSF

    Kevin K. Chung, MD, MACP, FCCM Chief Medical Officer, SeaStar Medical

    Ivor S. Douglas, MD Professor and Rosenthal Chair of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College

    Dana P. Edelson, MD, MS, FAHA, FHM Executive Medical Director of Rescue Care, University of Chicago Medicine Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer, AgileMD

    Paul Eder, Ph.D Senior Scientific Officer, NIAID/NIH

    Carl Flatley Founder and BOD of Sepsis Alliance

    Debra Foster Clinical Consultant at Spectral Medical

    Katy Grainger Motivational Speaker; Patient Advocate; Septic Shock Survivor; Multiple Amputee - Sepsis Alliance Board of Directors

    Kathryn Greenberg Principal at Abundance Strategies

    Melinda Hamer, MD, MPH Operating Partner at the Global Health Investment Corporation

    Steve Hollenberg Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

    Cindy Hou, DO, MA, MBA, CIC, CPHQ, CPPS, FACOI, FACP, FIDSA Infection Control Officer and Medical Director of Research for Jefferson Health; Infectious Disease Specialist; Chief Medical Officer at Sepsis Alliance

    Jeffrey Hubbell, PhD Vice President, Life Science and Engineering, New York University Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering at New York University Professor of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, New York University Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health

    Daniel Irimia, MD, Ph.D. Professor at Harvard Med; Ph.D. Bioengineering

    Shana Kelley, PhD President, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago

    Mike McCurdy Clinical Professor at University of Maryland; chief medical officer of Clairyon

    Niranjan "Tex" Kissoon, MD, FRCP(C), MCCM, FACP Professor, Pediatrics, University of British Columbia. Investigator, BCCH Research Institute President, Global Sepsis Alliance

    Greg Martin, MD, MSc James E. Paullin Distinguished Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Research Director, Emory Critical Care Center Co-Director, Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered Point-of-Care Technologies (ACME POCT) Past-President, Society of Critical Care Medicine

    Nuala Meyer, MD, MS Professor of Medicine Vice Chief for Research, PACCD Director, Center for Translational Lung Biology Department of Medicine Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division University of Pennsylvania

    Nicholas M. Mohr, MD, MS Professor of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia Critical Care, and Epidemiology; Director, Rural Telehealth Research Center; University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

    Shamim Nemati, PhD Founder, CLAIRYON; Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Director of Predictive Health Analytics & Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD) Health

    Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA, CCRN, FAAN Quality and Safety Program Manager, Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium

    Suchi Saria John C. Malone endowed chair; Director of AI and Health Lab at Johns Hopkins, where she is jointly appointed as faculty in Computer Science, Medicine and Health Policy; Founder, Bayesian Health

    Ajay Shah CEO & Co-Founder at Cytovale | Pioneering Early Detection by Revealing the Biology of Sepsis | Expert in Cell-Based Imaging & Machine Learning | Driving FDA-Cleared Solutions to Save Lives

    Wesley H. Self, MD, MPH Senior Vice President for Clinical Research Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational Research Principal Investigator, Clinical & Translational Science Award Endowed Directorship in Emergency Care Research Professor of Emergency Medicine Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Jon Sevransky Professor of Medicine and Associate Director for Critical Care, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Eminent Physician, Emory University School of Medicine Director EUH MICU Site Director, Critical Care, Emory University Hospital Founding Director, Emory Critical Illness Research Center ( E-CIRC) Editor-in Chief , Critical Care Medicine

    Stephanie Parks Taylor, MD, MS J Griswold Ruth M.D. and Margery Hopkins Ruth Research Professor of Internal Medicine Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine University of Michigan

    Day 1 - September 8, 2025; CT

    8:00 AMGeneral Registration Check-in & Breakfast

    8:45 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks

    Carl Flatley, Sepsis Alliance Founder
    Katy Grainger, Sepsis Survivor

    9:00 AMKeynote: Important and Unanswered Sepsis Questions

    Derek Angus, MD, MPH

    9:45 AMSepsis-Induced Organ Dysfunction: What Is It? Why Does It Get Better - Or Not?

    Moderator: Derek Angus, MD, MPH
    Julie Bastarache
    Steve Hollenberg

    10:45 AMRefreshment & Bathroom Break

    11:00 AMEngineering the Future of Sepsis

    Moderator: Ivor S. Douglas,MD
    Shana Kelley, PhD
    Rashid Bashir
    Daniel Irimia, MD, PhD

    12:00 PMLunch and Sponsor Innovation Showcase

    1:00 PMPlenary/Keynote: Modern Approach to Diagnosing Sepsis

    Nate Shapiro, MD

    1:45 PMAI for Screening and Diagnosis: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Moderator: Niranjan "Tex" Kissoon, MD, FRCP(C), MCCM, FACP
    Shamim Nemati, PhD
    Suchi Saria, PhD
    Dana Edelson

    2:45 PMRegulatory Approval of Diagnostics: Lessons Learned

    Moderator: Mike McCurdy, MD
    Bobby Reddy Jr., PhD
    Ajay Shah
    Tim Sweeney

    3:45 PMNetworking Break

    4:15 PMPersonalizing Sepsis Treatment

    Moderator: Stephanie Taylor, MD, MS
    Ivor S. Douglas. MD
    Nuala Meyer, MD, MS
    Debra Foster, BSc

    5:15 PMClosing Remarks

    5:30 PMNetworking Reception

    Day 2 - September 9, 2025; CT

    8:00 AMCheck-In & Breakfast

    8:45 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks

    9:00 AMKeynote: Developing Sepsis Treatments

    Laura Evans, MD, MSc

    9:45 AMModulating the Immune System to Help, Not Hurt

    Jeff Hubbell, PhD.
    Kevin Chung, MD, MACP, FCCM
    Bruce Burnett

    10:45 AMHow Do We Break the Cycle of Clinical Trial Failure?

    Moderator: Laura Evans, MD, MSc
    Greg Martin, MD, MSc
    Jon Sevransky, MD, MHS, FCCM
    Wesley H. Self, MD, MPH

    11:45 AMLunch & Sponsor Innovation Showcase

    3 x 10 Minute Sessions

    12:45 PMUniting the US Government for Sepsis Innovation

    Moderator: Paul Burton

    2:15 PMHow to Make Sepsis Innovations Attractive to Venture Capital

    Moderator: Bobby Reddy Jr., PhD
    Melinda Hamer, MD, MPH

    3:15Networking Break

    3:45 PMInnovation is Great, but How Do We Implement?

    Moderator: Cindy Hou
    Nicholas M. Mohr, MD, MS
    Sarah Abigail Birken, PhD, MSPH
    Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA, CCRN, FAAN

    4:45 PMClosing Remarks, Announcements, & Award

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    Location Information

    • The University of Chicago Gleacher Center
    • 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL, 60611 US
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    Registration Information

    • One General Admission Ticket for Unite for Sepsis Symposium. Industry representatives should choose this ticket type.
      Includes access to all sessions, breakfast, and lunch.

    • One Admission Ticket for Unite for Sepsis Symposium for Academics or Healthcare Professionals, with .edu or hospital email address. Not intended for industry representatives. Limited Supply.
      Includes access to all sessions, breakfast, and lunch.

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