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Preliminary Conference Program
 
 
Sunday, November 1
19:00
BIO-Europe 2009 — Registration opens
You can pick up your name badge at the Welcome Reception.
Location:
Schoenbrunn Palace´s Orangery
Schoenbrunner Schlossstr. 47, 1130 Vienna
www.schoenbrunn.at
Welcome Reception
All BIO-Europe attendees are cordially invited to join us for the Welcome Reception.
sponsored by:

 

 
Before the reception: Visit Schoenbrunn Palace!
Free guided tours are available for 360 BIO-Europe participants starting every 5 minutes from 17:15.
Registration for guided tours is mandatory (first come, first served): www.lisavr.at
Shuttle Buses:
Please note that there is no bus transfer for this evening's reception.
[View invitation with directions]
 
 
Monday, November 2

07:30

Registration and Continental Breakfast
07:30
Exhibit Hall opens
09:00–10:30
Parallel Workshops
  • From the Exception to the Rule: How Personalized Medicine Could Change Oncology Deals
  • Creating and Maintaining Partnerships in Challenging Times: Adapting for Success
  • CMO-Biotech Partnerships: Ways to Successful Collaborations (9:0011:00)
  • Honing the Perfect Pitch: Using Communications to Get Results
  • Clinical Trial Regulations 2009: Not Only Snakes, but Also Ladders for Your Development Programs
  • The State of Biotech in Eastern Europe: What the Future Might Hold
10:45–11:30

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Carola Schropp – President, EBD Group
  • Andreas Mailath-Pokorny – Executive City Councillor for Cultural Affairs and Science for the City of Vienna
  • Michael Losch – Director General Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth
  • John Craighead – Managing Director, Investor Relations & Business Development, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
  • Emmanuel Chantelot – Executive Director, European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE)
11:30–12:30
Opening Plenary Session
  • Rethinking the Drug Development Business Model
12:30–13:30
Lunch
13:30–18:15
Parallel Panel Discussions
  • 13:30–14:30 Looking for a Silver Lining: 2009 and Prospects for the Year Ahead
  • 14:45–18:15 Pharma Presentations
  • 13:30–14:30 Option Deals: Fad or Long Term Trend?
  • 14:45–15:45 The Dos and Don’ts of Due Diligence
  • 16:00–17:00 Portfolio Management: How to Optimize Diverse Clinical Assets
  • 17:15–18:15 Funding Early Stage Programs in Difficult Times
  • 13:30–14:30 Vaccines: New Developments and Current Challenges
  • 14:45–15:45 The CNS Marketplace: Mitigating Risk and Maximizing Reward in Targeting Blockbuster Market Opportunities
  • 16:00–17:00 US Healthcare Reform: The International Impact on Innovation and the Business of Biotech
  • 17:15–18:15 Beyond Monoclonal Antibodies: Strategies for Accessing Next Generation Blockbusters
  • 13:30–14:15 Austria
  • 14:30–15:15 Italy
  • 15:30–16:15 Québec (Canada)
  • 16:30–17:15 UK
  • 17:30–18:15 Hungary
13:30–18:30

One-to-one Partnering Meetings

19:30–22:30
Reception and Buffet-style Dinner Location:
Hofburg – Redoutensäle

Josefsplatz, 1010 Vienna
www.hofburg.com
Venue made available by:
Shuttle Buses:
18:45–19:15: Departure from congress center to evening event
21:30–22:30: Departure from evening event to conference hotels
 
Tuesday, November 3
07:30
Registration
07:30 Continental Breakfast
sponsored by:
08:00–11:30
One-to-one Partnering Meetings
09:00–11:30
Company Presentations
11:45–13:00
Keynote Plenary Discussion
  • A Day in the Life of Experienced Dealmakers
13:00–14:00
Lunch
sponsored by:
14:00–18:00
Company Presentations
14:00–18:30
One-to-one Partnering Meetings
18:00–19:00 Exhibit Hall Hospitality Receptions Location:
Exhibit Hall
sponsored by:
19:30–22:30
Reception and Buffet-style Dinner Location:
Vienna City Hall
(Wiener Rathaus/Festsaal)
Friedrich-Schmidt- Platz 1,
Entrance: Lichtenfelsgasse 2
1010 Vienna
sponsored by: Venue made available by:

Shuttle Buses:
18:45–19:15: Departure from congress center to evening event
21:30–22:30: Departure from evening event to conference hotels

     
Wednesday, November 4
07:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
07:30
Exhibit Hall opens
08:00–13:00
One-to-one Partnering Meetings
09:00–13:00
Company Presentations
13:00–14:00
Lunch
14:00–17:00
One-to-one Partnering Meetings
16:30
Closing Reception Location:
Exhibit Hall
sponsored by:

 

 
     
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