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BIO Double Helix

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Program

Schedule is subject to change...

Sunday, January 27, 2008
6:00 p.m. Registration Opens
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception
 
Monday, January 28, 2008
7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Opens
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Partnering Meetings
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

  • Alan F. Eisenberg, Executive Vice President, Emerging Companies and Business Development, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
  • David Flores, Co-Founder, President & CEO, BioCentury Publications, Inc.

Plenary Session - Trends in M&A and Partnering

Moderator: George Montgomery, Managing Director and Head of Healthcare Banking, Montgomery & Co., LLC

Panelists:

  • Patrick Peter Keohane, Ph.D., Vice President, Head of Japan R&D, AstraZeneca K.K.
  • Gerald Lema, Corporate Vice President - President, Asia Pacific, Baxter International Inc.
  • Christopher LeMasters, Chief Business Officer, Tragara Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • David Pritchard, President & CEO, KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Partnering Meetings
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Luncheon

Keynote Speaker - Toshinari Tamura, Ph.D., Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Chief Science Officer, Astellas Pharma Inc.
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Focus Session - When Borders Break Down: The New Generation of Asian Biotechnology Industry

Moderator: James Foley, President & CEO of SMART BioSciences

Panelists:

  • Korea - Joong Myung Cho, Ph.D., President & CEO, Crystal Genomics, Inc.
  • Malaysia - Brian J. O'Keeffe, M.D., Senior Vice President, Healthcare Division, Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation
  • Japan - Christopher Savoie, M.D., Ph.D., CEO BIOBASE Corporation, and Founder, GNI, Ltd.
  • Taiwan - George Yeh, General Manager, Taiwan Liposome Company (TLC)
4:00 - 6:15 p.m. Partnering Meetings

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Gala Reception
 
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Opens
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Partnering Meetings
9:00 -10:30 a.m.

Plenary Session - Examining the Different Regulatory Frameworks - Japan, US and Europe

Moderator: David Flores, Co-Founder, President & CEO, BioCentury Publications, Inc.

Panelists:

  • Yoshihiro Arai, Executive Vice President of Development, JapanBridge Inc.
  • Mime Egami, Visiting Professor, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University
  • Tadaaki Taniguchi, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director, Clinical Development Institute, Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
  • Eiko Tomita, Director, Regulatory Science, Bristol-Myers Squibb Japan
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Luncheon

Keynote Speaker - James C. Mullen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Biogen Idec, Inc.
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Focus Session - Asian Capital Formation Trends - How Not to Get Lost in Translation

Moderator: Vivian Lee, Managing Director, Aqua Partners LLC

Panelists:

  • Michael Jones, Ph.D., Venture Advisor, Orion Healthcare Equity Partners
  • Wendy Johnson, Venture Partner, Proquest Investments, and CEO, Aires Pharmaceuticals
  • Goro Takeda, Managing Partner, FinTechGlobal Capital, and Venture Partner, Sofinnova Ventures
  • Stefan Wohlfeil, M.D., CEO, Atani Kabushiki Kaisha
4:00 - 6:15 p.m. Partnering Meetings