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BIO-Europe Spring® 2009 Program

 
Sunday, March 15, 2009
19:00
Registration opens
You can pick up your name badge at the Welcome Reception.
Welcome Reception
All BIO-Europe Spring® attendees are cordially invited to join us for the Welcome Reception.
Location:
MELIÃ MILANO - FONTANA Area
Via Masaccio, 19
20149 Milano
www.solmelia.com
   
Monday, March 16, 2009

07:30

Registration and Continental Breakfast
07:30
Exhibit Hall opens
09:0010:30

Parallel Workshops

10:4512:30

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Carola Schropp, President, EBD Group
  • Luigi Rossi Bernardi, Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Human Capital, City of Milan
  • Massimo Buscemi, Minister of Nets, Public Utilities and Sustainable Development, Supports the President for Research and Innovation
  • Dr. Sergio Dompé, President, Farmindustria
  • John Craighead, Director, Investor Relations and Business Development, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)

Opening Plenary Session

Personalized Medicine — The Next Big Thing in Biotech?

  • Moderator:
    • Andrea Ponti, Vice Chairman Investment Banking Europe, Global Co-Head Healthcare,
      JP Morgan
  • Speakers:
    • Dr. Thomas Metcalfe, Head, Personalized HealthCare Portfolio, Roche
    • Michael Nohaile, Head of Molecular Diagnostics, Novartis
    • Dr. Antonius Schuh, CEO, Sorrento Therapeutics
    • Jim Vaughn, VP, International Sales and Marketing, Genomic Health
12:3013:30
Lunch
12:3013:15
Spotlight Session
Biotechnology in Italy
13:1513:30
Spotlight Session
Fondazioni Rosselli Report on Emerging technologies for "Human Life": opportunities and critical aspects for the research and innovation system of Milan and Italy
13:3014:30

Spotlight Session
Innovation Made in Italy — Showcasing State-of-the-Art Technologies
    Promoted by "Comune di Milano" Research Innovation and Human Capital
Academic Research as a Driver of Industrial Innovation: A Survey of Italian Biotech

13:3018:30
One-to-one Partnering Meetings
14:4515:45
Spotlight Session
Biotech CEO/CFO Roundtable — Developing a Solid Business Strategy in a Turbulent Economy
  Business Development Session
Midsize Pharma — Lean and Fit vs. Big and Desperate
  Therapeutic Session
How to Succeed in Cancer — Tough Questions and Thoughtful Answers for Oncology Dealmaking
16:0017:00
Spotlight Session
Capturing Value from New Drug Discovery Platforms
  Business Development Session
The Shakeout — Surviving the Complexities of a Changing Market
  Therapeutic Session
CNS — In a Growing Therapeutic Segment, Where Are the Opportunities?
17:1518:15
Spotlight Session
How Personalized Medicine will Change the Economics of Healthcare
  Business Development Session
Preoccupation with Exits — Is the Era of Company Building Over?
  Therapeutic Session
Vaccines — Today, Tomorrow and Beyond
19:0022:30
Reception and Buffet-style Dinner
With Support of: Comune di Milano  

Location:
Castello Sforzesco - Viscontee Area
Piazza Castello, 3
20121 Milan
www.milanocastello.it

 

 

Tuesday, March 17, 2009
07:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
07:30
Exhibit Hall opens
08:0013:00
One-to-one Partnering Meetings
09:0013:00
Company Presentations
13:0014:00
Lunch
 
sponsored by: Italian Insitute for Foreign Trade  
14:0018:00
Company Presentations
14:0018:30
One-to-one Partnering meetings
19:0022:30
Evening Event
Location:
Hotel Principe di Savoia *****
Piazza della Repubblica, 17
20124 Milan
www.hotelprincipedisavoia.com
   
Wednesday, March 18
07:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
07:30
Exhibit Hall opens
08:0013:00
One-to-one Partnering Meetings
09:0013:00
Company Presentations
13:0014:00
Lunch
14:0015:00

Special Session
European Business and Technology Centre in India — New Opportunities for Biotech Operator
AlpsBioCluster — Transalpine Network for Biotech Clusters

14:0017:00
One-to-one Partnering Meetings
16:30
Closing Reception
 
sponsored by: biocat  
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