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Program


Sunday, January 29, 2006
6:00 p.m. Registration Opens
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception
 
Monday, January 30, 2006
7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Opens
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Partnering Meetings
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Welcome -

  • Morrie Ruffin, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Biotechnology Industry Organization
  • David Flores, President & CEO, BioCentury Publications, Inc.

Plenary Session: Partnering & Licensing Trends - Global Perspectives from the Major Biotech Countries: US & Asia

Moderator - George Montgomery, Managing Director, Montgomery & Co., LLC
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Luncheon

Keynote Speaker - Colin J. Reddrop, BPharm., Ph.D., DSc (hon), Senior Vice President, Global Drug Development, Japan and Head of Japan R&D, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Focus Session: Oncology - What are the Challenges and Opportunities in Building a Sustainable Oncology Company through Partnerships and Acquisitions?

Moderator - Wendy Johnson, Venture Partner, Proquest Investments
4:00 - 6:15 p.m. Partnering Meetings

6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

 

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Cocktail Hour at Residence of the Honorable J. Thomas Schieffer, US Ambassador to Japan (by invitation and reservation only)

Gala Reception at Okura Hotel
 
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Opens
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Partnering Meetings
9:00 -10:30 a.m.

Plenary Session: The Venture Capital Perspective: What Business Models are Best Positioned to Address the Productivity Gap?

Moderator - David Flores, President & CEO, BioCentury Publications, Inc.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Luncheon

Keynote Speaker - Hiroshi Akimoto, Ph.D., Managing Director, MPDRAP Advisor, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Focus Session: Current Approaches in the Treatment of Diabetes - The Next Generation

Moderator - Richard Hammel, Ph.D., Partner, ProPharma International Partners, Inc.
4:00 - 6:15 p.m. Partnering Meetings
4:30 p.m. Closing Reception