NSCEB Ohio Visit — National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology

Join Us at the NSCEB Ohio Visit!
Ohio Life Sciences is hosting the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology — Biotech Across America District Spotlight

Date: Friday, July 31, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Networking Reception to follow)
Locations:

• Battelle — 505 King Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
• Andelyn Biosciences HQ — 1180 Arthur E Adams Dr, Columbus, OH 43221
• Ohio Life Science Training Center — 7800 Walton Parkway, New Albany, OH 43054

About This Visit
As part of NSCEB's Biotech Across America District Spotlight series, the Commission is visiting Ohio to hear directly from stakeholders across our life sciences ecosystem. Discussion will focus on regional successes, current challenges, and how federal policy can better support continued growth.

Agenda 

8:00 AM — Check-in and Registration (Battelle, 505 King Ave, Columbus, OH 43201)

8:15 AM — Welcome & Overview (Location: Battelle)

• Welcome and introductions (NSCEB/OLS/JobsOhio/Battelle/Elected Official)
• Objectives of the visit

8:30 AM — NSCEB Framing & Listening Objectives

• NSCEB mission and scope
• Priority themes NSCEB is exploring

9:00 AM — Ohio Ecosystem Overview (Format: Moderated Panel)

• Regional biotech and innovation assets
• Commercialization and startup formation
• Role of hospitals, universities, and translational research
• National security and supply-chain relevance

9:45 AM — Networking Break

10:15 AM — Biotechnology Research/Partnerships (Format: Traveling Technical Lightning Talks)

• Retrobiosynthesis
• Energetics
• Biosecurity and Emerging Threats

11:30 AM — Lunch

12:30 PM — Biotechnology Research/Partnerships (Format: Traveling Technical Lightning Talks)

• Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
• NAMS Research and Implementation
• National Labs, Centers of Biotech

2:00 PM — Depart for Andelyn (1180 Arthur E Adams Dr, Columbus, OH 43221)

Biomanufacturing, Supply Chain, and Scale-Up (Location: Andelyn Biosciences HQ — Format: Roundtable/Tour)

• What does Central Ohio contribute to domestic biotech manufacturing and supply-chain resilience?
• Where are the current capacity, financing, regulatory, or infrastructure constraints?
• What would most accelerate U.S.-based scale-up?

2:45 PM — Depart for Ohio Life Science Training Center (7800 Walton Parkway, New Albany, OH 43054)

Talent, Workforce, and the Technician-to-Scientist Pipeline (Location: Ohio Life Science Training Center — Format: Walking Talk/Tour)

• Where are the biggest workforce gaps in Ohio's biotech ecosystem?
• How do we build technician, GMP, data, and bio-manufacturing talent?
• What education-to-employment models are working?

Closing Remarks and Actions

• What the Commission heard from Ohio
• Which barriers are most policy-relevant
• Follow-up requests, data needs, and next-step engagement

4:00 PM — Networking Reception